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Startup Dilution Calculator
Simulate founder dilution across up to three funding rounds, including option pool top-ups, and see the cap table after pre-seed, seed and Series A.
How many months can your startup operate before the money runs out? Enter today's numbers and growth assumptions; the projection updates as you type.
Default dead: at these growth rates the cash runs out before break-even.
| Month | Revenue | Expenses | Net burn | Cash at month end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €12,000 | €44,000 | €32,000 | €448,000 |
| 2 | €12,720 | €44,440 | €31,720 | €416,280 |
| 3 | €13,483 | €44,884 | €31,401 | €384,879 |
| 4 | €14,292 | €45,333 | €31,041 | €353,838 |
| 5 | €15,150 | €45,787 | €30,637 | €323,201 |
| 6 | €16,059 | €46,244 | €30,186 | €293,015 |
| 7 | €17,022 | €46,707 | €29,685 | €263,331 |
| 8 | €18,044 | €47,174 | €29,130 | €234,200 |
| 9 | €19,126 | €47,646 | €28,520 | €205,681 |
| 10 | €20,274 | €48,122 | €27,848 | €177,832 |
| 11 | €21,490 | €48,603 | €27,113 | €150,719 |
| 12 | €22,780 | €49,089 | €26,310 | €124,409 |
| 13 | €24,146 | €49,580 | €25,434 | €98,975 |
| 14 | €25,595 | €50,076 | €24,481 | €74,494 |
| 15 | €27,131 | €50,577 | €23,446 | €51,048 |
| 16 | €28,759 | €51,083 | €22,324 | €28,724 |
| 17 | €30,484 | €51,593 | €21,109 | €7,615 |
| 18 | €32,313 | €52,109 | €19,796 | -€12,181 |
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Divide the cash you have by your monthly net burn (expenses minus revenue). With €480,000 in the bank and a net burn of €32,000, runway is 15 months. This calculator also applies growth rates month by month.
Gross burn is everything you spend per month. Net burn is gross burn minus the revenue you collect, so it is the amount your cash balance actually shrinks by each month.
A common rule of thumb is to start fundraising with at least 6 to 9 months of runway left, because rounds often take several months. Many founders aim for 18 to 24 months after closing a round.
A startup is default alive if, at its current growth and spending, revenue overtakes expenses before the cash runs out. If not, it is default dead and needs to raise money or cut costs.
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