Sunday, July 19, 2026
ProCredit Engine
A SaaS platform that connects to a startup’s GitHub, Jira, and Stripe accounts to automatically identify qualifying R&D activities, track engineer time spent on innovation projects, and generate IRS‑ready documentation for the R&D tax credit. It targets tiny software companies that previously skipped the credit because hiring a specialist CPA was too expensive.
Target Audience
Solo founders and bootstrapped SaaS companies with fewer than 10 employees who perform genuine software R&D but lack internal finance teams. They either leave the credit unclaimed or risk a faulty manual filing.
Why Now
The Ask HN thread ‘Tell HN: Help restore the tax deduction for software dev in the US (Section 174)’ shows the community is acutely aware of how complex and under‑utilized the current R&D credit is. No Product Hunt launch this week addressed automated R&D credit filing for micro‑startups, highlighting an underserved niche.
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