We connect the ledger, map the accounts and check the first data.
Budgeting software for startups and growth companies
Next year’s budget from one conversation
Connect the ledger you run today. Tell Claude the plan in plain words: this year as the base, subscriptions up 10% a month, a quieter July, three sales hires in November. It writes the year into Control with a reason on every value, and asks when something is unclear.
- YouBuild our 2027 budget from this year’s actuals. Subscription revenue grows 10% a month, except July, which is quieter: 3%. We hire three people into sales in November and two into marketing in December.
- ClaudeWhich cost centre carries the three November hires: Sales or Customer success?get_entity_statement_actuals · list_group_dimension_items
- YouSales.
- ClaudeSaved as a new budget, twelve months, a reason on every value. Sales salaries go from €30k to €45k a month in November.submit_bulk_file_import
Salaries · Sales · Finland Oy · Nov 2027€45,000
ReasonRun rate of Jul to Sep 2026, €30,000 a month, plus 3 sales hires from November at €5,000 each.
What it takes to start
One ledger, and 30 days on your own numbers.
Connect the ledger yourself, or book a call and we set it up for you. Most companies go from the first call to live data in under two hours.
Budgets, forecasts and MCP access, Starter included.
On your own ledger, up to three integrations, no credit card.
After the budget
The month, the board and the next company.
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The monthly update
This month’s investor update, in last month’s format.
Give your AI client last month’s update. It pulls this month’s numbers from Control, drafts the same pages and names the figures that need your eye, for you to check before it goes out.
- YouHere is August’s investor update. Draft September’s in the same format.
- ClaudeDrafted, same three pages. Revenue €600k against €590k budgeted. EBITDA €120k against €127k: operating costs ran €14k over, all of it marketing services, 31 transactions. Check those before it goes out.get_entity_statement_actuals · get_budget_plan_values · get_entity_transactions_browse
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One ledger today
The next company maps to the same group chart.
When a second company arrives, connect its ledger and map it to the chart you already have. Consolidation, currencies and eliminations come with the Growth plan, and nothing you built is rebuilt.
- Finland OyNetvisor · EURLive
- US IncQuickBooks · USDWhen it exists
- UK LtdXero · GBPWhen it exists
FAQ
What founders and first finance leads ask.
We work with an interim CFO. Can they run it?
Yes. They get their own Control login, and an AI client they connect over MCP sees only what their role allows. The budget, the monthly update and the board’s questions work the same for them as for your team.
What does it cost?
Starter is €249 a month for one company and one integration, billed monthly. Companies with annual revenue under €1M can get the full Starter plan for €99 a month. Growth, at €499, adds multi-entity consolidation with three integrations. See pricing.
Which AI clients can we use, and where does our data go?
Claude, ChatGPT and Codex connect over MCP, and other MCP clients can connect the same way. Control’s own AI features process data in the EU; an AI client you connect processes what it reads under your agreement with its provider. Control’s data is hosted on Google Cloud in Finland.
Bring this year’s numbers.
Start free: connect your ledger and ask for next year’s budget. Or book 30 minutes and we build one on the example company with you.