funding gap
Money still needed
A funding gap is the difference between money needed and money available.
Organizations face funding gaps when budgets fall short of requirements: The school district announced a $2 million funding gap.
In venture capital, the funding gap describes the difficulty early-stage companies have securing investment between initial seed money and larger rounds.
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- budget shortfallInsufficient funds for expenditures
- deficitAmount still owed
- budgetPlan for spending
- tight budgetSeverely limited funds
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- inequalitydisparity, income disparity, economic disparity, wealth concentration, income inequality
- budget termsbudget, deficit, surplus, spending, revenue
- fiscal crisesdebt crisis, budget crisis, fiscal crisis, fiscal emergency, budget deficit
- sexismsexism, gender discrimination, sex discrimination, gender bias, male privilege
- shortfallsdeficit, shortfall, budget shortfall, shortage, lack
- Startupsstartup, founder, founders, startups, co-founder
funding gapsurplus
Amount exceeding requirement
budget surplus · overfunding · fiscal surplus · reserve fund · financial cushion
funding gapfinancial security
Reliable access to funds
solvency · balanced budget · break-even · financial stability · endowment
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