Drivepoint just landed $9 million in fresh capital, and if you’re not watching what’s happening in Boston, you’re missing one of the most intelligent plays in strategic finance since Excel learned how to talk back.
Founded in January 2021 by Austin Gardner-Smith (CEO) and Ben Tregoe (now consulting through Elephant Herd), Drivepoint isn’t trying to drag consumer brands into the future, it’s pulling them in with AI that models, forecasts, and analyzes in real time, across every retail channel. Think of it like a quant desk with a taste for Oatly and SKUs.
The $7M Series A was led by Vocap Partners, with returning bets from Bling Capital, Vinyl VC, Las Olas Venture Capital, and Jefferies’ Family Office. But the heat didn’t stop there, Good Friends VC joined in, with Joey Zwillinger (Allbirds co-founder) personally backing the round, alongside consumer founders like Brian Tate (Oats Overnight), Jordan Nathan (Caraway), and Brian Riley (Guardian Bikes). These aren’t just cap table names. These are operators who’ve scaled, sold, and actually read financial models that make or break P&L.
Drivepoint grew 250% in 2024. Their customers see an average 6.7% bump in EBITDA in year one. Oats Overnight unlocked $4M in new EBITDA. Dose upped gross margins 3.5%. Graza hit record omnichannel growth with a single finance lead and a SmartModel™ that never sleeps.
This is not FP&A with a fresh coat of AI paint. This is scenario modeling built for consumer brands that live and die by inventory turns, TikTok spikes, and demand curves that change before lunch. The Excel add-in plays nice. The AI agents play smarter. And with integrations across QuickBooks, NetSuite, Amazon, Shopify, Meta, Stripe, and wholesale via Muffin Data and Alloy.ai, this isn’t plug-and-play, it’s plug-and-provoke.
And Drivepoint’s goal? Power 25% of global retail GMV by 2030. That’s not a stretch. That’s the plan.
Behind the boards are people who’ve been in the trenches. Alexander Hoimes scaled IPSY to $1B as the first finance hire. Dana Basken brings product depth from Nanigans and Golden Hearts Games. The platform runs native on Google Cloud, engineered for Gemini and Vertex AI. It’s smart. It’s fast. It’s built for the brands that make noise and margins.
This round fuels deeper AI, smarter forecasting, and broader GTM. With open roles for Senior Strategic Finance Analysts, the Drivepoint story is accelerating. And if you’re a midmarket or enterprise brand trying to see around corners before Q4 hits, maybe it’s time to stop guessing and start modeling.
