How does this MCP calculate the fundraising target?

It uses your initial monthly burn, your projected growth rate, and your desired runway to find the total capital needed. It also adds a safety buffer to account for execution risk.

Can I use this with Claude or Cursor?

Yes. You can connect this MCP to any compatible client including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Does it include a safety buffer in the totals?

Yes, the calculations include a buffer to protect against unexpected increases in expenses or slower growth.

What happens if my proposed raise is too low?

The evaluate_fundraising_adequacy capability will tell you if the amount is insufficient and show you the specific shortfall amount.

How does it handle growth rates?

The capabilities factor in your monthly growth rate to project how your burn will increase over the course of your runway.

What is the recommended runway duration?

In venture markets, maintaining 18 to 24 months of runway is considered best practice to allow sufficient time for operational growth and the subsequent fundraising cycle.

How does the capability handle burn rate increases?

The calculate_fundraising_target capability uses a monthly burn growth rate to project how your expenses will scale over time, ensuring your target amount accounts for future hiring or increased operational costs.

What is a safety buffer?

A safety buffer is an additional percentage of capital held in reserve to protect against execution risk, such as unforeseen delays or market downturns. The capability defaults to a 20% buffer.

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Connect Fundraising Target Calculator to ChatGPT and Claude

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Determine exactly how much capital your company needs to survive and grow.

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One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

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Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

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01-03

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 3 available through Fundraising Target Calculator.

01
Forecast burn trajectory
Use this to see how your monthly expenses will change over time. It maps out your expense progression based on your growth rate.
02
Calculate fundraising target
This capability calculates the total capital you need to raise for a specific period. It factors in your burn and growth to give you a final target number.
03
Evaluate fundraising adequacy
This capability checks if a specific amount of money is enough to meet your goals. It tells you if you have a shortfall based on your projected runway.

Real work

What teams actually run

Seed Round Planning

Determine the exact amount to raise to ensure 18 months of runway while accounting for hiring growth.

Burn Rate Monitoring

Project how increasing monthly expenses will impact your remaining cash over the next year.

Scenario Testing

Compare different growth rate scenarios to see how they change your total funding requirements.

Runway Validation

Verify if a recent funding round provides enough cushion for your current burn trajectory.

One connector, every AI

Fundraising Target Calculator works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put Fundraising Target Calculator to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

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Fundraising Target Calculator is checked daily against the live service.

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Fastest day: 562ms
Slowest day: 1012ms
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One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 3 capabilities arrive ready to run.

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The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Fundraising Target Calculator, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Fundraising Target Calculator. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Fundraising Target Calculator Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_HkH8zfq4uXWWqQn3kNBpiyUQalJa1ElL5RqWLq1R/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
3Click Add and start a new chat — Fundraising Target Calculator capabilities are ready to use.

Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fundraising-target-calculator-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_HkH8zfq4uXWWqQn3kNBpiyUQalJa1ElL5RqWLq1R/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Claude Code
JetBrains
Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up Fundraising Target Calculator in Claude and other AIs

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Who it's for

Built for the work Fundraising Target Calculator owners hand off.

This MCP is built for leaders managing company cash flow and capital planning.

01
Founders
Use the AI to quickly model how much capital to ask for during a pitch.
02
Finance Teams
Hand off the heavy lifting of burn trajectory modeling to your agent.
03
Venture Capitalists
Use the capability to sanity check the runway assumptions provided by portfolio companies.

FAQ

Questions Fundraising Target Calculator owners ask.

01
How does this MCP calculate the fundraising target?
It uses your initial monthly burn, your projected growth rate, and your desired runway to find the total capital needed. It also adds a safety buffer to account for execution risk.
02
Can I use this with Claude or Cursor?
Yes. You can connect this MCP to any compatible client including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.
03
Does it include a safety buffer in the totals?
Yes, the calculations include a buffer to protect against unexpected increases in expenses or slower growth.
04
What happens if my proposed raise is too low?
The evaluate_fundraising_adequacy capability will tell you if the amount is insufficient and show you the specific shortfall amount.
05
How does it handle growth rates?
The capabilities factor in your monthly growth rate to project how your burn will increase over the course of your runway.
06
What is the recommended runway duration?
In venture markets, maintaining 18 to 24 months of runway is considered best practice to allow sufficient time for operational growth and the subsequent fundraising cycle.
07
How does the capability handle burn rate increases?
The calculate_fundraising_target capability uses a monthly burn growth rate to project how your expenses will scale over time, ensuring your target amount accounts for future hiring or increased operational costs.
08
What is a safety buffer?
A safety buffer is an additional percentage of capital held in reserve to protect against execution risk, such as unforeseen delays or market downturns. The capability defaults to a 20% buffer.

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Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

We ship only the actions that matter.

01-03

Forecast burn trajectory

Calculate fundraising target

Evaluate fundraising adequacy

What teams actually run

Seed Round Planning

Burn Rate Monitoring

Scenario Testing

Runway Validation

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

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Founders

Finance Teams

Venture Capitalists

How does this MCP calculate the fundraising target?

Can I use this with Claude or Cursor?

Does it include a safety buffer in the totals?

What happens if my proposed raise is too low?

How does it handle growth rates?

What is the recommended runway duration?

How does the capability handle burn rate increases?

What is a safety buffer?

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