Most founders pick a fundraising number without really knowing if it makes sense. This funding goal calculator helps you figure out how much to raise based on your burn rate, runway, and plans. Instead of guessing, you get a clear number and the reasoning behind it. It’s a simple, free tool built for founders who want clarity before talking to investors.
We built this because I kept seeing founders ask, “How much should I raise?” and the answer was usually just a guess.
This tool helps you work backwards from burn rate and runway to get a funding goal that actually makes sense.
It’s free and meant to be a quick planning step before you start fundraising.
Happy to hear feedback or ideas on how to make it better.
Honestly this is the kind of thing founders hand-wave way too much. Does it account for planned headcount ramp + stuff like usage-based infra spikes or is it mostly burn x runway?
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Wow, this is super helpful! Love that it forces you to think through your burn rate. Does the calculator also factor in potential revenue growth projections?
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Looks interesting, do you know if anyone has actually used this for funding yet?
Spot on problem-solution fit. Most founders (myself included) just double whatever the last guy raised 😅 This gives a defensible number with reasoning to back it up in investor meetings. Appreciate the transparency — trying it now for our next raise. Keep building!
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Congrats on launching Funding Goal on Product Hunt! 🎉 Turning fuzzy “how much should we raise?” debates into a concrete, model-driven number tied to burn, runway, and milestones is exactly the kind of leverage early-stage founders need before walking into investor conversations. Really like how you’ve packaged best-practice thinking on funding rounds into a simple, free, founder-friendly calculator that reduces guesswork and makes those tradeoffs much easier to communicate to a team and a board.
@zeiki_yu@rashid_khasanov This whole thread does. It's a calculator. Don't get me wrong, simple and helpful, but it's not "absolutely crazy in the best way possible!" like some of the commenters are saying haha.
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It's an interesting problem to solve, but it seems hard to monetize
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@ravi_singh60 We don't plan to monetize it. Just trying to add value to founders who are raising capital.
Ekamoira GSC MCP
Honestly this is the kind of thing founders hand-wave way too much. Does it account for planned headcount ramp + stuff like usage-based infra spikes or is it mostly burn x runway?
Wow, this is super helpful! Love that it forces you to think through your burn rate. Does the calculator also factor in potential revenue growth projections?
Looks interesting, do you know if anyone has actually used this for funding yet?
Elser AI
Congrats on launching Funding Goal on Product Hunt! 🎉 Turning fuzzy “how much should we raise?” debates into a concrete, model-driven number tied to burn, runway, and milestones is exactly the kind of leverage early-stage founders need before walking into investor conversations. Really like how you’ve packaged best-practice thinking on funding rounds into a simple, free, founder-friendly calculator that reduces guesswork and makes those tradeoffs much easier to communicate to a team and a board.
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@zeiki_yu Sounds like AI-written to me
@zeiki_yu @rashid_khasanov This whole thread does. It's a calculator. Don't get me wrong, simple and helpful, but it's not "absolutely crazy in the best way possible!" like some of the commenters are saying haha.