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Cash and financing

Startup capital required

Initial payments, maximum cumulative startup deficit and reserve. Available funds reduce the outstanding amount, not total need.

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monthly net flows · Optional Separate values with semicolons, without thousands separators. Calendars: one net flow per period, in order; replaces recurring flows, retains initial payments. Example: -1000;2000;3000.
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Variable to solve: Launch payments
Target result: Total capital required

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Total capital required

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Scenario result

Estimate based on your assumptions

Total capital required€30,000.00
Final cash balance
-€27,000.00
Minimum cash balance
-€27,000.00
Additional financing needed
€30,000.00
First period below reserve
0 months
Outstanding amount
€20,000.00
Balance · EUR / Period
-15,000-27,00006
Breakdown by period
PeriodAnnual net cash flowEURBalanceEUR
00-15,000
1-2,000-17,000
2-2,000-19,000
3-2,000-21,000
4-2,000-23,000
5-2,000-25,000
6-2,000-27,000
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Model version 1.0.0

Method and assumptions

Initial payments, maximum cumulative startup deficit and reserve. Available funds reduce the outstanding amount, not total need.

Examples are illustrative. Profitability excludes recoverable indirect taxes; use consistent periods. Results depend on your inputs. No automatic legal rates are applied.

K = I₀ + D × t + R

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