Plan your raise

The hardest part of an indie pitch isn't the number — it's explaining how the money is structured and how investors get it back. Build your capital stack, see the gap, and model the recoupment waterfall. We'll write the plain-language pitch for you.

Raised $1,200,000 of $1,200,000Fully financed
Where the money comes from
Your tax credit or rebate, often cash-flowed via a loan repaid by the credit itself — not from your sales. The cheapest money in the stack because it doesn't dilute your backend.
Investor cash for ownership. Last money repaid and highest risk — so it recoups at a premium and then shares in profit. This is the money you're pitching.
Deal terms
The pitch, in plain language

We're financing a $1,200,000 film with $957,450 of investor equity, alongside $242,550 in incentives and soft money. Equity covers 80% of the budget, fully financing the picture.

Investor money is structured to be returned first. After the sales agent's 15% commission, investors recoup their capital at 120% — that's $1,148,940 on $957,450 in — before any profit is split. After recoupment, profit is shared 50% to investors / 50% to the production.

At our base case of $2,160,000 in receipts, investors fully recoup and earn a 1.56× cash-on-cash return ($1,492,470). The break-even for your investors is $1,351,694 in receipts — anything above that is upside.

How investors get their money back

Enter receipts that flow back to the production (after platforms/exhibitors). Break-even for your investors is $1,351,694.

low
1.07×
partial recoup
base
1.56×
recouped + upside
high
2.20×
recouped + upside
Recoupment waterfall — base case ($2,160,000)
Sales fee & expenses$324,000
Senior debt (gap + cost)$0
Deferments$0
Equity recoupment (+premium)$1,148,940
Net profit split$687,060
To investors
$1,492,470
1.56× on $957,450
To production
$343,530
net profit share

This is an estimate, not advice.

Every number here is an estimate generated from published program rules and your inputs. Programs change with each legislative session, and qualification depends on details a calculator can't see. This is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Before you make a financing decision, confirm everything with the state film office and a qualified CPA and entertainment attorney.