For pre-seed founders.
Validate the unit economics.
Before product-market fit, before the round, prove the model can work on a page. Defend the assumptions a partner is going to push on.
You shouldn't need a finance team to answer this
The everyday questions this module makes simple.
Beautiful slides, fuzzy math
Your deck looks the part, but the numbers behind it won't survive a partner's first question.
A week lost to formulas
You came to build a company, not to wrestle a spreadsheet into balancing.
You can't show the downside
Investors want to see you understand the risk, and you've only modelled the dream.
Explore a sample pre-seed planning workspace
See how a napkin turns into a defensible first model, assumptions, runway, and a round sized to a plan you can defend.
Turn a plain-English idea into a defensible v1 model, runway, unit economics, and a round sized to a milestone you can hit.
- Assumptions
- Model
- Scenarios
- Mentor Review
- Outputs
AI mentorA defensible first model, runway covers the milestones the round is sized to.
Illustrative, capabilities and typical targets, not guaranteed outcomes.
The weekend before the raise
Validate the unit economics.
You've got a partner meeting Monday and a model held together with hope. In an afternoon, Startup Suite turns your napkin thesis into investor-grade math, so you walk in with a story the numbers actually back up.
- A defensible v1 in an afternoon, not a week
- CAC, LTV, payback, all derived for you
- Raise-ready from your very first model
Decisions you can make this week
Practical calls this module helps you get right, no finance background needed.
The capabilities that earn the work.
Napkin to model
Spin up a defensible v1 in a single afternoon, not a week of formulas.
Investor-grade math
CAC, LTV, payback, magic number, all derived, all defensible.
Sensitivity-first
Show the lever that breaks the business, then prove you can hold it.
Raise-ready from day one
Size the round to a plan you can defend, not a round number.
From signal to decision.
- 1
Sketch the thesis
Plain-English drivers translated into a working model.
- 2
Defend the inputs
Each assumption anchored to a benchmark or a logged-source.
- 3
Run the sensitivity
Surface the two or three numbers that decide everything.
- 4
Walk into the meeting
Numbers ready, narrative ready, term sheet on the table.
Questions founders ask
I've never built a financial model. Can I still use this?+
Yes, that's the point. You describe your business in plain English and the model does the math. No formulas, no finance degree.
I'm pre-revenue, is this overkill for my stage?+
No. The earlier you can defend your unit economics, the stronger your raise, Startup Suite gets you investor-ready before you scale.
Will the numbers hold up to a real investor?+
Every assumption is anchored to a benchmark or a source you can point to, so you can defend each line in the room.
Adjacent capabilities.
Make this the last spreadsheet you build
Build your plan, connect your data, and see this working on your own numbers, no finance team required.
From idea to investor-ready · built for founders, not finance teams