Startup Funding Calculator
Estimate how much funding your startup may need to reach your target runway, including operating costs, hiring, one-time expenses and a fundraising buffer.
Current Financial Position
Enter a valid cash balance.
Enter valid monthly revenue.
Monthly Costs
Software, marketing, rent, infrastructure, contractors, etc.
Enter valid monthly operating expenses.
Additional monthly salaries and hiring-related payroll costs.
Enter valid monthly hiring costs.
Funding Plan
Product build, equipment, legal fees, setup costs, etc.
Enter valid one-time costs.
Enter a runway between 1 and 120 months.
Enter a buffer between 0% and 100%.
Estimated Additional Funding Required
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Monthly Burn
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Total Monthly Costs
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Buffer Amount
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Funding Breakdown
Target runway
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Monthly operating expenses
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Monthly hiring / payroll
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Monthly revenue
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One-time costs
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Base cash requirement
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Fundraising buffer
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Current cash available
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Additional funding required
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Current cash coverage
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Formula:
Total Monthly Costs = Operating Expenses + Hiring / Payroll.
Monthly Burn = Total Monthly Costs ā Monthly Revenue.
Base Cash Requirement = (Monthly Burn Ć Target Runway) + One-Time Costs.
Fundraising Buffer = Base Cash Requirement Ć Buffer%.
Additional Funding = Base Cash Requirement + Buffer ā Current Cash.
Total Monthly Costs = Operating Expenses + Hiring / Payroll.
Monthly Burn = Total Monthly Costs ā Monthly Revenue.
Base Cash Requirement = (Monthly Burn Ć Target Runway) + One-Time Costs.
Fundraising Buffer = Base Cash Requirement Ć Buffer%.
Additional Funding = Base Cash Requirement + Buffer ā Current Cash.
This calculator provides a simplified funding-planning estimate.
Actual fundraising requirements may vary based on growth plans,
taxes, working capital, hiring timing, capital expenditure,
unexpected expenses, financing terms and future revenue.