What Northwest Registered Agent does

Northwest Registered Agent, LLC is a privately held, independently owned business identity services provider headquartered in Spokane, Washington, founded in 1998. The company serves over 3 million US businesses with a horizontal SMB-focused offering centered on registered agent representation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, priced at $125/year per state (or $100/year per state for 5+ states). Its core revenue engine is a recurring subscription (registered agent) augmented by one-time formation fees ($39 plus state filing fees) for LLCs, corporations, and nonprofits, plus annual report filing ($100 plus state fees) and foreign qualification ($225 plus state fees).

Beyond statutory compliance, Northwest has built a full Business Identity stack including web hosting ($9–$26/month on custom Pingora servers with NVMe SSD and HTTP/3), professional email ($3–$12/month), VoIP phone service ($9/month), free domain registration with WHOIS privacy, mail forwarding, virtual office, EIN obtainment, trademark filing, and free legal form templates — all developed in-house on open-source technologies. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the company website and phone-based inside sales through more than 200 Corporate Guides, supported by 50-state-specific SEO landing pages, an educational blog, and social channels. The company is operationally self-funded with no shareholders and no external investors.

Northwest's primary customer segments are individual entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners forming LLCs/corporations/nonprofits, plus expanding businesses requiring foreign qualification across multiple jurisdictions. In February 2022 the company acquired Washington-based AAEusocial Interweb Technologies and launched the SkiveTime division, which is exploring self-supervised learning for workplace automation — the company's only stated AI initiative and currently tangential to the core formation/compliance business.

Name

Northwest Registered Agent

Legal name

Northwest Registered Agent, LLC

Website

https://northwestregisteredagent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Northwest Registered Agent is an independently owned, Spokane-based business identity services provider offering registered agent representation, entity formation, web hosting, email, phone, and compliance services to over 3 million US small businesses and entrepreneurs across all 50 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Identity Services

NAICS

Private Mail Centers (561431)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Notary & Signing Agent Services (Remote/Onsite) (BPAJAOAF)

Keywords

• Registered agent services
• Business formation services
• LLC formation service
• Corporate compliance filings
• Business identity platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Spokane

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Registered Agent Services: Annual subscription service providing registered agent representation in all 50 US states, DC, and Puerto Rico. Pricing is $125/year per state (1-4 states) or $100/year per state (5+ states). This is a recurring revenue stream with annual renewals.
2. Business Formation Services: One-time filing service for LLC, corporation, and nonprofit formation. Priced at $39 plus state filing fees. Includes one year of registered agent service bundled with the formation package.
3. Foreign Qualification: Service for expanding businesses into additional states, priced at $225 plus state fees.
4. Web Hosting: Monthly subscription hosting plans at $9/month (Essentials), $16/month (Plus), and $26/month (Pro). Includes free domain for the first year.
5. Professional Email: Monthly subscription email hosting at $3/month (5 inboxes), $10/month (10 inboxes, 10GB), and $12/month (30 inboxes, 30GB).
6. Phone Service: Monthly subscription at $9/month per line with unlimited talk and text in the US. No contracts required.
7. Annual Report Filing: Service to file annual reports on behalf of customers for $100 plus state filing fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Northwest Registered Agent provides registered agent services in all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, along with business formation services for LLCs, corporations, and nonprofits. The company bundles a Business Identity Service combining a physical business address, domain name, web hosting, professional email, and phone service. All services are built in-house and emphasize a Privacy by Default approach that keeps customer personal addresses off public filings.

