How long will your cash last?

Start with current inputs. Add a separate hypothetical scenario. See what changed and why.

Current inputs

Enter the cash and monthly assumptions you want to use as the baseline. Blank fields are treated as zero.

Do not enter invoiced or expected revenue as though it has already been received. This public calculator uses the cash-in assumption entered here.

Hypothetical adjustments

These toggles create a separate scenario. They do not rewrite the current inputs.

Hire 1 person (+$8,000/mo)
Hire 2 people (+$16,000/mo)
Cut tools by 20%
Add a hypothetical $10,000 monthly cash inflow
Reduce modeled monthly cash inflows by 30%

Custom hypothetical monthly expense

Current-input estimate

Estimated result

Current-input estimate: 16.1 months. Monthly net burn $31,000.

Estimated runway

16.1 months

Estimated cash-out date

January 2028

Estimated monthly net burn

$31,000

Starting cash

$500,000

+ Modeled inflows

$25,000/mo

− Modeled outflows

$56,000/mo

± Hypothetical changes

None applied

→ Estimated runway

16.1 months

Current-input estimate
Twelve-month modeled cash pathCurrent-input estimate, labeled from month zero through month twelve.M0M3M6M9M12$500,000$0
A planning estimate from the entered monthly assumptions. It is not a prediction or guarantee.

This calculator uses the values entered here. Runway is a planning signal, not a guarantee, and the calculation does not recommend a hire, cut, or customer decision.

RunwayCal keeps reviewed current context separate from hypothetical scenarios so the assumptions behind each result remain visible.

Explore Scenarios

A headline runway estimate divides starting cash by modeled monthly net burn. It is only as useful as the cash-in and cash-out assumptions behind it.

Use the current-input result as a baseline. Scenario toggles remain hypothetical and appear as a separate path, so a planned hire, cost change, or cash-inflow assumption never presents itself as recorded reality.

RunwayCal keeps reviewed current context separate from hypothetical scenarios and makes the assumptions behind each result available for human review. Runway is a planning signal, not a guarantee.