Overview
Drivetrain is an AI-powered financial planning platform founded in April 2021 by Alok Goel (CEO, former Elevation Capital partner and CEO of Freecharge), Tarkeshwar Thakur (CTO, former Freshworks VP Engineering), and Saurav Bhagat. Headquartered in Newark, Delaware with operations in Bengaluru, the company raised $15M Series A in October 2022.
Highlights
- Founder credibility: Alok Goel’s journey from Elevation Capital partner to entrepreneur
- DTML (Drivetrain Modeling Language): Proprietary AI-powered language expressing business operation nuances
- 200+ integrations: Extensive connectivity ecosystem
- MCP server for finance: First Model Context Protocol server for finance (October 2025)
- “Google Maps for business growth” philosophy: Predict, plan, track, course-correct cycle
- Target market: Mid-market to enterprise B2B tech companies with $5M-$100M ARR
- Notable customers: Whatfix, FarEye, MindTickle
- Use cases: Revenue planning, headcount automation, scenario modeling, operational planning
Founded
April 2021. Founded by Alok Goel (CEO, former Elevation Capital partner, ex-CEO Freecharge), Tarkeshwar Thakur (CTO, ex-Freshworks VP Engineering), Saurav Bhagat (Head of Product).
Headquarters
Newark, Delaware (legal); Bengaluru, India (operations).
Ownership and funding
Independent. Raised $15M Series A (October 2022).
Core technology
DTML (Drivetrain Modeling Language), AI-powered language expressing business operation nuances. 200+ integrations. First MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for finance (October 2025).
Market position
Mid-market to enterprise; B2B tech companies with $5M, $100M ARR.
Product philosophy
“Google Maps for business growth”, predict, plan, track, course-correct cycle.
Notable customers
Whatfix, FarEye, MindTickle.