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🔥 Startup Burn Rate Calculator

Calculate how fast your startup is spending money and how long your runway will last.

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💰 Runway Analysis 📊 Burn Rate Tracking 🚀 Funding Intelligence 📈 Multi-Year Projection
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Startup Information

Used in your report and share text.
Stage affects benchmark expectations for burn rate.
Industry benchmarks inform efficiency scoring.
Total headcount including part-time.
Founder salaries factor into burn rate.
Revenue model affects financial stability scoring.
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Funding & Cash

Total liquid cash available today.
All income: product sales, services, ads, etc.
Predictable subscription/contract revenue each month.
Month-over-month revenue growth rate target.
Most recent funding round total.
Target amount for your upcoming fundraise.
Cash set aside that you won't touch unless critical.
All values displayed in this currency.
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Monthly Expenses

All staff wages including founders' salaries.
Office lease, co-working space, or virtual office costs.
Paid ads, content, PR, social media spend.
AWS, GCP, Azure, Vercel, and related cloud bills.
SaaS tools, developer licenses, design software.
External developers, designers, consultants.
Legal fees, regulatory compliance, trademark registration.
Support staff, helpdesk tools, live chat platforms.
Internet, power, water, and other office utilities.
Business, health, liability, or professional indemnity.
Monthly debt service on bank loans or credit facilities.
Travel, meals, events, gifts, and unexpected costs.
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Team & Hiring

How many employees do you plan to add this year?
Expected monthly salary for each planned hire.
Health insurance, pension, allowances across all staff.
Job boards, agency fees, background checks.
Laptop stipends, home office allowances, internet costs.
Courses, conferences, certifications per month.
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Growth & Risk Settings

Month-over-month business growth expectation.
Annual inflation rate affecting operating costs.
Monthly percentage of customers or MRR lost.
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10 = highly predictable recurring revenue.
5
10 = very comfortable with financial uncertainty.
5
10 = aggressively expanding teams, markets, products.
5
10 = investors demanding rapid growth regardless of burn.
5
10 = profit-first approach over growth spending.
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Advanced Financial Settings

VAT, corporate tax, PAYE, and other tax payments.
Investor notes, convertible debt, credit line repayments.
Annual software subscription cost growth expectation.
One-time or monthly cost of launching new product lines.
International expansion typically adds 20–40% to burn rate.
LLM API costs, GPU compute, model training, vector databases.
Additional reserves from angel investors, credit lines, etc.
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Analysing...

Burn Rate Summary

Gross Burn Rate
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Monthly expenses (total)
Net Burn Rate
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Expenses minus revenue
Runway Remaining
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Months of cash left
Burn Multiple
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Spend per ₦ new ARR
Revenue Gap
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Monthly shortfall
Cost Per Employee
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Fully loaded monthly
Annual Op. Cost
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Total annual spend
Funding Need (12m)
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Estimated gap to bridge
🛫 Cash Runway Timeline
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3-Month Mark
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6-Month Mark
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12-Month Mark
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24-Month Mark
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Financial Health Scores

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Financial Stability
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Hiring Sustainability
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Investor Readiness
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Profitability Readiness
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Cash Survival Probability0%
Revenue Growth Health0%
Expansion Risk Score0%
Operational Efficiency0%
Future Expansion Compatibility0%

Expense Breakdown

CategoryMonthly CostAnnual Cost% of Total

Strategic Insights

Smart Recommendations

Visual Analysis

Burn Rate Trend

Expense Breakdown

Runway Projection

Revenue vs Expenses

Multi-Year Cash Flow

Department Spending

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Financial projections are estimates and should not replace professional financial advice. Burn rate calculations are based on inputs provided and general startup industry benchmarks.