Need More Runway? Five Steps to Extend Cash
Look critically at your spend and analyze the trade-off between a growth-at-all-costs approach and a more cash-conscious one.
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Cash Runway Extension Toolkit
Free, founder-tested tools for running a tighter operation and maximizing financial flexibility at every stage.
Disciplined cash management has always been a competitive advantage for venture-funded startups. Maximizing your cash runway gives you options. More time to hit meaningful milestones. More leverage in fundraising conversations. More flexibility to choose when and how you raise, rather than reacting to a ticking clock. The tools below are designed to help you run a tighter operation, extend operating capital, and put your company in a stronger position to pursue your next funding round on favorable terms.
Cash Runway Extension Tools from Burkland
Cost-Saving Tips for Startups: Maximize Your Cash Runway
Burkland’s Fractional CFO team shares a list of cost-saving tips that venture-backed startups can employ to optimize their financial resources.
Strategies Fractional CFOs Use to Stretch a Startup’s Cash
From cash flow strategies to cost controls, learn how Fractional CFOs help startups stay resilient and runway-efficient.
How Startups Can Make $1M Per Year Doing Nothing
With interest rates up, startups should evaluate deploying capital they won’t need for a while into interest-bearing instruments.
Dimensions of a Basic Treasury Policy for VC-Backed Startups
An active approach to treasury management can help startups reduce financial risk while putting excess cash to work.
Sample Treasury Policy Template for Startups
This sample treasury policy template can be customized for adoption by a Board of Directors and implementation by a startup's management team.
R&D Tax Credit Misconceptions Could Cost Your Startup Six Figures
What would $500K of non-dilutive cash do for your runway? This article breaks down the R&D tax credit mistakes that can cost startups.
3 Tools to Extend Your Startup’s Cash Runway
From scenario planning to waterfall analysis, these three tools help founders protect runway and make decisions with confidence.
Improving Collections in a Crisis
Collections process efficiency is especially vital during a financial crisis or downturn. As a startup you need to have as much cash on hand as possible.
Cash Runway Extension Tools from Our Partners
How to Calculate Your Startup’s Cash Burn Rate
Learn how cash burn rate works, why it matters, and how to calculate your business’s burn rate to better understand your runway and plan accordingly.
14 Ways to Increase Your Cash Flow
Don't let cash flow worries keep you up at night. Explore the top tactics to increase your cash flow and secure your business's financial stability.
The Founder’s Field Guide for Navigating a Crisis
This founder’s guide from First Round features valuable advice on extending your runway, reducing burn, and supporting your team during a crisis.
10 Essential Cash Flow Metrics
Analyzing cash flow metrics consistently helps you spot risk earlier, plan growth more confidently, and avoid cash shortfalls that force reactive decisions.
The CFO's 2025 Checklist
Confident decisions start with the right data. Discover which 11 metrics matter most, so you can steer strategy and stay ahead of surprises.