Futureproof
For Pre-Seed Founders

Look like you have a CFO— before you can afford one

You should be building your product, not wrestling spreadsheets at midnight. Futureproof gives you real-time runway, clean books, and investor-ready financials—in minutes, not months.

Starts at $49/mo. No credit card required.

Runway Calculator
Cash$124K
Burn$18K/mo
Runway6.9 months
$49/mo10 min setupNo accountant needed
The Problem

Your finances are a black box at the worst possible time

You have enough to worry about. Your money shouldn't be one of them.

The surface problem

Calculating Runway on Napkins

You’re toggling between your bank app, a spreadsheet you started at 2am, and a Stripe dashboard that doesn’t match. Every financial question requires 20 minutes of detective work.

How it makes you feel

The Dread of Looking Unprepared

An angel asks your burn rate and your stomach drops. You know the answer is somewhere—but not at your fingertips. The fear of looking like you don’t have your act together is worse than the math itself.

Why it's just wrong

Early-Stage Founders Shouldn’t Need $15K/mo Tools

Bookkeepers want $1,500/month. Fractional CFOs start at $8K. Enterprise software assumes you have a finance team. The industry has decided you’re too small to deserve financial clarity. That’s wrong.

We Get It

We've been the founder Googling “how to calculate burn rate” at 1am

Futureproof was built by a founder who lived the pre-seed chaos. The midnight spreadsheet sessions. The investor meetings where you weren't sure if your numbers were right. The guilt of spending money on a bookkeeper when you could barely pay yourself.

We built the tool we wished existed—simple enough to set up in 10 minutes, powerful enough to impress a VC, and priced so it doesn't eat your runway.

Built for your stage

Purpose-built for SaaS startups (pre-seed through Series A)
AI bookkeeping that understands startup transactions
Used by founders who went from napkin math to investor-ready
Starts at $49/mo — less than a single hour of a bookkeeper
The Plan

Three steps to financial clarity

No implementation fees. No consulting hours. Just connect and go.

1

Connect Your Accounts

3 minutes

Link your bank, Stripe, and corporate cards via Plaid. We securely import your transaction history automatically.

2

AI Works Its Magic

5 minutes

Our AI categorizes your transactions, recognizes revenue patterns, and builds your financial picture.

3

See Your Dashboard

Done

See your runway, burn rate, and key metrics instantly. Start making confident decisions from day one.

Features

Everything you need to get started

Financial clarity from day one—no accounting degree required.

Runway Tracking

See exactly how many months of cash you have left. Know if you can afford that hire.

Simple Bookkeeping

Connect your bank and cards. AI categorizes everything automatically. Your books stay clean.

Basic Forecasting

Model simple scenarios. What if you hire? What if revenue grows 20%? See the impact instantly.

Investor-Ready Numbers

Generate clean P&Ls and cash flow reports. Answer investor questions with confidence.

What's at Stake

What happens if you keep guessing

The cost of financial fog isn't just stress—it's existential.

You run out of runway without warning

Because you never had a real-time view of burn vs. cash, the money runs out 6 weeks sooner than your napkin math predicted.

Investors pass because you look disorganized

They liked your product. But when they asked for financials, you sent a messy spreadsheet 3 days late. Trust evaporated.

You overspend on tools you don’t need yet

You hire a bookkeeper at $1,500/mo and a fractional CFO at $8K/mo—burning 20% of your raise on services built for Series B companies.

The Transformation

What your life looks like with Futureproof

From chaos to clarity. From dread to confidence.

You always know your runway

Cash, burn rate, months remaining—live and accurate. No more 3am panic math.

Investors see a founder who has their act together

Clean P&Ls, real-time dashboards, and instant answers. You walk into every meeting looking like you have a CFO.

You spend $49/mo instead of $10K/mo

You get CFO-level insights at a price that makes sense for pre-seed. Every saved dollar extends your runway.

Runway Clarity

Always know exactly how many months of runway you have. No more napkin math.

Cash
$85K
In the bank
Burn
$7K
Per month
Runway
12mo
Healthy
Revenue
$1.2K
First MRR!

Investor-Ready Numbers

When an investor asks for your financials, you send a link in 30 seconds.

Financial Reports
Profit & LossReady
Balance SheetReady
Cash FlowReady
Runway ForecastReady

First Hire Planning

Model your first hire and see exactly how it affects your runway.

Hiring Impact
No hire12 months
+1 engineer7 months
+1 contractor9 months
Your Journey

Your journey from idea to first customers

Every stage has different financial needs. Here's how Futureproof grows with you.

Pre-Revenue

Idea Stage

You just incorporated. You’re building your MVP.

What you need

Simple runway calculator
Burn rate tracking
Basic expense categorization
Founder compensation planning

How it helps: See your exact runway in months. Track burn rate weekly. Know when you need revenue or funding. Stay focused on building, not spreadsheets.

$0–$5K MRR

First Revenue

You landed your first paying customers. Revenue is trickling in, but you’re still mostly funded by your raise or savings. You need to understand if customers are actually profitable.

What you need

Revenue tracking (MRR vs one-time)
Customer-level profitability
Cash flow vs accrual basics
Simple growth projections

How it helps: Track MRR automatically from Stripe. See which customers are actually profitable after acquisition costs. Forecast when you’ll hit $10K MRR. Prepare for investor conversations with clean numbers.

$5K–$10K MRR

Early Traction

You’re growing 15% month-over-month. You need your first hire. Every dollar of your raise counts.

What you need

Hiring scenario modeling
MRR growth forecasting
Basic unit economics
Fundraising timeline planning

How it helps: Model hiring scenarios instantly. See how each hire affects runway. Project MRR growth based on your actual trajectory. Know exactly when you need to raise and how much.

Compare

How Futureproof compares

We're not replacing your CFO. We're giving you their insights before you can afford them.

Setup Time

SpreadsheetsDays
Frac. CFOWeeks
Futureproof5 minutes

Monthly Cost

Spreadsheets$0 (your time)
Frac. CFO$5K–$10K/mo
Futureproof$50–$800/mo

Real-Time Data

SpreadsheetsManual updates
Frac. CFOMonthly only
FutureproofLive

Forecasting

Spreadsheets
Frac. CFO
Futureproof

Cap Table

Spreadsheets
Frac. CFO
Futureproof

Investor Reports

Spreadsheets
Frac. CFO
Futureproof

Also for founders

Your next investor meeting could feel completely different

Clean financials. Instant answers. The confidence that comes from knowing your numbers cold. Set up in under 10 minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions