Data governance that starts at the source

Unparalleled visibility that produces clear and immediate outcomes:
from insights, through build-time controls, to AI-native workflows.

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Proactive data governance

Modern data environments move too fast for reactive governance. Leveraging proprietary source code analysis, Foundational takes care of two fundamental challenges in existing data governance tools: Automated end-to-end lineage, and proactive checks and controls for every type of change, code or configuration alike.

Data Incident Prevention

Prevent incidents before they disrupt the busines

Catch breaking changes and code issues with impact to data already in build-time. Analyze dependencies instantly and prevent errors before they disrupt products, dashboards or business-critical processes.

50–80%
incident reduction
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Data Assets Discovery

Understand every data flow from source to dashboard

Search any asset, in any platform, to see how it's derived, where it connects, and what is the underlying logic and metadata. Gain full transparency with zero integration work.

80–90%
faster discovery and root-cause analysis
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AI Governance and Data Access

Reduce AI risk with enhanced visibility and automated guardrails

Trace every AI workflow to understand what data is it using, where is it coming from, and is the data safe to use. Create and automate guardrails to ensure every AI stays safe to use.

60–80%
faster model debugging and compliance proof
Compliance and Privacy

Proactive compliance for an evolving regulatory landscape

Identify where sensitive data flows, apply guardrails everywhere it moves, and prove compliance as regulations change.

100%
Prepared for evolving AI and global privacy laws
Cost Optimization

Ongoing cost optimization across your data stack

Surface hidden cost drivers across your data stack, identify waste before it compounds, and turn visibility into continuous savings.

Actionable cost savings identified continuously
Data Stack Consolidation

Simplify and optimize your data platform

See which systems are redundant and decommission them safely. Consolidate tools and eliminate cost without risking reliability.

30–40%
reduction in infrastructure costs
Migration and Modernization

De-risk every migration step

Map dependencies automatically, migrate only what matters, and validate every change to ensure a smooth modernization path.

30–50%
faster timelines
Streamline data governance, compliance, and security use cases through rich applications

Choose Prevention Over Reaction

Explore how proactive governance creates measurable impact across your entire data lifecycle.

We like to think of Ramp as a very data-focused company.
With Foundational, we’re saving precious time knowing we don’t need 
to go and inspect every single code change, with our code being 
programmatically checked before it could break our pipelines.
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Kevin Chao
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Govern data and AI at the source code