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Business Cash Runway

Find how many months your cash lasts at the current burn rate.

About Business Cash Runway

Cash on hand is divided by the monthly burn to get the number of months the business can continue. Runway is the startup clock: investors watch it, and knowing it early forces revenue or a raise in time.

Formula

Business Cash Runway

Runway = cash / monthly burn

burn rate
Cash consumed per month not covered by revenue

Worked example

With the default values below, Business Cash Runway returns Runway (months) of 5.6. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Cash on hand
100,000
Monthly burnminimum 1
18,000

Results

Runway (months)
5.6
Approx Months Remain
5.6 mon
Annual Burn
$216,000

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Business Cash Runway
  3. 3Runway (months)= 5.6
  4. 4Approx Months Remain= 5.6 mon
  5. 5Annual Burn= 216,000

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
  • This is an estimate for general information and not professional financial, tax or legal advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Business Cash Runway calculated?

Runway = cash / monthly burn Cash on hand is divided by the monthly burn to get the number of months the business can continue.

Why does Business Cash Runway matter?

Runway is the startup clock: investors watch it, and knowing it early forces revenue or a raise in time.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 2 inputs: Cash on hand, Monthly burn. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.

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