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Startup & Pre-Revenue Financial Models
A startup financial model projects revenue, cost and cash for a company without meaningful history, building the forecast from unit economics rather than from a growth percentage. Investors read it to test whether the founder understands their own business.
What investors actually check
Not the revenue line. They check whether the revenue line is derived — from customers, conversion, price and retention — or simply typed in and grown by a percentage. A model built bottom-up from unit economics can be argued with; one built top-down cannot be defended.
They also check the runway calculation, because it tells them how long their money lasts and when the next round has to happen.
What you receive
- Revenue build from unit economics — customers, conversion, price, retention
- Cost structure separated into fixed and variable
- Monthly burn rate and runway calculation
- Fundraising scenarios showing dilution and post-money under different raise sizes
- Base, upside and downside cases
- The live working file, with assumptions on a dashboard you control
Who this is for
- Founders preparing to raise a pre-seed, seed or Series A
- Startups being asked for a model during due diligence
- Accelerator companies preparing for demo day
- Investors testing a founder's numbers
Turnaround. Startup models are delivered in 4 to 6 days.
Fees are quoted per engagement and are not published. Inquire and you will receive a written proposal with a fixed fee, a fixed scope and a delivery date, at no charge.
Frequently asked questions
- What should a startup financial model include?
- A bottom-up revenue build from unit economics, a fixed and variable cost structure, monthly burn and runway, a fundraising scenario showing dilution, and base/upside/downside cases — all driven from a visible assumptions tab.
- How many years should a startup model project?
- Three to five years, monthly for the first eighteen to twenty-four months and annually thereafter. Monthly detail early is what makes the runway calculation meaningful.
- What is runway?
- The number of months the company can operate before cash reaches zero at the current burn rate. It is the single number most investors check first.
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Tell us what decision the analysis needs to support. You will receive a written proposal with a fixed fee, a fixed scope and a delivery date — prepared at no charge and with no obligation.
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