TheCorporation vs Clerky

Documents vs Governance

Clerky automates legal paperwork — incorporation documents, fundraising agreements, and hiring templates. The documents are well-drafted and widely accepted by institutional investors. But Clerky is a document generator. Once the documents are signed, Clerky is done. TheCorporation is the full infrastructure — formation, cap table, compliance, filings, governance, and agents, all version-controlled in a git repo you own.

The Scope Difference

  Clerky generates documents.
  TheCorporation runs the corporation.

  Clerky:
    Incorporation docs  ──▶  You sign  ──▶  Done. Now what?

  TheCorporation:
    Formation  ──▶  Cap table  ──▶  Compliance  ──▶  Filings  ──▶  Ongoing
                    managed         monitored        automated     forever
                    └─── every step is a git commit ───┘

Side by Side

When Clerky Makes Sense

Clerky is the right choice if you're a YC company and your investors expect Clerky-generated fundraising documents specifically. Their SAFE and Series A bundles are well-regarded and widely accepted.

But once you're incorporated, Clerky doesn't manage your cap table, track your compliance deadlines, file your annual reports, or automate anything. TheCorporation does the formation, does the documents, and does everything after — all open source, all in your git repo.