What is Cash Runway?
Months of operation remaining at current burn.
How to calculate it
Calculate Cash Runway as: Cash balance / Monthly net burn. Pull the inputs from your connected data and track the trend over time in your dashboard.
Examples
Example 1
$1.05M cash / $150k monthly burn = 7 months runway -- time to plan a raise.
Example 2
With $1.3M in the bank and $200k monthly net burn, runway is 6.5 months, meaning fundraising conversations should already be underway.
Why it matters
Cash runway is the number of months of operation remaining at the current burn rate and is the single most important survival metric for an unprofitable company. It dictates how much time there is to reach profitability or raise more capital. Assuming burn stays flat as the company scales is a frequent mistake that shortens real runway.
Benchmark context
18+ months is comfortable immediately after a raise; below 6 months is a clear signal to begin fundraising or cut costs.
Common pitfalls
Assuming burn stays flat as you scale.
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