Review criteria
- +Months of runway from cash and burn
- +Best/base/worst-case scenarios
- +Hiring and revenue assumptions
- +Works in Google Sheets and Excel
Startup Runway Calculator in SaaS & Startups
The Startup Runway Calculator is a copy-ready spreadsheet for saas & startups that tracks cash, burn rate, runway months, scenarios. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 10 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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What’s inside “Startup Runway Calculator”
Tabs: How to use · Scenarios · AssumptionsFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 10 minutesColumns: 10
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Scenario
- Cash today
- Monthly revenue
- Monthly operating costs
- Planned hires
- Cost per hire per month
- Net monthly burn
- Runway (months)
- Cash-out date
- Raise by
- Open the Scenarios tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Runway = cash / net monthly burn (costs plus new hires minus revenue). 999 means the scenario is cash-flow positive.
- Raise by backs off the cash-out date by the months a fundraise takes; under 12 months turns amber, under 6 red.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Startup Runway Calculator
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: founders watching cash and burn. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
Review evidence
What to verify before choosing Startup Runway Calculator
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Founders watching cash and burn
- +Anyone planning runway before a raise
Pause before choosing when
- -Bank-balance auto-sync
- -Full financial modeling
About SaaS & Startups
Why people consider this option
- +Track MRR, churn, and runway without paid analytics software
- +See the metrics investors ask about in one place
- +Model burn and runway scenarios yourself
What to review before acting
- -No automatic billing-data sync
- -Scaling startups eventually need dedicated analytics
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Startup Runway Calculator work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Startup Runway Calculator really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Startup Runway Calculator track?
It tracks cash, burn rate, runway months, scenarios. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.