Most post-raise founders are working from a model built for the deck — not for the next 18 months of decisions. We build the financial operating model your business actually needs.
The deck was built to impress investors. What you need in the months after closing is something completely different — a model that tells you what to do next.
Most founders calculate runway as cash divided by last month's burn. That number ignores upcoming hires, quarterly payments, and the revenue gap between plan and reality. The real number is almost always shorter.
A senior hire in London at £90k salary costs £125–140k all-in once employer NI, pension, equipment, and ramp time are included. Three hires like that move your runway by 4–6 months without anyone flagging it.
Nine months of real operating data exists — in your bank account. If it isn't flowing into your model and being compared against plan, you're flying blind. By the time problems are visible, you've lost months of response time.
When your board asks "what if revenue is 20% below plan?" or "what does the conservative hiring scenario look like?" — you shouldn't have to rebuild the model from scratch. The answer should be one toggle away.
A fully integrated Excel model built from scratch around how your business actually works — every sheet your stage requires, nothing it doesn't. Not a template. Built for you.
A seed-stage fintech founder came to us 9 months post-raise with $1.7M in the bank and a spreadsheet he didn't trust. Here's what we found.
"We have a spreadsheet. I just don't trust what it's telling me."
— Founder, B2B Fintech Startup. 9 months post-raise, $2.5M Seed round
Opens the dashboard. Checks actuals vs forecast on burn, revenue, and headcount. Flags anything more than 10% off plan before the week starts.
Runs actuals through the model. Generates scenario outputs. Builds board slides from the KPI tab in under 2 hours.
Runs the all-in cost through the Staff Plan. Sees the runway impact and break-even contribution timeline before making an offer.
"What if revenue misses by 20%?" — flips to Conservative scenario. Answer in 30 seconds.
We do the work before you come to the call — so when we meet, we're reviewing your actual numbers, not starting from scratch.
Five short questions about your business and finances. Takes 8 minutes. This is your intake.
We build a first-pass runway and burn model on your numbers. Done within 14 working days.
We walk you through the model, the scenarios, and what the numbers are actually telling you.
The model is yours. Use it every week, update it as you grow, share it with your board.
No hourly rates. No scope creep. You know exactly what you're getting before you commit.
Book a free 45-minute session. We'll do a first-pass on your numbers before we meet — so the call is focused on your actual financial picture, not introductions.
Or email us at info@avvale.co.uk