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About Sonali Pattnaik
Sonali is the CTO and Co-founder of Lighthouz.
Previously, she has led AI teams at enterprises such as Progressive, American Family, and Halliburton, where she spearheaded innovative AI solutions. With experience in building and deploying AI technologies, she holds multiple US patents and papers. Working across multiple industries, Sonali has gained expertise in tackling business problems from inception to full implementation using AI solutions.
Previously, she has led AI teams at enterprises such as Progressive, American Family, and Halliburton, where she spearheaded innovative AI solutions. With experience in building and deploying AI technologies, she holds multiple US patents and papers. Working across multiple industries, Sonali has gained expertise in tackling business problems from inception to full implementation using AI solutions.
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Lighthouz AI
Lighthouz AI's AI agents solve the biggest problems in logistics - AR and AP!
3PLs, brokers, factors, and carriers lose billions every year to slow invoicing, manual invoice audits, and billing disputes. Manual AP & AR processes create errors, disputes, cash flow bottlenecks, late fees โhurting everyone in the logistics supply chain.
๐ The Problem:
- Factors: Auditing and verifying carrier invoices, timely invoicing
- 3PLs & Brokers: Verifying carrier invoices, creating own invoices, and handling disputes and chargebacks.
- Carriers: Timely invoicing, Submitting correct and complete paperwork, Dealing with late payments, incorrect deductions, and manual paperwork.
- Shippers: Struggling with invoice error identification and resolution, delaying payments.
๐ The Impact: The U.S. freight industry processes over $1.2 trillion in transactions annually, yet 25% of freight invoices contain errors, leading to payment disputes and delays.
๐น Our Solution is an AI agent that automates invoice audits, rate verifications, invoicing, and collections in the logistics industry.
With Lighthouz AI agents, businesses 10x their AR and AP processes.
3PLs, brokers, factors, and carriers lose billions every year to slow invoicing, manual invoice audits, and billing disputes. Manual AP & AR processes create errors, disputes, cash flow bottlenecks, late fees โhurting everyone in the logistics supply chain.
๐ The Problem:
- Factors: Auditing and verifying carrier invoices, timely invoicing
- 3PLs & Brokers: Verifying carrier invoices, creating own invoices, and handling disputes and chargebacks.
- Carriers: Timely invoicing, Submitting correct and complete paperwork, Dealing with late payments, incorrect deductions, and manual paperwork.
- Shippers: Struggling with invoice error identification and resolution, delaying payments.
๐ The Impact: The U.S. freight industry processes over $1.2 trillion in transactions annually, yet 25% of freight invoices contain errors, leading to payment disputes and delays.
๐น Our Solution is an AI agent that automates invoice audits, rate verifications, invoicing, and collections in the logistics industry.
With Lighthouz AI agents, businesses 10x their AR and AP processes.