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A document parser that handles reconciliation end to end and hands a human the exceptions rather than the queue. Aimed at energy compliance leads, replacing the spreadsheet that currently holds it together.
In short: Energy Reconciler is a document parser aimed at energy compliance leads, covering reconciliation. It scores 70/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by monetisation (93) and held back by timing (42). Typical pricing is $6.0k–$119k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in about a month for $4.5k–$15k.
Energy teams lose two ledgers that never agree and nobody can say why. Every energy team solves this the same way: someone stays late. The cost is invisible on any P&L line, which is why it never gets fixed.
A document parser that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes reconciliation. Revenue is take-rate, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $629M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 17% |
| Annual contract value | $6.0k – $119k |
| Pricing model | Take-rate |
| Time to first revenue | 56 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $4.5k – $15k |
| Build effort | ~1 month |
Document parsing stopped needing per-layout templates. Energy is growing at roughly 18% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
Integrations with the incumbent system of record are undocumented and gatekept.
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