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Datarails
IndustrySoftware
Founded2015
FoundersDidi Gurfinkel, Eyal Cohen, Oded Har-Tal
HeadquartersNew York
Websitedatarails.com

Datarails is a New York-based multinational software development company. It offers financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platforms for Microsoft Excel users.[1][2][3]

History

Datarails was founded in 2015 by Didi Gurfinkel (CEO), Eyal Cohen (COO) and Oded Har-Tal (CTO). Gurfinkel worked as a GM at Cisco before co-founding Datarails, while Cohen co-founded WalkMe. It is based in New York, USA, and has offices in Israel.[4][5][6]

By June 2021, the company had raised US$55 million in Series A funding from sources like Zeev Ventures, Vertex Ventures Israel, Innovation Endeavors, and Vintage Investment Partners. It completed its Series B in March 2022 and raised another $50 million from sources like Qumra Capital, La Maison Partners, and Claltech.[7][8][9][10]

Earth Day

For "Earth Day," Datarails, along with the @State Wide Wildfire Restoration project, planted a new forest - the "Excel Evergreens" in the Washington state area after the 2020 catastrophe. They also added 1,000 more trees for every new customer that joined.[11]

Product and services

The software is geared towards corporate finance teams of small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to improve their financial planning and analysis (FP&A) with Microsoft Excel.

It automates data consolidation and financial reporting and provides workflows, templates, and data visualization that facilitate budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling and financial analysis. It can be accessed through a Microsoft Excel add-in and a web application, and stores data on the cloud through Microsoft Azure.[12][13][14][15]

Awards and recognition

In December 2021, the company's revenue grew 5x, and the "Globes" magazine ranked Datarails as the number one "Most Promising Israeli Startup." The ranking was done by 63 venture capital firms in Israel.[16][17][18]

In February 2022, "Built In" announced that Datarails was named in its "2022 Best Places To Work Awards." The company earned a place on New York City's Best Midsize Companies to Work For and Best Paying Companies.[19][20]

In April 2022, a group of celebrities who have played accountants and CFOs on renowned TV series participated in a mock competition to become brand ambassadors for Datarails. They include Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin Malone in the U.S. version of "The Office"; Ewen MacIntosh, who played accountant Keith Bishop in the original U.K. version of "The Office"; George Wendt, who played accountant turned bar patron Norm Peterson in "Cheers"; and Andy Buckley, who played Dundler Mifflin CFO David Wallace in the U.S. version of "The Office."[21][22]

References

  1. ^ "Datarails wants to revolutionize the CFO's office with automation". 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ "הסטארטאפ DataRails מגייס 200 עובדים". 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ "DataRails closes $50M in Series B, continuing Cloud-tech's progress".
  4. ^ "How One Business Transforms Everyday Spreadsheets Into Sophisticated Financial-Planning Tools". MSN.
  5. ^ "Israeli financial planning co Datarails raises $50m". Globes. 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ "חברת הסטארטאפ DataRails מתרחבת עם מינוי ארבעה מנהלים בכירים". 21 October 2021.
  7. ^ "DataRails raises $50M to boost financial analytics and other tools for Excel spreadsheet acolytesexcel/".
  8. ^ "CFOs cling to spreadsheets despite their limits as FP&A tool".
  9. ^ "DataRails books $25M more to build better financial reporting tools for SMBs".
  10. ^ "DataRails doubles in value, raises an additional $25 million in Series A extension". 21 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Earth Day Fintech Round-Up with GoHenry, Klarna and more". 22 April 2022.
  12. ^ "DataRails wants to revolutionize the CFO's office with automation". 10 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Bad use of FP&A costs U.S. companies $7.8B a year".
  14. ^ "חברת DataRails מגייסת עובדים בקמפיין באיילון וקורצת לחברות יוניקורן".
  15. ^ "4 Less-Obvious Areas Of Your Business To Automate". Forbes.
  16. ^ "Globes' past startup picks: Where are they now?". Globes. 12 June 2021.
  17. ^ ""Globes" names 2021's "Most Promising Israeli Startups"". Globes. 12 July 2021.
  18. ^ "#1 Other startups want to replace Excel - DataRails makes it better". Globes. 12 July 2021.
  19. ^ "50 BEST PAYING COMPANIES IN NYC 2022".
  20. ^ "Built In Honors DataRails in Its 2022 Best Places To Work Awards".
  21. ^ "TV sitcom accountants compete to become brand ambassadors". 12 April 2022.
  22. ^ "TV and movie stars reenact real accounting struggles". 18 January 2022.
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