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Fundraising financial models
A fundraising model for a Saudi Arabia company builds a three-statement forecast from real historical actuals, sets out use of funds against the raise amount, and carries the Zakat, corporate income tax and GOSI cost lines an investor or a MISA-licensed structure will expect to see, ready for outside scrutiny.
13-week cash forecast
Illustrative client · August 2026
SAR
- Cash today
- SAR 244,220
- Lowest week ahead
- 239,800
- Largest outflow
- Payroll, 46,300
Illustrative. An example of the document, not a client's figures.
A model built to be pressure-tested
The model runs on real assumptions, not a template filled with round numbers: a three-statement forecast, profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow, driven by 12 to 24 months of actual historicals from QuickBooks Online, Xero or Zoho Books where those exist. Use of funds ties directly to the raise amount, and a sensitivity view covers the assumptions most likely to be challenged, such as customer acquisition cost or hiring pace.
Ownership structure shapes the tax lines
A raise that brings in foreign investors alongside Saudi or GCC founders changes the company's ownership mix, and the model needs to carry that through: Zakat at 2.5% of the Zakat base on the Saudi and GCC share, corporate income tax at 20% on the non-Saudi share, each calculated and shown separately rather than blended into one tax line. Where a related-party loan or service arrangement sits between the company and an investor entity, the model also flags where a transfer pricing disclosure will eventually apply.
Foreign investment and MISA
A startup structured to take foreign capital, or one already holding a MISA investment licence, often needs the model to speak to both a local Saudi board and a foreign investor reading it against a different market's benchmarks. We build one model that answers both audiences rather than two separate versions that can drift apart.
What we do and do not do
We build the model to withstand scrutiny and can walk you through the assumptions before a raise. We are not a party to your investor conversations, and where records are not yet clean enough to model from, we scope a catch-up first, priced and timed separately from the modeling itself.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: Fundraising financial models
How far back does the historical data need to go for a Saudi Arabia fundraising model?
As far back as clean records exist. Most models use 12 to 24 months of actuals as the base for the forward assumptions.
Does the model separate Zakat and corporate income tax if we have foreign investors?
Yes. A mixed-ownership company shows Zakat on the Saudi and GCC share and corporate income tax on the non-Saudi share as two separate lines, not one blended tax figure.
Will you help us defend the model to investors?
We build the model to withstand scrutiny and can walk you through the assumptions before a raise, though we are not a party to your investor conversations.
Can the same model support a bank facility instead of an equity raise?
Yes. The underlying logic is the same; a lender wants different assumptions surfaced than an equity investor, so we build the output to the audience the model is going to.
How far back does the historical data need to go?
As far back as clean records exist. Most models use 12 to 24 months of actuals as the base for the forward assumptions.
Can the same model support a debt raise instead of equity?
Yes. The model logic is the same; the assumptions and the output a lender wants differ from what an equity investor wants, and we build to the audience.
What if our records for fundraising financial models are not up to date?
If your records are behind, we scope a catch-up first so fundraising financial models starts from a clean, reconciled base. That catch-up is priced and timed separately from the ongoing engagement, so you always know what each part costs.
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Next step
Talk to the team that would run your books
A short call covers your setup, your software and what a first month would look like. You get a written scope and price after it.