Product overview

Northwest Registered Agent operates as a business identity services platform offering a unified portfolio of formation and ongoing business management services. The core platform centers on registered agent service ($125/year per state), which serves as the foundation for entity formation including LLC ($39 + state fees), corporation ($39 + state fees), and nonprofit ($39 + state fees) formation services. Additional modules include Business Identity Service (combining address, domain, website, email, phone, and Brand Protection), annual report filing ($100 + state fees), foreign qualification ($225 + state fees), mail forwarding, virtual office, trademark registration, EIN service, and free legal form templates. All services are built in-house with a focus on privacy protection via the Privacy by Default® approach, emphasizing independence from investors and data selling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Registered Agent Service Annual service providing a physical business address in all 50 US states to receive legal documents, service of process, and government correspondence on behalf of the customer's business entity, with local mail scanning and document forwarding.
• LLC Formation Service One-time service filing Articles of Organization with the state to form a limited liability company, including a free operating agreement and one year of registered agent service bundled with the formation package.
• Corporation Formation Service One-time incorporation service filing Articles of Incorporation with the state, including corporate bylaws and one year of registered agent service bundled with the incorporation package.
• Nonprofit Formation Service State-level formation service for nonprofit organizations including public benefit, mutual benefit, and religious nonprofits, with assistance toward 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
• Annual Report Filing Service Service to file annual reports on behalf of customer businesses for $100 plus state filing fees, with professional preparation and guaranteed on-time filing.
• Foreign Qualification Service Service to register an existing business to operate in additional US states, including registered agent appointment and paperwork handling for $225 plus state fees.
• Business Identity Service Comprehensive business identity platform combining entity formation, registered agent service, business address, domain name, website, email, phone number, and Brand Protection into a unified service.
• Free Domain Name Service Domain name registration service with the first domain free plus annual renewals paid by Northwest (up to $25 value), including automatic WHOIS privacy protection; up to 20 domains per customer order.
• Web Hosting Service Open-source web hosting with WordPress support, NVMe SSD storage, SSL security, and HTTP/3 protocol support, in Essentials ($9/month), Plus ($16/month), and Pro ($26/month) tiers.
• Professional Email Service Business email hosting with encrypted communication, spam filtering, and scalable storage, ranging from $3/month (5 inboxes) up to $12/month (30 inboxes, 30GB storage).
• Phone Service Private VoIP phone line delivered through an app with unlimited US calling and texting, local number options, caller ID, spam blocking, and encrypted calls and texts, at $9/month per line with no contract.
• Mail Forwarding Service Physical mail handling service with mail scanning and forwarding using Northwest's business address as the customer's official mailing address.
• Virtual Office Service Virtual office service providing a professional business address so customers can work from anywhere while maintaining a registered business presence.
• Trademark Service Federal trademark registration service with attorney support to protect business names, logos, and brand assets.
• EIN Service Service to obtain a Federal Tax ID (EIN) from the IRS for use in business tax filings and opening business bank accounts.
• Legal Forms Service Free legal document templates including LLC operating agreements, corporate bylaws, meeting minutes, bank account resolutions, and nonprofit bylaws.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete business identity setup in under 10 minutes with 10 clicks
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AAEusocial Interweb TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2022Northwest Registered Agent acquired Washington-based AAEusocial Interweb Technologies in February 2022. This acquisition created a new 'SkiveTime' division focused on workplace leisure and automation. The firm aimed to leverage self-supervised learning to automate work and enable employees to disengage from routine tasks.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LegalZoom: Largest US online legal services and business formation company. Directly competes with Northwest on LLC/corporation formation, registered agent service, and ancillary business compliance products, with similar SMB target customers and a comparable subscription + one-time fee revenue model.
• Bizee (formerly Incfile): Direct Northwest competitor in low-cost LLC formation and registered agent service. Targets the same SMB and entrepreneur segment with comparable $0-$39 formation pricing and bundled registered agent offers.
• ZenBusiness: Fast-growing formation and registered agent provider with similar pricing tiers, formation-plus-RA bundling, and compliance add-ons (annual reports, EIN). Targets the same small business and entrepreneur customer base as Northwest.
• Inc Authority: Direct Northwest competitor offering free LLC formation with paid registered agent subscription, targeting the same price-sensitive SMB startup segment with similar formation-plus-compliance product structure.
• Swyft Filings: Online formation and registered agent service with comparable LLC/corporation filing products, annual report filing, and EIN services aimed at the same SMB customer segment as Northwest.
• Rocket Lawyer: Online legal services platform offering business formation, registered agent, and ongoing legal documents. Overlaps directly with Northwest's formation and compliance services, with a broader legal-subscription model and SMB target.
• Harvard Business Services: Long-standing Delaware-incorporation specialist offering formation and registered agent services, especially for Delaware LLCs and corporations. Comparable to Northwest's Delaware RA service and broader formation/registered agent model.

Broad incumbents

• CSC Global: Large, established global corporate services provider offering registered agent, entity management, and compliance services to enterprise and mid-market clients. Overlaps Northwest's RA/compliance offering at a larger, more enterprise-focused scale.
• CT Corporation (Wolters Kluwer): Incumbent registered agent and business compliance provider within Wolters Kluwer, serving enterprise and law firm clients. Comparable nationwide RA infrastructure and compliance filings, but at a different (larger, B2B) customer tier than Northwest's SMB focus.

Emerging players

• Doola: Tech-forward US formation, registered agent, and tax-compliance platform for non-resident founders and global entrepreneurs. Overlaps Northwest's formation and RA offering with a software-first model and a distinct international-customer angle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/northwestagent
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/NorthwestRegisteredAgent
• Facebookfacebook.com/nwregisteredagent
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northwest-registered-agent-llc
• Instagraminstagram.com/northwestregisteredagent
• TikToktiktok.com/@northwestregisteredagent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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