Round Funded does not start with a target raise. It starts with burn.

You enter cash on hand, monthly revenue, and monthly expenses. The product turns those three into net burn and months left, so the number is not a slide guess.

On Round Funded the burn rate calculator turns cash on hand, monthly revenue, and monthly expenses into the burn number investors ask for, so you are not guessing from last quarter's P&L.

Burn is not a vibe. Most founders get it wrong.

1. Cash is the bank balance today, not the round you hope closes

2. 2. Expenses are last month's real spend, not the budget slide

3. 3. Subtract revenue. Net burn drains the bank; gross is the stress test

4. 4. Say that number before they ask. Then divide cash by net burn for months left

Most founders walk into the first call with a burn number from last quarter. That is stale.

How I have seen it work:

1. Pull cash on hand from the bank today

2. 2. Write last month's revenue and expenses

3. 3. Net burn is expenses minus revenue

4. 4. Say that number out loud before they ask for it

Round Funded does not guess founder ownership after a raise. It models the post-money cap table from four numbers: founder shares, investment amount, pre-money valuation, and option pool.

The mechanic is the same every time:

Enter founder shares before the round

Enter the check size and the pre-money

Most founders sign before they model dilution. The vibe is not the math.

How I have seen it work:

1. Write founder shares before the round

On Round Funded the cap table calculator shows founder, investor, and option pool ownership after the raise, so you know the equity you give away before you sign.

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Pre-seed is usually 15 to 25 percent plus the pool. The number that matters is post-money, not the pre-money quote.

Round Funded does not invent the raise number. It turns monthly burn and the runway you want after close into an ask.

The mechanic is the same every time:

1. Enter last month's net burn

2. Pick months of cash you want after the round closes (often 18 to 24)

3. Add months for the raise itself so you are not counting on a close tomorrow

4. Add a buffer founders usually forget (often 20 to 30%)

That product is the funding goal calculator. Same inputs you already know. Output is the number for the deck, not a peer screenshot.

Most founders pick a raise number from a peer round. That is a guess.

How I have seen it work:

1. Write last month's net burn

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

Round Funded does not guess runway. It shows months left from three numbers: cash on hand, monthly revenue, monthly expenses.

The mechanic is the same every month:

1. Cash is the bank balance today