Liquidity & Emergency Buffer Forecaster
Cash Runway Calculator
Calculate how many months your liquid cash reserves will support your company. Factor in emergency buffers and model zero-revenue survival windows.
Cash Position & Cash Flow Inputs
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$30,000 set aside
0% (No cushion)20% (Standard)50% (Conservative)
Cash Runway Status
8.3 mo
Strong liquidity: 8.3 months of total cash runway.
Net Monthly Burn:$18,000/mo
Usable Cash Runway6.7 moExcluding 20% buffer
Zero-Revenue Runway5 moIf all revenue ceases
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Cash Runway Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about cash runway, burn rates, and financial planning.
Cash runway is the amount of time in months that a business can continue paying its operational expenses before running out of money, calculated by dividing available liquid cash balance by the net monthly cash burn.