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Runway and burn tracker for pre-seed founders
Simple automated view of cash, burn and runway for pre-seed founders.
Why it can work
- Founders keep spreadsheets updated by hand to track runway.
- Complex financial models go unused, while simple forecasts are wanted.
- Recurring expenses are hard to keep track of.
Watch out
- Founders may not know which metrics investors expect.
- Forecasts need accurate inputs to be trusted by investors.
First moveInterview founders about the metrics they update each month.
How it scores
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How much it itches 23 of 40
Will people pay 0 of 35
The job to be done
Track runway, burn and forecasts without spreadsheets
When a pre-seed founder needs to know cash, burn, runway and revenue forecasts for investors but relies on manually updated spreadsheets, they need a simple automated view of finances and recurring expenses, so they can make spending decisions and prepare pitch materials.
How often posters face it
- Monthly3
- Weekly2
- Daily1
- One-off1
Pain proof
7 complaints from 3 communities
Small SaaS team of 9 finds payroll, expenses, onboarding, state registrations and monthly close very manual across spreadsheets and ACH.
Early-stage founders are unsure how to track finances, runway, and burn rate.
Pre-launch solo founders manually update runway spreadsheets, copy-paste customer notes into a CRM, and write OKRs they never revisit.
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Manually tracking revenue across multiple small portfolios is tedious and scattered across sources.
Pre-revenue founder is unsure which financial projections angel investors expect in a pitch deck and data room.
Early-stage startups lack a simple way to forecast revenue, since complex financial models go unused.
Founders struggle to keep track of cash, burn, runway and recurring expenses without constantly maintaining spreadsheets.
If you started today
A first version, from what posters ask for
First version
Sources
Not found yet: Paid tasks, Success stories, Funds raised, Creator patterns, Product sunsets, Compliance needs, Search trends, Incumbent gaps. A missing layer scores zero in the Itch Rank.