Propense AI

Three layers of AI built for professional services firms.

Propose AI isn't one model. It's a stack: a data science foundation that ranks opportunities, an intelligence engine that turns each one into the research a partner can actually use, and an agent that surfaces the daily moves worth making across every account.

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Lyra
Technology · New York · Private-Equity Backed · $100K · Partner: Alice Johnson
Following
Tax Services - R&D Credits
$35,000
EXPLAINABILITY
EDUCATION
REAL TIME NEWS
Why Now?
Lyra raised $485M across three 2025 rounds specifically to accelerate Pulse, Forge, and Atlas - that's $80M+ in qualifying engineering payroll generating uncaptured R&D credits each year. The new Dublin and Singapore engineering hubs trigger Section 174's 15-year foreign R&D amortization versus 5-year US treatment - the trap most pre-IPO AI companies miss. Every credit identified now compounds straight into EBITDA ahead of the S-1.
Business Development Angle
CFO Marcus Wei was hired this year with one explicit mandate: public market readiness. R&D Tax Credits are the cleanest EBITDA lever he has left. At Lyra's engineering scale, federal R&D credit alone typically runs $5-12M annually, plus state credits - and Section 174 mandatory capitalization (now in its fourth tax year) demands a defensible methodology before S-1 diligence opens the books.
Suggested Introduction Message
"Marcus - saw the $485M raise to accelerate Pulse, Forge, and Atlas. Most AI companies at your engineering scale are leaving $5-10M in annual R&D credits on the table, and the Section 174 treatment on your Dublin and Singapore teams matters for S-1 cleanup. Happy to bring a quick view of where the credits and 174 exposure are sitting."

Most firms use AI to summarize. We use it to uncover client needs and action them.

Generic AI gives you a paragraph about a client. That's not enough to change a partner's behavior. Propense AI takes the same client, ranks the next service they need, generates the research that makes the case, drafts the email, and surfaces it on the day it matters.

Each layer of our AI builds on the one below it. The data science finds the opportunity. The intelligence engine explains it. The agent makes sure it never gets missed.

The Propense AI stack

Three layers that work together.

Layer 01 · Foundation

Data Science Models

Six propensity models trained on your firm's data and the public market. The math that decides which service every client and prospect needs next.

Layer 02 · Intelligence

Real Time News & Context

Turns every recommendation into a Why Now, a BD Angle, a draft email, a research report, a BD plan, and a full account plan with a 30-60-90 day playbook.

Layer 03 · Action

Hatfield Agent

The daily layer that helps every professional see where they can make a difference today. News, thought leadership pairings, cross-serve alerts, anniversaries.

Layer 01 · Foundation

Data science models that rank every opportunity.

Six purpose-built propensity models trained on the patterns we see across your firm's clients. They run continuously and update with every change to your time and billing data.

Model i.

Service Recommendation

For every client, the services they are most likely to need next - ranked by propensity score, potential fees, and peak sale month.

Model ii.

Market Triggers

Funding rounds, leadership changes, acquisitions, regulatory events, and news signals tied to clients and prospects in real time.

Model iii.

Similar Clients

Lookalike scoring across your client base. Every client linked to the firms that share their pattern of services, growth, and characteristics.

Model iv.

Service Journey

The path clients typically take through services. The first engagement, the natural next service, and the long-tail expansion services.

Model v.

Warm Intro Relationship

Relationship intelligence across your partners' contact graphs. Surfaces the warmest path into a target prospect or executive.

Model vi.

Prospect Propensity

The same engine applied outside the client base. Score every prospect on service-level propensity and prioritize by total expected lifetime value.

Layer 02 · Intelligence

Real Time News & Context turns a recommendation into the conversation.

A ranked service recommendation is useful. A research-backed brief that explains why now, who to call, what to say, and an outreach draft ready to send is what actually moves the deal. Layer 2 generates four interconnected outputs on demand, on any client or prospect.

Output 01 · In-app

Real Time News & Context.

Sits inside every recommendation in the platform. Open any client, pick any service, and the intelligence engine surfaces the three things a partner needs before they pick up the phone.

