Description
Separate a supplied venture funding shortfall from a surplus.
Venture calculations depend on funding scope, fee bases, repayment terms, equity conventions and reporting periods. A post-money investor fraction differs from a pre-money valuation ratio, while constant-burn runway is conditional on a positive burn assumption. Interview consent and reported hypothesis support remain source-record assertions rather than verified evidence.
Separate a supplied venture funding shortfall from a surplus.
When to use this tool
Use Venture Funding Gap when you already have requiredFunding, securedFunding and need to separate a supplied venture funding shortfall from a surplus.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter requiredFunding, securedFunding. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read shortfall, surplus. Use the output convention below.
Require requiredFunding and securedFunding>=0; return max(0,required-secured) and max(0,secured-required).1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| requiredFunding | Required Funding | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| securedFunding | Secured Funding | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| shortfall | Shortfall | Required. Finite number. |
| surplus | Surplus | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"requiredFunding": 120000,
"securedFunding": 85000
},
"output": {
"shortfall": 35000,
"surplus": 0
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Only one side is positive. Funding scope, timing, restrictions and actual commitments are not verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Reconcile the actual cash-flow forecast, financing agreement, cap table and experiment records for a venture decision. Use the full vesting and funding terms and inspect evidence quality; one balance, status label or supplied fraction does not establish feasibility, ownership or customer demand.
References
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