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Venture & Seed Stage Financial Engine

Startup Runway Calculator

Calculate how many months your venture money will last. Model compound revenue growth, employee payroll burn, and one-time upcoming capital expenses.

Interactive Startup Runway & Cash Burn Calculator

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Liquid reserves
Gross Burn
Runway de Caixa Estimado
Lucrativo (Default Alive)
Sustentável / Lucrativo

You are generating positive net cash flow of $37,000/month. Your cash balance is growing.

Data Projetada de Esgotamento de Caixa:Indefinite
Burn Rate Mensal Líquido:US$ 37.000/mo
Burn Rate Mensal Líquido
US$ 37.000
Expenses − Revenue
Burn Rate Mensal Bruto
US$ 55.000
Total monthly outlays
Saldo de Caixa Atual ($)
US$ 600.000
Liquid reserves balance
Status de Ponto de Equilíbrio
Monthly sales required to eliminate cash burn entirely: US$ 55.000/month
Diferença de Receita para Ponto de Equilíbrio: +US$ 37.000/mo
Projected Cash Remaining
Based on trajectory
After 3 MonthsUS$ 490.113
After 6 MonthsUS$ 385.100
After 12 MonthsUS$ 203.923

Projeção de Trajetória de Caixa em 24 Meses

Curva mensal de consumo de caixa com crescimento composto.

Saldo de Caixa
Zero Cash Threshold
$0$208k$416k$630kM1M4M7M10M13M16M19M22M24
Hover or tap any month marker to inspect exact projected cash balance, revenue, and burn for that period.

Planejamento de Cenários Hipotéticos

Veja como cortes de custos operacionais, aumento de vendas ou aportes ampliam sua sobrevida financeira.

Reduce expenses by 5%Sustainable

Save $2,750/mo (new expenses: $52,250/mo)

Runway:
SustainableSustainable / Infinite
Reduce expenses by 10%Sustainable

Save $5,500/mo (new expenses: $49,500/mo)

Runway:
SustainableSustainable / Infinite
Reduce expenses by 20%Sustainable

Save $11,000/mo (new expenses: $44,000/mo)

Runway:
SustainableSustainable / Infinite
Financial Calculation Methodology & Transparency

How the Runway Calculator Works: Mathematical Model & Assumptions

1. Static Cash Runway Formula

For businesses with steady revenue and predictable overhead, runway is determined by dividing liquid cash reserves by net monthly cash deficit:

Runway (months) = Available Cash ÷ Net Monthly Burn

2. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn

  • Gross Burn: Total cash disbursed each month (payroll, contractors, hosting, rent, utilities).
  • Net Burn: Gross monthly expenses minus total monthly cash revenue collections.
  • Break-Even: When Net Burn $\le$ $0$, cash runway is mathematically sustainable or infinite.

3. Dynamic Growth Projections & Interpolation

When revenue growth or expense inflation rates are enabled, the engine calculates month-by-month compound flows up to 60 months:

Ending Cash(m) = Beginning Cash(m) + Revenue(m) - Expenses(m)
Fractional Month = Beginning Cash(depletion) ÷ Monthly Net Burn

We linearly interpolate the exact day/fraction when cash reaches $0, avoiding arbitrary rounded whole months.

4. Client-Side Privacy Guarantee

Every financial computation executes exclusively inside your local browser runtime. No financial balances, revenue figures, or payroll numbers are sent to any remote server or database.

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Startup Runway Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about cash runway, burn rates, and financial planning.

VC-backed startups should ideally target 18 to 24 months of runway following a funding round. This gives founders 12 to 18 months to reach critical traction milestones (e.g. $1M ARR or proof of PMF) plus a mandatory 6-month window to pitch and close their next round.