Prachie Banthia

Prachie Banthia is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lightscreen AI, an enterprise software company developing artificial intelligence-powered recruiting technology to optimize hiring workflows. Before establishing her current venture, she served as the Vice President of Product at AssemblyAI, where she directed the product strategy and development for the company's core speech-to-text machine learning infrastructure. Banthia previously worked as the Head of Product at rideOS, a venture-backed rideshare and logistics startup that was ultimately acquired in a transaction valued at $115 million. She began her technology career as an Associate Product Manager at Google, gaining early exposure to large-scale product development, and later earned a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University. Her professional background centers on scaling early-stage technology ventures, with a current focus on leveraging artificial intelligence to drive enterprise efficiency and improve hiring outcomes.