Datarails

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Datarails
Company type Privately held company
Industry Software
Founded2015;11 years ago (2015)
FoundersDidi Gurfinkel, Eyal Cohen, and Oded Har-Tal
Headquarters
Tel Aviv
,
Israel
Website datarails.com

Datarails is an Israeli multinational software development company. It is a financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform for Microsoft Excel users. [1] [2] [3] Based in Tel Aviv, Israel Datarails is also incorporated in Delaware. [4]

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History

Datarails was founded in 2015 by Israeli tech veterans Didi Gurfinkel (CEO), Eyal Cohen (COO) and Oded Har-Tal (CTO). [5] [6] [7]

In June 2021, the company had raised US$55 million in Series A funding led by Israeli investor Zeev Ventures who was joined by Vertex Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, and Vintage Investment Partners. It completed its Series B in March 2022 and raised another $50 million led by Israel's Qumra Capital who were joined by La Maison Partners, and Claltech. [8] [9] [10] [11]

In December 2022 Datarails laid off 18% of its team. [12]

Product and services

Datarails uses AI and machine learning to support real-time financial consolidation and data visualization, [13] It has integrated AI tools within its platform to enhance the speed of compiling financial analysis. [14] The company holds patents for its Excel-to-database transformation technology. [15]

In 2024, Datarails launched a Cash Management solution for CFOs. [16]

In 2026, the company's launched new Strategy, Planning, and Reporting AI Finance Agents promise to answer complex financial questions with fully formatted assets. [17]

Controversy

In August 2024 BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division recommended that Datarails clearly and conspicuously disclose its material connection to The Finance Weekly website where endorsement, rankings, and reviews appear. [18]

Recognition

In October, 2022, Datarails won The Most Promising Startup Award in the category of B2B and Cybersecurity from tech news site The Information. [19]

In November 2024, Datarails was ranked at 92nd in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 growing company in North America. [20] In 2025, Datarails was ranked 113th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. [21]

In 2023, Datarails was listed by Inc. as one of America's Fastest-Growing Companies, [22] and a Power Partner. [23]

Publications

Datarails releases several annual reports such as The CFO's Office 2.0 which has been cited in news sites including Financial Times, [24] Fortune, [25] and Forbes. [26]

Datarails’ annual CFO Sentiments survey is also released annually and has been covered by media including CFO Dive. [27]

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". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com.
  4. ↑ "Datarails Terms of Service" (PDF). Datarails. May 2024.
  5. ↑ "How One Business Transforms Everyday Spreadsheets Into Sophisticated Financial-Planning Tools". MSN .
  6. ↑ "Israeli financial planning co Datarails raises $50m". Globes. 3 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "חברת הסטארטאפ DataRails מתרחבת עם מינוי ארבעה מנהלים בכירים". 21 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "DataRails raises $50M to boost financial analytics and other tools for Excel spreadsheet acolytesexcel/". 10 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "CFOs cling to spreadsheets despite their limits as FP&A tool".
  10. ↑ "DataRails books $25M more to build better financial reporting tools for SMBs". 21 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "DataRails doubles in value, raises an additional $25 million in Series A extension". 21 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "DataRails lays off 18% of team". ctech. 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  13. ↑ Adebayo, Kolawole Samuel (2022-03-10). "DataRails wants to revolutionize the CFO's office with automation". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  14. ↑ "Datarails rolls out ChatGPT-style FP&A tool | CFO Dive". www.cfodive.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  15. ↑ "Google Patents". patents.google.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  16. ↑ "Cash Management". Datarails. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  17. ↑ Franzen, Carl (21 January 2026). "CFOs are now getting their own 'vibe coding' moment thanks to Datarails". Venture Beat . Retrieved 27 January 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ↑ "National Advertising Division Recommends Datarails Disclose Material Connection to The Finance Weekly Website for Endorsement, Rankings, and Reviews".
  19. ↑ "Datarails Wins The Most Promising B2B Startup Award for 2022". Qumra Capital. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  20. ↑ "2024 Technology Fast 500 Award Winners". Deloitte United States. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  21. ↑ Deloitte Fast 500 Rankings. "Deloitte" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ "Inc. 5000 2023: Meet the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America". Inc.com. Archived from the original on 2025-03-14. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  23. ↑ "Datarails at INC. Power Partner". Inc.
  24. ↑ Temple-West, Patrick (2024-12-24). "US chief executives are leaving the corner office in record numbers". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  25. ↑ Estrada, Sheryl. "27% of job listings for CFOs now mention AI". Fortune. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  26. ↑ Poinski, Megan. "Companies Want CFOs Who Can Use AI And Develop Long-Term Strategy". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  27. ↑ "AI's coming for finance jobs, CFOs expect: Datarails | CFO Dive". www.cfodive.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
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