How Albiware Uses Forecastr To Align Their Team, Raise Capital, and Build a Scalable Financial Infrastructure

Alex Duta is the founder and CEO of Albiware, a fast-growing, venture-backed SaaS company that helps property damage restoration contractors run more efficient businesses. As a Y Combinator alum who has raised over $12 million in funding, Alex knew he needed more than just a basic forecasting tool – he needed financial operations that could scale with Albiware’s growth.

At first, the team turned to Pry, hoping it would bring structure and clarity to their financial forecasting. But the reality was anything but simple. “It was a thousand times harder to use than my Google Sheets,” Alex recalled. The platform required hands-on setup and constant maintenance, which defeated the purpose. “Somebody still had to operate it. It felt like programming in Excel spreadsheets.”

Even worse, it didn’t give him the visibility or confidence he needed. Reports lacked detail, performance was hard to track, and aligning with the board felt like guesswork. As CEO, Alex wasn’t looking for another tool to manage – he needed a true solution. One that could take forecasting off his plate, help him lead with clarity, and scale with the company’s growth.

Building Infrastructure That Scales

At the time, Albiware was generating under $3 million in ARR, growing fast, but not yet ready to bring on a full-time controller or CFO. “It just didn’t make any sense to have that in-house,” Alex said. But investor expectations were rising, and so were the demands of operating a fast-moving startup.

Forecastr didn’t just offer a tool – it delivered the backbone of Albiware’s financial operations. The engagement began with a deep audit of Albiware’s financials, followed by a hands-on, multi-month onboarding process. Alex Duta, CEO of Albiware, appreciated the transparency from day one. “They warned us ahead of time – it takes time to dial in your first model,” Alex said. “But after four or five months, we had a model that was really accurate.”

Today, the model isn’t static – it evolves with the business. The Albiware team partners closely with Forecastr to refine it on an ongoing basis. At their most recent leadership retreat, Forecastr joined the executive team to co-create the forecast for the upcoming year. “It was really cool,” Alex said. “The whole team is aligned around what we need to do to make doubling this year possible.”

The model has become more than a board-facing document – it’s a shared framework that guides planning, drives alignment, and supports smart execution across the company.

Each session isn’t just about numbers. It’s about turning vision into strategy, and strategy into measurable goals. Alex gets more than a snapshot; he gets a financial lens that helps him understand what’s really driving the business. “Josh Hinkle gets my vision and turns it into math that makes sense,” he said. 

That clarity translates into smarter, faster decisions. Instead of looking at high-level metrics in isolation, the Albiware leadership team uses the model to tie revenue, margin, and burn targets directly to specific initiatives in product, sales, and marketing. 

“It’s not just tracking performance – it’s measuring the right things, so we can act fast, stay accountable, and make better decisions as a team.” With Forecastr embedded in their operating rhythm, financial strategy becomes a shared responsibility, not a siloed task.