How much should a pre-seed raise actually be?

On Round Funded the funding goal calculator turns runway target, burn, and a buffer into an ask, so the number is not a round figure you invent for the deck.

A pre-seed raise should buy enough months to hit the next proof point, not pad a vanity total.

1. Pick months of runway you need (often 18-24)

2. Use real monthly burn, not the budget slide

3. Add a buffer founders forget (often 20-30%)

4. That product is the ask

Guessing $1M because peers raised it is how you run out mid-hire.

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