Finance

Cash Burn & Runway

Net burn, months of runway, zero-cash date. Stress-test revenue growth. The startup survival dashboard.

Finance · Treasury

Cash Burn & Runway

Bank-statement precision. Net burn, months left, zero-cash date.

As of May 13, 2026
6121812months
Runway · with growthHealthy

Enough room to operate. Typical pre-seed default target: 18-24 months.

Cash-outMay 2027·in 12 months
Net burn / mo
$40,500
Static runway
11.1 mo
Cash @ M24
-$522,000
Contribution / mo
$21,000

Treasury

Inputs · USD

Monthly opex

Total$61,500
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Net burn: $61,500 opex − $21,000 contribution = $40,500/mo

Cash balance · next 24 months

Projection at current burn and growth rate.

$450K-$36K-$522KM00M06M12M18M24$0 · M12

Runway benchmarks

By stage · 2024-25
  • Pre-seed (default)18-24 mo
  • Seed after round24-30 mo
  • Series A24-36 mo
  • Growth / bridge12-18 mo
  • Red-zone alert< 9 mo

Sources: Carta State of Private Markets 2024, Peter Walker / OpenView benchmarks. Raise cycles run ~6-9 months — start at 12m out.

Gross margin applied to revenue; costs held flat; revenue compounds at the MoM rate. Optional senior-debt timeline layers amortization on top of opex. Ignores seasonality, one-time costs, taxes, and working-capital changes. For a real board deck, pair this with a full operating model.