VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

In this post I’ll focus on benchmarking resources for seed and series A in the following three categories: SaaS B2C / Consumer apps Deep tech. In SaaS the main benchmarks being measured are revenue growth, sales efficiency (unit economics), churn and burn rate. 500 Startups created a helpful primer on key B2C metrics.

B2C 141

B2C Technical Review Startup Retention 141

VC Cafe

JULY 26, 2020

In fact, they were screaming at them to dramatically reduce their burn rates. Angel investment, which was small to start with, disappeared, and most corporate VCs shut down. VC’s were no longer insisting that startups spend faster, and “swing for the fences”. It was a nuclear winter for startup capital.”

Lean 214

Lean Seed Capital Startup Burn Rate 214

VC Cafe

JUNE 6, 2024

Burn Rate Definition: Burn rate is the rate at which a startup is spending its capital to finance operations before generating positive cash flow. I also recommend checking out my post on conversion, retention and churn benchmarks for various business models (B2C subscription, marketplaces, etc).

B2B 97

B2B Burn Rate Generative AI Retention 97

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2017

Estimate your monthly “burn rate.” B2C: Business to Consumer – Selling a product or service directly to the daily consumer. It is important to set up separate checking and credit accounts to keep expenses organized. This will also prepare your business for filing taxes. Determine Operating Expenses.

Burn Rate 100

Burn Rate B2C Finance Later Stage 100