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Pre-Seed Financial Model Template
A clean, investor-ready financial model built for pre-seed and seed-stage startups. Includes a 3-year P&L, revenue build, headcount plan, burn rate, and runway calculator — with built-in assumptions documentation.
What Investors Look For
They're not looking for precision — they know your numbers will be wrong. They're looking for: logical assumptions, understanding of your business drivers, and awareness of the path to profitability.
The Core Components
Revenue model (how you earn), Cost structure (COGS, OpEx), Headcount plan, Burn rate & runway, Key metrics (MRR, churn, CAC, LTV), 3-year P&L projection.
Building Your Revenue Model
Start with bottoms-up. How many customers can you realistically acquire? At what price? With what sales capacity? Top-down market share projections are less convincing to investors.
Assumptions to Document
Every number should trace back to an assumption. Document your growth rate logic, conversion rates, average contract value, and payback period. Investors will stress-test these.