Financial planning for startups, without the spreadsheet
Forecast runway, plan hires, and prep to fundraise — all from a live model Parallel builds by syncing with your accounting.
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How It Works
Confident decisions in less than 5 min
01
Connect accounting
Link QuickBooks or Puzzle and Parallel will automatically generate a model based on your data.
02
Customize your profile
Add your team and answer some questions on how your company works to refine your forecast.
03
Model what's next
Create a scenario to test a hire, or explore a raise. See how the decisions impact your metrics.
Parallel gives you the confidence to tackle the most critical financial questions in your startup
Runway Clarity
Know your runway the moment your data changes — and see exactly what moved the curve.
Headcount Planning
See the fully loaded cost, runway impact, and upside of every hire before you make the offer.
Fundraising Prep
Model the raise, see what each amount buys, and walk in with numbers investors can pressure-test.
Revenue Planning
An always-live revenue forecast that shows which lever actually moves ARR, runway, and margin.
Cash Flow Management
Your bank balance shows where you are. See where your cash is headed and what can change it.
Burn Management
Your bank balance shows where you are. See where your cash is headed and what can change it.
Everything you need to plan, model, and report
Powerful enough to model your business, simple enough to get answers fast and get back to building.
Scenarios
Explore what-if scenarios and see how any hiring, spending, or fundraising decision moves your runway and key metrics.
Headcount
See the fully loaded cost of every role and how each hire bends your runway before you make the offer.
Reporting
Your three-statement model, budget vs actuals, and board-ready reports, built from your actuals and ready to share in minutes.
Dashboards & Metrics
Your burn, runway, and SaaS metrics, always current and ready to share with your board or team.
Integrations
Connect QuickBooks Online or Puzzle once and your forecast stays accurate and up to date automatically.
“In just a few weeks, Parallel has already paid for itself. It opened the black box of my finances and empowered me to know where to concentrate my efforts.”
Caleb Hicks
CEO, SchoolAI
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