Runway – The FP&A platform for high-growth teams

# Runway > Runway is a modern FP&A platform for high-growth companies. Finance teams use Runway to build financial models, run scenarios, plan headcount, and produce board-ready reports — without spreadsheet chaos or consultant dependency. Runway was founded in 2020 and is backed by a16z, Garry Tan, and Dylan Field. Customers range from seed-stage startups to enterprises like AngelList and Stability.AI. ## Key differentiators - **Human-readable formulas** — write logic in plain English (e.g. `Runway = Cash / Burn`) and trace values to their source. Anyone on the team can read, build, and modify the model. - **~6-week average implementation** — the long pole is data access, not onboarding complexity. - **750+ automatic integrations** — accounting, HRIS, CRM, data warehouses, and more refresh automatically. No manual exports or pastes. - **Real-time scenario simulation** — create draft scenarios and drag a hire date or funding round on a timeline. Every metric updates instantly, even live in a board meeting. - **Flexible segmentation** — slice any model by department, product, customer type, or region. Drivers match how your business actually runs. - **Instant drill-ins** — expand any number to see what drives it. Move from high-level metrics to granular source data within the same model. - **AI variance analysis** — compare budget vs. actuals across any period and drill down to the exact drivers behind every shift. - **Interactive dashboards** — share live views with stakeholders. Viewers can explore data without breaking formulas. - **Month-end close in minutes** — roll over actuals with one click, auto-reconcile accounts, generate reports instantly. - **Access controls and audit trail** — assign precise roles and permissions, hide sensitive data like salaries with one click, and track every edit with full version history. - **Git-like version control** — always know who changed what, and when. ## Target audience Runway serves finance t