Use case

Automate Investor Updates

The problem
Most founders promise monthly investor updates and miss half of them. The ones they do send take 2-4 hours to assemble — pulling numbers from Stripe, pasting into a spreadsheet, writing the narrative, formatting it, and emailing it out. The result is inconsistent cadence, stale numbers, and investors who stop reading.
How Starch solves it
Starch automates the entire investor update workflow. Investor Reporting pulls live metrics from Stripe and Plaid, drafts the narrative sections with AI, and sends polished updates to your investor list on the cadence you set. Runway Analysis and Scenario Analysis feed board-ready numbers directly into the report. You review and approve — the whole process takes 15 minutes instead of a full day.
How it works

Send a monthly investor update in 15 minutes

  1. 1Starch pulls your latest revenue, burn, and runway numbers from Stripe and Plaid automatically.
  2. 2AI drafts the narrative sections — wins, risks, asks, and market context — based on the data and a quick prompt from you about what mattered this month.
  3. 3Review the generated report: edit any narrative that doesn't match your voice, verify the numbers look right.
  4. 4Approve and send. Starch emails the update to your investor list and tracks who opened it.
  5. 5Next month, the process repeats — your tone, structure, and investor list are remembered.
Apps that power this
Financial
Investor Reporting

Generate board-ready investor updates on a chosen cadence combining live financial metrics, AI-powered industry research, beautiful charts, and narrative summaries — then email them to your investor list.
Financial
Runway Analysis

Track burn rate and financial runway by combining Stripe revenue with bank account expenses from Plaid.
Financial
Scenario Analysis

Model financial futures using live Stripe revenue and Plaid expenses — compare growth, headcount, and burn scenarios side by side.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to set up?
About 15 minutes. Connect Stripe and Plaid, add your investor list, pick your sections and tone, and you're ready to generate your first update.
Does it work for quarterly board updates too?
Yes. You can generate ad-hoc board-ready updates with extra detail on burn rate, projections, and competitive context. Export as PDF or send directly from Starch.
What if my investors want different levels of detail?
You can create multiple report templates — a summary version for angels and a detailed version for lead investors. Same underlying data, different presentation.
Is this available now?
Investor Reporting is live in closed beta. Request access at starch.site.

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