Founder finance

Moniq

The finance system between a spreadsheet and Runway.

Know how long your money will last, what you can afford to do next, and when the plan needs to change before you hire a finance team.

Trusted baselineDecision scenariosMonitored plan
Moniq baseline

Runway plan

Needs decision
ARR$1.8M
Burn$60K
Runway14 mo
Growth case
Cash floor
Bank balance$840K cashsource verified
Payroll plan3 planned hiresuser confirmed
Burn baseline$60K/mocalculated
New contractMay startneeds review

From inputs to operating plan

Financial planning without becoming the finance admin.

Moniq assumes the reality of early-stage finance: incomplete data, an immature model, and no full-time finance owner. It constructs the baseline, flags the few inputs worth confirming, and turns the answer into a plan that can be monitored.

Establish baselineModel the decisionMonitor outcomes

Model the decision

Test the plan before you commit to it.

Compare hiring, fundraising, revenue, pricing, and cost assumptions against the same baseline, then save the scenario you choose.

Projected ARR$5,290,301
Monthly burn$18,000
Runway46.7 mo
Operating income$212,278

Runway as the wedge

Start with the decisions that affect survival.

Peer context matters, but Moniq leads with the questions founders actually have to answer: can we afford this hire, when do we need to raise, and what must change to reach the next milestone?

Runway14 mo18-24 mowatch
Burn multiple1.7x1.5-2.0xnormal
ARR growth142%100%+strong
Gross margin79%75-85%strong
CAC payback13 mo12-18 monormal
LTV:CAC3.8x3x+strong

Transparent recommendations

Facts, assumptions, and recommendations stay separate.

Cash flow and scenario math run through explicit financial logic. AI helps interpret uncertainty, explain tradeoffs, and recommend the next action, while sources and confidence stay visible.

01

Show what was observed

Cash, burn, revenue, headcount, and commitments retain their source context.

02

Confirm only what matters

Moniq asks the smallest number of useful questions before a decision is made.

03

Remember the plan

Saved decisions, assumptions, and outcomes become durable company context.

Built before finance teams

For founders who need planning discipline before finance software.

You raised or plan to raise outside capital, but finance still lives with the founder.

You are deciding whether a hire, vendor, or revenue delay changes survival.

Your spreadsheet works until someone asks what changed and what to do next.

You need investor-ready planning discipline before a finance team exists.

Preview founder finance

Moniq is being shaped with early founders.

Request early access, or book a short founder call if you want to talk through the finance planning question you are facing now.