Drivetrain is an AI-native FP&A platform that helps finance teams build budgets, forecasts, and board-ready reports without relying on error-prone spreadsheets. Founded in 2021 by Alok Goel (CEO, former Partner at Elevation Capital and ex-Google AdSense), Tarkeshwar Thakur (CTO, ex-Google, ex-Tessian), and Saurav Bhagat (Head of Product, ex-Elevation Capital), the company describes its team as backed by industry veterans and investors with backgrounds spanning Google, Adobe, Notion, Coupa, Meta, LinkedIn, Applied Intuition, Chargebee, Tessian, Elevation, and Jungle. Drivetrain serves customers across 21 countries, 6 continents, and 20 verticals — including Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust, DISA, parcelLab, bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND), Postman, TruHearing, matillion, and teikametrics — and holds multiple G2 badges for Support, Implementability, Admin Usability, and Relationship quality.

• AI-native modeling with MCP servers and an AI Slackbot for plain-English financial insights; Every AI-driven change is reviewable, versioned, and traceable to its source
• Excel-style formulas combined with AI for both FP&A and budget-owner self-service; AI-assisted data cleaning, reconciliation, and anomaly detection
• AI token cost management as a first-class planning use case; Integrations across ERP/Accounting, CRM, HRIS/ATS, Billing, Databases/Warehouses, BI, and Customer Success tools; SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and GDPR certified
• Standard implementation (3 integrations — ERP, CRM, HRIS — plus standard models/reports) delivered in 10–12 weeks

Commission

20% of Year 1 ARR; 20% of Year 2+ ARR (recurring) — upgraded recurring rate for partners who close 3+ deals in a year [Source: confidential partner deck]

MDF

Co-marketing investment for high-quality pipeline: co-hosted/sponsored events, executive dinners, mixers, and joint webinars

Pay per Lead

Not publicly specified

Others

Same enablement ecosystem and collateral as base Referral Partners, plus qualification for co-marketing investment