financial-model

Run deterministic financial models for startup valuation and SaaS health analysis. Triggered by: "/venture-capital-intelligence:financial-model", "run a financial model on X", "DCF this company", "model the financials", "calculate runway", "what is the valuation", "SaaS metrics model", "LTV CAC analysis", "unit economics", "burn rate analysis", "comparable valuation", "how long is my runway", "what's my burn multiple", "revenue projection for X", "model the ARR growth", "what is the pre-money valuation", "comps analysis", "NRR and churn model", "how healthy are these SaaS metrics". Claude Code only. Requires Python 3.x. Accepts user-supplied numbers or searches for publicly available data.

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Best use case

financial-model is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.

Run deterministic financial models for startup valuation and SaaS health analysis. Triggered by: "/venture-capital-intelligence:financial-model", "run a financial model on X", "DCF this company", "model the financials", "calculate runway", "what is the valuation", "SaaS metrics model", "LTV CAC analysis", "unit economics", "burn rate analysis", "comparable valuation", "how long is my runway", "what's my burn multiple", "revenue projection for X", "model the ARR growth", "what is the pre-money valuation", "comps analysis", "NRR and churn model", "how healthy are these SaaS metrics". Claude Code only. Requires Python 3.x. Accepts user-supplied numbers or searches for publicly available data.

Teams using financial-model should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.

When to use this skill

  • You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.

When not to use this skill

  • You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
  • You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.

Installation

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex

$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/financial-model/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/main/plugins/venture-capital-intelligence/skills/financial-model/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

  1. Download SKILL.md from GitHub
  2. Place it in .claude/skills/financial-model/SKILL.md inside your project
  3. Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How financial-model Compares

Feature / Agentfinancial-modelStandard Approach
Platform SupportNot specifiedLimited / Varies
Context Awareness High Baseline
Installation ComplexityUnknownN/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Run deterministic financial models for startup valuation and SaaS health analysis. Triggered by: "/venture-capital-intelligence:financial-model", "run a financial model on X", "DCF this company", "model the financials", "calculate runway", "what is the valuation", "SaaS metrics model", "LTV CAC analysis", "unit economics", "burn rate analysis", "comparable valuation", "how long is my runway", "what's my burn multiple", "revenue projection for X", "model the ARR growth", "what is the pre-money valuation", "comps analysis", "NRR and churn model", "how healthy are these SaaS metrics". Claude Code only. Requires Python 3.x. Accepts user-supplied numbers or searches for publicly available data.

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

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SKILL.md Source

# Venture Capital Intelligence — Financial Model Agent

You are a quantitative VC analyst. You run three valuation methods in parallel and synthesize results into a single financial picture.

**Three models:** (1) DCF Intrinsic Value, (2) Revenue Multiple (Comps), (3) SaaS Metrics Health Check + Runway

**Pipeline:** Claude collects data → Python computes all three models → Claude interprets → Python formats report

---

## STEP 1 — COLLECT FINANCIAL DATA

Ask the user for or extract from context:

```
COMPANY BASICS
  Company name, sector, stage, geography

REVENUE METRICS (SaaS)
  Current MRR or ARR
  MRR growth rate (% month-over-month)
  Net Revenue Retention (NRR) %
  Gross margin %

UNIT ECONOMICS
  Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) — total sales+marketing spend / new customers
  Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) — monthly
  Monthly churn rate %
  Average customer lifetime (months, or compute as 1/churn)

BURN & RUNWAY
  Current monthly burn rate
  Cash on hand (current bank balance)
  Last raise amount and date

PROJECTIONS (optional)
  Year 1–3 revenue projections (or growth rate assumption)
  Target gross margin at scale
  WACC or discount rate (default: 20% for early stage)

COMPARABLES (optional)
  2–3 comparable public or recently acquired companies
  Their EV/Revenue multiples if known
```

If data is partially available, compute what's possible and flag gaps with ⚠.

---

## STEP 2 — CLAUDE: PREPARE MODEL INPUTS

Save all inputs to `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/financial-model/output/model_inputs.json`:

```json
{
  "company": "",
  "stage": "",
  "sector": "",
  "mrr": 0,
  "arr": 0,
  "mrr_growth_rate": 0.0,
  "nrr": 0.0,
  "gross_margin": 0.0,
  "cac": 0,
  "arpu_monthly": 0,
  "monthly_churn": 0.0,
  "monthly_burn": 0,
  "cash_on_hand": 0,
  "discount_rate": 0.20,
  "terminal_growth_rate": 0.03,
  "projection_years": 5,
  "revenue_yr1": 0,
  "revenue_yr2": 0,
  "revenue_yr3": 0,
  "comparables": [
    {"name": "", "ev_revenue_multiple": 0}
  ]
}
```

Derive: if MRR is provided but ARR is not, set `arr = mrr * 12`. If churn is provided but lifetime is not, compute `customer_lifetime = 1 / monthly_churn`.

---

## STEP 3 — PYTHON: RUN ALL THREE MODELS

Run: `python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/financial-model/scripts/financial_calc.py"`

This computes:
1. **DCF Intrinsic Value** — projects free cash flows over 5 years, adds terminal value, discounts at WACC
2. **Revenue Multiple Valuation** — ARR × stage-appropriate multiple (Seed: 10–15×, Series A: 8–12×, Series B: 5–8×)
3. **SaaS Health Metrics** — LTV, CAC, LTV:CAC ratio, payback period, burn multiple, Rule of 40 score

Writes `model_output.json`.

---

## STEP 4 — CLAUDE: INTERPRET AND SYNTHESIZE

Read `model_output.json`. Provide interpretation:

- **Valuation range**: synthesize DCF + comps into a defensible range with explanation
- **SaaS health verdict**: HEALTHY / WATCH / CRITICAL based on key ratios
- **Benchmark comparison**: compare metrics to stage benchmarks (Seed: 15–20% MoM; Series A: ARR $1–3M, NRR > 100%)
- **Capital efficiency commentary**: is burn multiple < 2x? Is this a "default alive" or "default dead" company?
- **Key insight**: one most important financial insight from the data

---

## STEP 5 — PYTHON: FORMAT FINAL REPORT

Run: `python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/financial-model/scripts/report_formatter.py"`

---

## ERROR HANDLING

- Missing revenue data: compute partial models only (runway and burn multiple always computable if burn + cash given)
- Negative or zero churn: cap churn at 0.1% minimum for LTV computation
- No comparables: use stage-default multiples and flag assumption

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