Tools/Burn Rate Calculator
Burn Rate Calculator
Know your net monthly burn and exactly how many months of runway you have - then see how debt extends it.
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Extend runway by ~12 months
Securing a non-dilutive debt line could increase your runway from 13 to 25 months.
Net monthly burn
₹40 Lakh
Current runway
~13 mo
Indicative Debt
₹4.80 Cr
125+ lenders. Termsheet in 48h. Zero equity dilution.
Burn rate, runway, and when to act
Net burn = monthly expenses minus monthly revenue. Runway = cash in bank ÷ net burn. The uncomfortable truth: you should act on runway at 9-12 months, not 3-4 - fundraising from a position of strength gets dramatically better terms.
Debt is the underused runway tool: a line sized to 6-12 months of burn extends your runway with zero dilution, letting your next equity round happen on your metrics instead of your desperation. See our Extend Runway use case for the full playbook.
Explore Cash Flow FinancingWhat is a burn rate calculator?
A burn rate calculator computes your net monthly cash burn (expenses minus revenue) and your runway (cash in bank divided by net burn). These two numbers drive every major decision at a growing company - when to raise, how fast to hire, and how much risk you can take.
The calculator also shows the underused third lever: how a debt line sized to a few months of burn extends runway without giving up a single share of equity.
How to use this burn rate calculator
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Enter your current cash in bank.
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Add your total monthly expenses - payroll, rent, marketing, everything.
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Enter your monthly revenue.
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Read your net burn and runway in months.
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See how additional capital - equity or debt - moves your runway, and act while you still have leverage.
Why tracking burn and runway matters
Raise from strength
Fundraising with 9-12 months of runway gets dramatically better terms than raising with 3-4.
Catch drift early
Burn creeps up in small increments - a monthly check catches the trend before it becomes a crisis.
Debt as a runway tool
A line sized to 6-12 months of burn adds months with zero dilution, letting your next round happen on your metrics.
Board-ready numbers
Net burn and runway are the first numbers every investor asks for - know them cold.