  • Why Now - the specific market signals making this the moment to act, with citations
  • Business Development Angle - who at the client is the natural stakeholder and why this service maps to their goals
  • Suggested Introduction Message - a tailored opening line built around the client's actual context
app.propense.ai / clients / lyra
Lyra
Tax Services - R&D Credits · $35,000 · Year Round
Explainability
Education
Real Time News
Why Now?
$485M raised to accelerate Pulse, Forge, and Atlas = $80M+ qualifying R&D spend. Dublin and Singapore engineering hubs trigger Section 174's 15-year foreign R&D amortization vs 5-year US - the trap most pre-IPO AI companies miss. Every credit identified now compounds into EBITDA ahead of S-1.
Business Development Angle
CFO Marcus Wei hired with one mandate: public market readiness. Federal R&D credit alone typically runs $5-12M annually at this scale - the cleanest EBITDA lever Marcus has before S-1.
Suggested Introduction Message
"Marcus - saw the $485M raise to accelerate Pulse, Forge, and Atlas. Most AI companies at your scale are leaving $5-10M in annual R&D credits on the table, and 174 treatment on Dublin matters for S-1 cleanup..."
Output 02 · Deep research

Client Research Report.

A multi-page research dossier on any client or prospect, generated on demand. The document a partner would build over three days of research, delivered in minutes with cited sources.

  • Executive Summary - key points, recommended actions, risks and watchouts, follow-ups
  • Company's Goals and Vision - overview, recent developments, strategic context, investor perspective
  • Service Recommendations - high-priority services with full reasoning for each
  • Industry Trends - the macro context that maps to your firm's services
  • Sources - every claim cited with a numbered reference
Lyra
Executive Summary · Key Points
AI-driven intelligence platform positioned at the intersection of agentic AI adoption (38% piloting, 40% projected failure rate), infrastructure cost scaling, and multi-domain security threats.
Secondary market for pre-IPO AI/data companies (Databricks $134B, OpenAI $852B) creates urgency for tax optimization, valuation strategy, and cybersecurity hardening.
Recommended Actions
Engage on AI infrastructure cost optimization - position vCISO for multi-domain AI security.
Launch R&D Credits + Section 174 study - $80M+ engineering spend across NY, Dublin, Singapore suggests $5-12M annual federal credit, plus state credits.
Risks / Watchouts
40% of agentic AI projects fail not from technology but from automating broken processes - churn risk for Lyra's clients.
Semiconductor dominance (+66% YTD) and sovereign AI realignment create geopolitical supply chain risks.
Industry Trends
AI Agents driving operational transformation - only 11% have agents in production.
AI infrastructure cost scaling - tens of millions monthly is the new norm.
Output 03 · Delivered to inbox

Business Development Plan.

A targeted plan focused on a single service recommendation. Delivered directly to a partner's inbox with the angle, the talking points, and a pre-drafted email ready to send.

  • Why Now - the specific market context that makes this service timely
  • Business Development Angle - the stakeholder, the strategic fit, the business case
  • Similar Clients who followed this exact journey through services
  • Three Talking Points ready to open the conversation
  • Pre-drafted Client Outreach Email - one click to view and send
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Your business development plan for Lyra is ready.

Client
Lyra
Service
Tax Services - R&D Credits
Why Now

Lyra raised $485M across three 2025 rounds specifically to accelerate Pulse, Forge, and Atlas - that's $80M+ in qualifying engineering payroll generating uncaptured R&D credits each year. The Dublin and Singapore engineering hubs trigger Section 174's 15-year foreign R&D amortization vs 5-year US treatment - the trap most pre-IPO AI companies miss. Every credit identified now compounds into EBITDA ahead of S-1.

Business Development Angle

CFO Marcus Wei was hired this year with one explicit mandate: public market readiness. R&D Tax Credits are the cleanest EBITDA lever he has left before the S-1. Federal R&D credit at Lyra's engineering scale typically runs $5-12M annually, plus state credits - and Section 174 mandatory capitalization (now in its fourth tax year) demands a defensible methodology before diligence opens the books.

Talking Points
1

With Pulse, Forge, and Atlas all launched in the last 18 months by engineering teams in New York, Dublin, and Singapore, your qualifying R&D expenditures likely run $80M+ annually. Federal credit at that base is typically a $5-12M annual benefit, before state credits stack on top.

