My Product · CA / GST SaaS
AutoCA — AI Invoice Platform for CAs
Own product (AutoCA) · Founder & lead engineer — product, AI models, integrations
Problem
CA and tax firms lose 20+ hours weekly to manual invoice entry, GST mismatch checks, and chasing clients for documents — especially during filing season.
Challenges
- Invoices arrive as photos, PDFs, Excel, and WhatsApp forwards — no single format
- GST field accuracy must be high enough for filing season risk
- CAs need Tally / Zoho / QuickBooks export, not another siloed dashboard
- Client document collection is fragmented across email and chat
Solution
AutoCA is India's custom AI invoice automation platform: upload any invoice (image, PDF, Excel), proprietary extraction models parse every field, auto-reconcile GST, and export to Tally, Zoho, or QuickBooks — plus WhatsApp document collection.
Architecture
Ingestion accepts multi-format documents; extraction models return structured fields; validation rules catch GST mismatches; reconciliation engine compares returns; exporters push to Tally/Zoho/QuickBooks; WhatsApp bot collects missing docs from clients.
Timeline
Product in continuous production
Lessons learned
- Accuracy and export integrations beat flashy chat UIs for CA adoption
- WhatsApp intake closed the biggest drop-off in document collection
- Seasonal load (filing) must drive capacity and support design
