Calculator
Burn Rate & Runway
How fast are you spending cash, and how long until it runs out?
Healthy — 16.7 months runway
$50,000
$20,000
$500,000
Results
Net Burn
$30,000
per month
Runway
16.7 mo
12+ months
Benchmarks
Safe18+ months
Good12–18
Tight6–12
Danger3–6
Critical< 3
YC, Bessemer Venture Partners
Cash Projection — 18 months
M0
$500K
M1
$470K
M2
$440K
M3
$410K
M4
$380K
M5
$350K
M6
$320K
M7
$290K
M8
$260K
M9
$230K
M10
$200K
M11
$170K
M12
$140K
M13
$110K
M14
$80K
M15
$50K
M16
$20K
M17
$0
M18
$0
Formulas
Net Burn = Expenses − Revenue
Runway = Cash ÷ Net Burn
Revenue exceeding expenses = cash flow positive (infinite runway).