Hi folks! I’m one of the founders/CEO of Causal. A bit of context behind the launch: Before the market downturn, it was easy to ignore finance at Seed/Series A — funding rounds were huge, and the next raise was always around the corner. But not anymore — round sizes have come down, and the bar to raise a Series A/B has gone up. Runway matters again. As a result, we've seen a huge uptick in demand and usage from earlier-stage teams over the last few months. So we've been working on a new self-serve product designed specifically for Seed/Series A companies: Causal for Startups. Here's how it works: ⚡️ 1 min: Create an account and connect to your accounting + HR systems (e.g. QuickBooks/Xero + Gusto) 📈 2 mins: See a breakdown of your revenue, expenses, and burn over time, and drill down into the underlying transactions that make up each number 🖥️ 5 mins: Customise key assumptions to see an accurate view of your runway, and share interactive dashboards with your team and investors 🔀 10 mins: Explore multiple scenarios for different hiring and growth plans 📊 30–60 mins: Use our templates to build a detailed financial model for your company, with our best practices to guide you The truth is that you don't need to spend ages on finance at Seed/Series A. The key "jobs to be done" are: 1️⃣ Knowing your runway 2️⃣ Planning your growth realistically(!) 3️⃣ Reporting back to your team + investors We've built Causal for Startups as the quickest way to setup and put these 3 jobs on autopilot, freeing up your time to grow your business and find PMF. We’re 3 years into our journey with 100s of companies of all stages using the platform, so you can rest assured that your Causal setup will scale with you as your business and org grow in maturity from Series A to B, and up to pre-IPO and beyond. Sign up and use our 'model wizard' to get started — would love to hear what you think :) Taimur

Congrats on launching 👏 Tried it and absolutely love it, a must to have tool for every Seed / Series A startup. What are the next integrations on the roadmap?

Congratulations @taimurabdaal Really excited to use your product. However, I do have a question. Are you using AI to group expenses on the go? For example, in my case, I am spending money on multiple micro SAAS which I don't need because they were doing similar jobs and I was wasting my money. I had to manually check each tool to figure out that pattern and remove them. Regards, Founder Feedbird

Congrats on the launch of Causal! 🎉 Failing to manage finances properly in the early stages of growth can doom a company before it has a chance to mature and thrive. Looking forward to seeing the solution from Causal

Congrats on the launch! 🥳 Huge fan of the product, been using it since the start - always turns planning/forecasting from a painpoint into a joy

Congrats on the launch! Pretty comprehensive financial planning tool. Personally, I love the scenario feature. It could brings a lot to our financial planning :)

Modeling and forecasting are important than ever, and it is never to early to start. This product is absolutely killer when it comes to creating valuable tools quickly that can scale and stay relevant over time.

I've been using Casual over the last 2 years for quick financial modelling. Awesome to see you've made it much easier to get started and keep all the data up to sync!

Congratulations on your successful launch! I'm so excited to explore all the amazing features Causal has to offer. 🎉

Congrats on the launch @taimurabdaal! We love using this tool at Plus - makes models easy to create and easier to share than using Excel or Google Sheets

Congrats on the launch. Knowing the runway is a life server for early-stage startups. Having overall financial visibility is something every startup has to prioritize. Casual is an excellent choice for that.

excellent, the forecast for success

Huge fan of Causal. The direct connections, modelling flexibility and interactive dashboards allow founders + their teams to eliminate the headaches of Excel, and start saving serious time! Keep it up Causal team :D

Great product, great founders. Causal is incredibly powerful for a number of reasons. We used it to create our financial model in our last funding round: it was super useful to be able to easily toggle our projected growth depending on the amount invested. This simply wasn't possible in Excel.

Genius! I love how this connects to existing data sources to make financial interpretation and scenario planning straightforward for founders. In this uncertain climate/economy, knowing your numbers is more important than ever.

I've been using Causal for a few years and absolutely love it! It's 100X better than a spreadsheet, so easy to use and build custom dashboards.

Congratulations on the recent launch of Causal for Startups on Product Hunt, Taimur! 🎉 I'm really impressed with the user-friendly interface and the ability to connect to accounting and HR systems in just a minute. It's great to see a product that simplifies the finance process for early-stage companies. I'm curious to know more about the use cases for Causal and if there are any unique features that set it apart from other financial planning tools. Also, what makes Causal stand out from its competitors? Overall, Causal for Startups seems like a game-changer for founders who want to put their finance jobs on autopilot and focus on growing their business. Keep up the fantastic work! 🚀 @taimurabdaal

that"s a great concept

This is really cool. I love the new features - keep up the great work Causal. @taimurabdaal @lukaskoebis1

Congrats on the launch of Causal! I'm excited to see how this platform helps startups make smarter financial decisions!