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title: "Live demo: see the plan before you sign up · Foundiry"
description: "Three founder situations run through the real planning logic: a verdict on the round, the next three steps, and the figures behind them. No account needed."
url: "https://foundiry.com/demo"
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# See how a funding goal becomes a plan.

Choose an example to see the milestones, timing and gaps behind a funding goal. Each example uses the same planning calculations as your workspace.

Pick the situation closest to yours. Nothing below is a screenshot. The plan is derived when you click.

## Example information

A first-time B2B founder has an idea and wants to close a $5M Series A in four months.

- **Current stage**: Idea
- **Target**: Series A
- **Amount**: $5M
- **Target close**: 4 months
- **Monthly recurring revenue**: $0
- **Customers**: 0

**Not realistic yet: A Series A is not the next step from idea.** Reach repeatable growth first. The deadline also leaves too little time to create that proof and run a normal raise.

## The next three steps

idea to validation to working first product to first revenue to repeatable growth

Not realistic yet

1. 1
**Check that the problem is real**
Talk to 10 to 15 people.
2. 2
**Choose one narrow first customer**
One buyer, one painful job.
3. 3
**Show the idea before building the full product**
Sketch or demo before you build.

## Market context used

### Recent software Series A

A software-only dataset with wide variation, especially between AI and non-AI companies.

[Carta software fundraising benchmarks, July 2026](https://carta.com/data/linkedin-vc-fundraising-benchmarks-2026/)

$14.4M median

### Time from seed to Series A

The fastest companies were much quicker, but they were outliers. Use the median to challenge a rushed plan, not to set a deadline.

[Carta time between VC rounds, Q4 2024 data, published March 2025](https://carta.com/uk/en/data/time-between-VC-rounds-2024/)

SaaS was about 15% faster than the 2.1-year overall median

### B2B revenue at Series A

Based on US B2B companies, almost all software, that raised Series A in the prior year. Many companies raise with less or more.

[Carta and SVB ARR at Series A, August 2025](https://carta.com/data/newsletter-arr-at-series-a/)

Nearly $3M ARR median

### Series A team size

An older H1 2024 average, included only as context. Team needs vary greatly by business type.

[Carta startup compensation H1 2024, H1 2024](https://carta.com/data/startup-compensation-h1-2024/)

15.6 employees on average

## People and specialist help

### Product builder

Turn customer learning into a small reliable product.

Now or as a committed cofounder

### Founder-led customer work

The founder should hear the first objections and buying reasons directly.

Now

### Legal and finance help

Use specialists for incorporation, founder agreements, contracts, and bookkeeping.

Part time, only when needed

## Build the plan with your own information

The first plan is free and no card is required.

[Start free](https://app.foundiry.com/auth/sign-up)