“This is the cash you can actually use — after commitments, tax set-asides and payroll. When I'm not sure, I show you the band, not bravado.”
One confidence-gated number, computed fresh every morning.
Not another dashboard. Datum works out what you can actually spend — after tax, payroll and promises — and tells you at 7 a.m. sharp. Built for studios, agencies and startups in India.


Born inside a working architecture studio — the same late invoices, the same GST scramble, the same “can we afford this hire?”. Datum is the instrument its makers wished existed.
“This is the cash you can actually use — after commitments, tax set-asides and payroll. When I'm not sure, I show you the band, not bravado.”
One confidence-gated number, computed fresh every morning.
“One line on where you stand, three things worth knowing, one action. That's the whole ritual.”
A conclusion, not a dashboard. Read it with your first coffee.
“Duplicate charges, zombie subscriptions, unbilled hours. I surface them in rupees — with receipts.”
Datum scans every recurring charge and every hour your team logs.
Hi Meridian team — gentle reminder that invoice DTM-041 fell due on 21·06. Could you share a payment date?
Ready to send — awaiting your approval“I drafted the nudge for you. Polite, firm — and never sent without you.”
You approve, Datum follows up. Awkward conversations, outsourced.
“At current burn, the practice lives 7.2 months. I drew the safe line — I'll speak up when you drift toward it.”
How long the practice lives at current burn. The safe line, drawn.
People-aware margins. See which clients pay for the studio — and which quietly eat it.
GST-compliant invoices and payslips you're proud to send. A4, per-line GST, amount in words.
GSTR-aware and filing-ready by default. No month-end archaeology.
Salaries, rent, retainers and subscriptions on a calm calendar. No surprises on the 1st.
“When we're not sure, we say we're not sure.”
“Documents you're proud to send.”
“A conclusion, not a dashboard.”
“Studios don't run on SKUs.”
For one person and their practice
For a full studio
For multi-team practices