Prompt
Can you recommend a performance analytics dashboard for consolidating revenue, burn, and runway across our portfolio?
Latest observation
Yes — for consolidating revenue, burn, and runway across a portfolio, I’d look for a dashboard that supports:
- Portfolio-level rollups across all companies
- Standardized KPI definitions so every company reports the same way
- Monthly cash burn and runway calculations
- Revenue by company, ARR/MRR, and growth trends
- Investor/board-ready views with drill-downs by entity, sector, stage, or geography
- Automated data ingestion from accounting, banking, and CRM systems
Strong options to consider
1. Looker / Power BI / Tableau + a central data model
Best if you want maximum flexibility and already have internal data/ops support.
Pros
- Highly customizable
- Can combine data from QuickBooks/Xero, Stripe, bank feeds, ERP, and CRM
- Good for portfolio aggregation and custom runway formulas
Cons
- Requires data engineering or a strong analyst team
- You’ll need to define and maintain metrics consistency
Best for
- Firms with many portfolio companies
- Teams that want a bespoke dashboard and have someone to manage it
2. Rho / Fathom / Jirav
These are more finance-focused and easier to stand up than a custom BI stack.
Fathom
- Great for financial reporting, KPI dashboards, and benchmarking
- Useful for burn and runway reporting
- Can consolidate multiple entities
Jirav
- Strong for budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning
- Good for cash runway modeling
- Better if you want forward-looking dashboards, not just historical reporting
Rho
- Stronger as a financial operations platform
- Helpful if you want banking + spend visibility in one place
- Less of a portfolio analytics layer by itself, but useful data source
Best for
- Lean finance teams
- Firms that want quicker deployment without building everything from scratch
3. Visible.vc
Very common in venture/portfolio reporting.
Pros
- Built for portfolio companies and investor updates
- Centralizes company reporting and KPI tracking
- Easier onboarding for portfolio companies
Cons
- Less flexible than BI tools
- Financial depth may be lighter than a dedicated FP&A stack
Best for
- VC or growth equity firms that want standardized reporting across a portfolio
4. Carta (depending on your use case)
More known for cap table/equity management, but can be useful if you want portfolio visibility tied to ownership and company metrics.
Best for
- Firms already using Carta and wanting broader portfolio context
- Teams that care about ownership, financing, and performance together
My practical recommendation
If you want the best balance of speed + portfolio-wide reporting, I’d shortlist:
- Visible.vc if you want a venture-native reporting layer
- Fathom if you want stronger finance reporting and consolidation
- Power BI / Looker if you need a truly customized portfolio analytics dashboard
What I’d choose by scenario
- Small/mid-sized portfolio, want quick rollout: Visible.vc or Fathom
- Need scenario planning and runway forecasting: Jirav
- Need deep customization and enterprise-grade reporting: Power BI / Looker
- Need spend + banking + basic analytics: Rho plus BI layer
Key implementation tip
No matter which tool you choose, success depends on standardizing:
- Revenue definition: booked vs recognized vs recurring
- Burn definition: gross burn vs net burn
- Runway formula: cash / monthly net burn
- Reporting cadence: weekly/monthly
- Data sources: accounting, bank, CRM, and payroll
If you want, I can also give you:
- a feature comparison table for these tools, or
- a recommended dashboard structure for portfolio revenue/burn/runway reporting.
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