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Burn rate & runway calculator

Find your startup's runway in months from your cash and monthly burn.

Need Runway (months), Runway (years)? The Burn rate & runway calculator derives it from Cash in bank, Monthly net burn in one step. For instance, with Cash in bank = $500,000.00 and Monthly net burn = $40,000.00 it returns Runway (months) = 12.5 and Runway (years) = 1.042.

How to use it

  1. Enter your values: Cash in bank, Monthly net burn.
  2. Read the result instantly: Runway (months), Runway (years).

Frequently asked questions

What does the Burn rate & runway calculator actually compute?

It takes Cash in bank and Monthly net burn and derives Runway (months) and Runway (years) from them. The calculation is live as you type, so the result updates on every change.

What information do I need to provide?

2 values: Cash in bank ($) and Monthly net burn ($). Nothing else is required — no account, no file upload.

Can you show a worked example?

With Cash in bank = $500,000.00 and Monthly net burn = $40,000.00, the calculator returns Runway (months) = 12.5 and Runway (years) = 1.042. Those figures come from running this exact tool, so you can reproduce them by entering the same values.

When would I actually use this?

Reporting to an investor or a board: what recurring revenue really is this month, what churn is costing, and how long it takes to earn back an acquisition.

What is the most common mistake?

Counting annual contracts at their full value in the month they are signed. MRR is the monthly-equivalent figure; booking a year of revenue in one month makes growth look like a step change that then reverses.

What is the difference between the Burn rate & runway calculator and the Churn rate calculator?

This one returns Runway (months) and Runway (years); the Churn rate calculator returns Churn rate and Retention rate. That is the whole difference — open the one whose figure you need.

Is there a tool for the next step?

CAC payback period calculator is the closest one after this: Find how many months it takes to recover the cost of acquiring a customer.

What else is worth having open alongside it?

MRR & ARR calculator and LTV calculator — they come up in the same task often enough to be worth a second tab.

Where do the figures come from, and how current are they?

These definitions come from how subscription businesses report, not from an accounting standard — churn in particular is defined half a dozen ways, so state which one you used alongside the number.

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