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Use-of-funds planner.

A use-of-funds spreadsheet for connecting the fundraising ask to hiring, product, growth, operations, runway, and measurable milestones.

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Inside the file

Every rupee needs a job

Funding categories
Monthly allocation
Hiring plan
Product and growth spend
Why this exists

Clarity earns the next conversation.

A raise is credible when the amount connects to a specific change in company value. This planner turns a round number into an operating plan investors can challenge and founders can execute.

Built for

Founders deciding how much to raise and explaining what the capital will achieve before the next financing decision.

What is inside

The parts investors expect.

Funding categories
Monthly allocation
Hiring plan
Product and growth spend
Contingency
Runway impact
Milestones unlocked
How to use it

Make it yours. Make it true.

01

Start with the next value inflection point

02

Cost the people and work required

03

Add timing and contingency

04

Match the ask to runway and milestones

Do not sabotage it

Three mistakes that kill confidence.

01

Picking a round size because peers raised it

02

Using percentages without an operating plan

03

Funding activity without defining the outcome

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This template is for planning and educational use. It is not legal, tax, accounting, or investment advice.