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Burn Rate Calculator
Runway is the only deadline that cannot be renegotiated. Enter your numbers and see how many months you actually have.
Your numbers
Result
Net monthly burn
$12,000
- Runway
- ∞
- Gross burn
- $18,000
- Break-even in
- 15.0 mo
- At current growth
What this means
Revenue covers expenses — you are default alive and the clock has stopped.
Questions people ask
Gross burn or net burn?+
Net burn is expenses minus revenue — what actually leaves the bank. Gross burn is total spend. Investors usually mean net, but ask.
How much runway is enough?+
Eighteen months is the usual target: twelve to hit a milestone and six to raise on it.