For Founders: Keep more of what you build at exit
Frame is the decision intelligence layer for venture-backed founders planning liquidity, taxes, residency, and estate strategy. Model your exit before it happens — and engage vetted advisors only when you want to.
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What founders use Frame for
- QSBS planning — Track eligibility against the §1202 five-year holding period, model the per-issuer cap, and surface trust stacking strategies that can multiply the federal capital gains exclusion.
- Equity timing — Model ISO, NSO, and RSU outcomes against AMT, ordinary income, and long-term capital gains. See when to early-exercise, when to hold, and when an 83(b) election still makes sense.
- Residency & state tax — Compare California, New York, Texas, Florida, Washington, and other states for a planned move ahead of a liquidity event. See the dollar impact before signing a lease.
- Exit & liquidity modeling — Tender offers, secondaries, acquisitions, IPOs. Model proceeds net of federal tax, state tax, AMT, NIIT, and QSBS exclusions.
- Trust & estate — Model GRATs, non-grantor trusts, IDGTs, and the timing windows where they actually help.
- Cash flow & net worth — Plaid-connected cash flow tracking, retirement projections, debt payoff planning.
Why founders pick Frame
- Built for founders, not retail investors. Generic planning tools don’t know what QSBS is or how vesting works. Frame does.
- SEC-registered. The intelligence layer sits on top of FrameAI Advisory LLC, a real regulated investment adviser — not a chatbot wrapper.
- Privacy-first advisor matching. SecureMatch™ keeps your identity anonymous until you approve a match. Advisors see your situation but not your name.
- One source of truth. Cap table, bank accounts, equity grants, and scenarios in a single decision layer instead of five spreadsheets and three advisors who don’t talk to each other.
Who Frame is for
Seed through pre-IPO founders, CEOs and CTOs at venture-backed startups, and operators with material equity in companies preparing for a transaction. If you have an upcoming liquidity event — or you want to be ready for one — Frame is built for you.
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FrameAI Advisory LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. FrameIQ™ surfaces modeling, scenarios, and insights and is not personalized investment advice. See our compliance disclosures.