2

Section 174 mandatory capitalization is the trap most pre-IPO AI companies miss - particularly the 15-year amortization on foreign R&D from Dublin and Singapore versus 5-year on US spend. Clean treatment is required for the S-1, and the methodology affects your effective tax rate every quarter you're public.

3

Every dollar of R&D credit flows straight to EBITDA. At your IPO valuation multiple, those credits compound directly into the public-market story you're building - this is the cleanest lever you have left before the S-1.

Output 04 · Full account view

Account Plan.

The complete strategic plan for an account. Built when a partner needs to walk into a meeting, board review, or strategy session with the entire picture in one place.

  • Company & Industry Updates - the latest press and signals worth knowing
  • Strategic Themes - the underlying patterns connecting the news to your services
  • Top Recommended Services - ranked by priority with full Why Now and BD Angle for each
  • Questions to Ask - the leading questions for the next meeting
  • 30-60-90 Day Plan - the recommended actions across the next quarter
  • Partner Takeaway - the four bullets a partner needs to remember
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Account Plan for Lyra

Company & Industry Updates
$485M raised across three 2025 rounds led by a top-tier growth investor - aggressive AI and agentic product acceleration.
Enterprise business line has doubled revenue three years running; approaching $200M ARR with active EU and APAC expansion.
CFO Marcus Wei brought in from a public security software peer specifically to drive pre-IPO readiness.
Top Recommended Services · High Priority
Cybersecurity - vCISO · 221 - bridge between rapid product expansion and enterprise-grade security governance for IPO.
Tax Services - R&D Credits · 727 - federal + state R&D credits and Section 174 study for pre-IPO EBITDA cleanup ($5-12M annual benefit at this scale).
Questions to Ask
With Pulse, Forge, and Atlas all launched in 18 months, how are you tracking qualifying R&D expenditures for federal and state credit calculation across each product line?
How is Section 174 treatment being modeled for your Dublin and Singapore engineering teams - 15-year foreign amortization can materially impact your pre-IPO effective tax rate?
How are you architecting security governance and risk frameworks to satisfy public-market investor diligence?
Recommended 90-Day Plan
Next 30 Days

Discovery call with CFO + VP Tax. Preliminary R&D credit and Section 174 scoping across NY, Dublin, Singapore.

Next 60 Days

Develop credit methodology + 174 capitalization model. Deliver vCISO engagement proposal.

Next 90 Days

Launch R&D credit study and 174 documentation. Launch vCISO engagement.

Layer 03 · Action

The Hatfield Agent is the daily layer that turns intelligence into action.

Hatfield is the agentic AI that watches every account, every market signal, and every recommendation for every professional in the firm. It surfaces the six moves worth making each day so partners stop spending hours keeping up with a growing book of business.

Every morning, Hatfield delivers a brief to every partner showing exactly where they can make a difference with their clients today.

Client news events Thought leadership pairings Cross-serve alerts Client research reports Warm referral signals Anniversary notifications
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Hatfield Brief · Partner: A. Johnson
Monday morning · 6 items
DAILY
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Client news event
Lyra secured $485M in 2025 financing - R&D Credits + Section 174 opportunity ($35K engagement).
T
Thought leadership pairing
"2026 R&D Credits & Section 174 Pre-IPO Playbook" paired with 4 clients with active R&D recommendations.
C
New cross-serve alert
Helios Capital · Cybersecurity vCISO recommendation, 92%.
R
Client research report
Updated brief on Meridian Holdings ready ahead of Thursday's meeting.
F
Client referral
CFO at Avalon Logistics just joined the board at a peer firm.
A
Client anniversary
Stellar Foods Co. - 10-year client relationship this week.
Built for firms

Trained on your data. Tuned to your firm.

Your data stays yours. Firm data is isolated. Models are tuned to your firm's services and patterns - never blended with another firm.
Citations on every claim. Every Why Now, BD Angle, and research brief comes with cited sources. No hallucinations - just intelligence a partner can defend.
Learns from your feedback. Thumbs up or thumbs down on any recommendation reshapes the model. Your firm's voice is captured over time.
See it on your firm

See what Propense AI finds inside your firm.

Book a working session. We will run a sample of recommendations and generate a real research report and BD plan on a real client before we meet, so you can see the intelligence engine on your data before the longer conversation.