Drivetrain

AI-native FP&A platform: unifies financial and operational data for planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, and real-time tracking. Founded 2021 by ex-Google leaders. $15M Series A.

Services FinTech / FP&A / SaaS
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Sunnyvale, CA, USA (Remote-Friendly; US + India teams) HQ
55 employees
2021 founded

What is Drivetrain?

Drivetrain is an AI-native FP&A (financial planning and analysis) platform. It connects a company's financial and operational data, from the general ledger, CRM, billing, HR, and data warehouse, into a single system where finance teams build budgets and plans, forecast, model scenarios, and track actuals against plan in real time. The pitch is to replace the sprawling, error-prone spreadsheets most finance teams still run on with a connected, self-serve platform that non-finance stakeholders can also read. Drivetrain was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a strong engineering presence in India. Its founding team is unusually senior: Alok Goel (co-founder and CEO) spent two decades at the intersection of AI and enterprise software, including leading Google AdSense and later working as a venture capitalist; Tarkeshwar Thakur (co-founder and CTO) built and scaled infrastructure at Google across Search, AdWords, and Maps; and Saurav Bhagat (co-founder and Head of Product) brought product-scaling experience from a VP role at Elevation Capital. The company raised a $15M Series A from Jungle Ventures, Elevation Capital, and Venture Highway, with participation from 25+ angel investors and operators. It is an early-stage company of roughly 55 people, so treat scale and headcount as small and fast-moving.

Mission & values

Give finance teams a connected, AI-native platform to plan, forecast, and track the business in real time, so companies can drive predictable growth instead of wrestling spreadsheets.

Qualifications

Drivetrain hires across engineering (backend, full-stack, frontend, data engineering and pipelines, ML and applied AI for its forecasting and modeling features, infrastructure), product, design, and finance-domain roles (FP&A and finance experts who shape the product and support customers), plus go-to-market (sales, sales engineering, customer success, implementation) and G&A. Application flow lives at drivetrain.ai/careers. The team spans the US (Sunnyvale) and India, and the company is remote-friendly, though remote eligibility varies by role and location, so check each posting. The strongest fit combines either strong engineering or applied-AI skills with an interest in financial data, or genuine FP&A and finance-operations expertise on the product and customer side. As an early-stage, well-funded startup, hires are highly leveraged and equity is a meaningful part of compensation.

Leadership

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Alok Goel

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Co-founded Drivetrain in 2021. Two decades across AI and enterprise software, including leading Google AdSense, and later worked as a venture capitalist before starting Drivetrain.

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Tarkeshwar Thakur

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Co-founded Drivetrain in 2021. Previously built and scaled core infrastructure at Google across Search, AdWords, and Maps.

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Saurav Bhagat

Co-Founder & Head of Product

Co-founded Drivetrain in 2021. Brought product-scaling experience from a VP role at Elevation Capital.

Hiring process

  1. 1

    Apply at drivetrain.ai/careers

    Browse engineering, applied-AI, product, finance-domain, and go-to-market roles and submit through the Drivetrain careers page.

  2. 2

    Recruiter or founder screen

    For a ~55-person team, early calls often involve a founder or lead. Confirms role fit, level, location and remote eligibility, and expectations.

    About 7 days

  3. 3

    Technical or domain deep-dive

    Engineering/AI: coding plus a discussion of data pipelines, modeling, or forecasting. Finance-domain: an FP&A case. Product/design: portfolio and case review.

    About 10 days

  4. 4

    Team interviews

    Cross-functional conversations on depth, collaboration, and fit for an early-stage, fast-moving environment.

    About 10 days

  5. 5

    Offer with equity

    Offer with base plus meaningful early-stage equity, aligned to role and location.

    About 5 days

Funding

StageSeries A
Total raised$15,000,000
Investors
Jungle Ventures Elevation Capital Venture Highway

Awards & recognition

  • $15M Series A to build the AI-native FP&A platform · 2024

    Drivetrain

  • Founded by ex-Google AdSense, Search, and Maps leaders · 2021

    Drivetrain

Company information

Frequently asked questions

What does Drivetrain do?
It is an AI-native FP&A platform. It connects a company's financial and operational data (ledger, CRM, billing, HR, warehouse) into one system for budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, and real-time tracking of actuals against plan, replacing spreadsheet-heavy finance workflows.
Who founded Drivetrain?
Alok Goel (CEO, who led Google AdSense and was later a VC), Tarkeshwar Thakur (CTO, ex-Google Search/AdWords/Maps), and Saurav Bhagat (Head of Product, ex-VP at Elevation Capital), in 2021.
How much has Drivetrain raised?
A $15M Series A from Jungle Ventures, Elevation Capital, and Venture Highway, with participation from 25+ angel investors and operators.
Is Drivetrain remote-friendly?
It is remote-friendly with teams in the US (Sunnyvale) and India, though remote eligibility varies by role and location. Check each posting for the specific requirement.
What roles does Drivetrain hire?
Engineering, data engineering, applied AI/ML, product, and design, plus FP&A and finance-domain experts who shape the product, and go-to-market roles (sales, customer success, implementation). The team is small and fast-moving.
What background helps for getting hired?
Either strong engineering or applied-AI skills with an interest in financial data, or genuine FP&A and finance-operations expertise on the product and customer side.

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