Does Firstbase set up a US bank account for me?

US banking is one of the hardest parts of running a US company from abroad, and Firstbase addresses it directly by including a US business bank account setup with Mercury in its formation package. Mercury is an online business banking platform whose remote onboarding is far more accommodating of non-resident founders than a traditional branch bank would be.

The reason this works is that formation provides the prerequisites the bank needs: your new EIN and a US business address, both included in the $399 fee. With those in place and the introduction handled, opening the account is realistic where a cold application from abroad would often be rejected.

Having banking bundled into formation is a genuine convenience versus forming the company in one place and then hunting for a bank that will accept a non-resident. For founders who plan to take payments or use Stripe, the tech-native Mercury setup also fits neatly into a modern startup stack.

This is general information, not financial advice. Bank approval is ultimately the provider's decision and depends on your circumstances, so treat the included setup as strong help, not a guarantee.