Early-stage startup · Replacement cost

Cost-to-Duplicate Valuation Calculator

Estimate what it would cost today to recreate your startup’s product, technology and operating assets.

Rebuild costs and financing

CurrencyProduct development laborDesign and market researchTechnology and licensesEquipment replacement costData and content creationIP protection and legal setupTesting and complianceOther direct rebuild costsProject coordination overhead (%)Added to direct rebuild costsObsolescence deduction (%)Outdated or inefficient assetsNew investmentFully diluted pre-money shares

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How the cost-to-duplicate method works

Add the current-market cost of recreating the product and necessary operating assets, include reasonable coordination overhead, then deduct functional or technical obsolescence. The result is a conservative replacement-cost estimate—not a forecast of future earnings.

WIPO’s cost-method guidance identifies creation, replacement and reproduction costs and includes R&D, labor and IP-protection costs. The method can be useful for early-stage technology and internally developed software, but it may miss brand, network effects, customer relationships and future growth. Use it with other valuation methods; this is not investment advice.