Not really. If you're ramen-profitable and looking to raise money, that means you want to spend money to get on a path to greater profitability. On the path t

Not really. If you're ramen-profitable and looking to raise money, that means you want to spend money to get on a path to greater profitability. On the path to greater profitability, depending on your burn rate and profit growth rate, you may still experience the "fatal pinch" even if you were previously ramen profitable. You may be able to revert to ramen profitability again, but it will be painful (cut your burn rate).