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title: "What Is Monthly Reporting?"
term: "Monthly Reporting"
description: "Monthly reporting is the regular package founders send investors—typically KPIs, financials, cash runway, and key updates—so board members and lead VCs can monitor progress between formal board meetings."
date: 2026-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
updated: 2026-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
topics: ["venture-capital"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/glossary/monthly-reporting
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# What Is Monthly Reporting?

> Monthly reporting is the regular package founders send investors—typically KPIs, financials, cash runway, and key updates—so board members and lead VCs can monitor progress between formal board meetings.

**Monthly reporting** is the recurring investor update cycle—usually a concise email or shared dashboard—covering metrics, financials, and narrative context so stakeholders stay informed between board meetings.

### How it works

After a priced round, [reporting covenants](/glossary/reporting-covenants) in the stock purchase agreement often require monthly or quarterly financial statements and KPI summaries. Even without a legal clause, lead investors expect a steady cadence.

A practical monthly package includes:

- **Headline metrics:** Revenue or [MRR](/glossary/mrr), growth rate, active users, pipeline—whatever defines your stage.
- **Financial snapshot:** Cash balance, burn, runway months at current spend.
- **Wins and misses:** Shipped milestones, churn events, hiring gaps, regulatory delays—framed honestly.
- **Asks:** Intros, recruiting, strategic choices where investor input helps.

Format varies: some teams use a [metrics dashboard](/glossary/metrics-dashboard) link plus three paragraphs; others attach a standardized [reporting package](/glossary/reporting-package). Length should respect investor time—often one screen of numbers and one page of prose.

Board meetings remain the forum for deep dives, personnel decisions, and formal votes. Monthly reporting is operational rhythm, not a substitute for governance.

### Why it matters

- **Founders:** Regular reporting forces discipline on numbers and narrative. Surprises at board level shrink when investors see trends monthly.
- **Investors:** Portfolio monitoring, reserve allocation, and intro matching depend on timely data. Gaps in reporting correlate with companies avoiding bad news.

### Common mistake

Sending vanity metrics without cash runway or waiting until metrics improve after a bad month. Investors trust founders who report problems early with a plan.

### Related ideas

See also [metrics dashboard](/glossary/metrics-dashboard), [reporting package](/glossary/reporting-package), [reporting covenants](/glossary/reporting-covenants), and [MRR](/glossary/mrr).

## FAQ

### What is monthly reporting in simple terms?

Once a month, you email or upload a short update: how much you grew, how much cash you have, what went well, what broke, and what you need help with. It keeps investors aligned without waiting for quarterly board meetings.

### Why does monthly reporting matter?

Investors manage portfolios of dozens of companies. Clear monthly reports make you easier to support for intros, hiring, and follow-on decisions—and missing them is a red flag when things get hard.


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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/glossary/monthly-reporting