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Meesho shares AI integration details in shareholder letter
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Meesho
- What it does
- E-commerce platform for value-conscious shoppers
- Kind
- Milestone
What they do
Meesho is an e-commerce platform focused on value-conscious shoppers, mainly in smaller cities
What happened
Its shareholder letter reveals AI is used in coding, testing, and personalised feeds, with over 75% of orders coming from AI-led recommendations
Why it matters
The company reported 264 million annual users and a loss of Rs 1,357 crore in FY26, largely from new user acquisition spending
The details
- Meesho's shareholder letter details AI integration across its operations.
- Over 70% of Meesho's code is generated using AI tools.
- CEO Vidit Aatrey says AI is applied in coding, testing, reviews, and deployment.
- Platform experiments in Q4 FY26 doubled year-over-year.
- Over 75% of orders come via AI-led personalised feeds, not search.
- A voice-based commerce assistant called Vaani is being tested.
- Vaani saw about 1.5 million users in its first month.
- Nearly 79% of users said voice made shopping easier.
The bigger picture
- The letter shows Meesho's deep commitment to AI to improve efficiency and user experience.
- AI improvements led to a 15% increase in conversion and a 27% cut in time for new seller listings to gain traction.
- The in-house ML stack operates at 60-70% lower cost than cloud services, processing over 6.4 trillion inferences at peak.
- Meesho reported 264 million annual users and 2.67 billion orders in FY26, with most users from smaller cities.
- The company's loss of Rs 1,357 crore in FY26 is largely due to continued spending on new user acquisition.
About the business
- Meesho is an e-commerce platform for value-conscious shoppers, mainly in smaller cities.
- It had 264 million annual users and 2.67 billion orders in FY26.
- Most users come from smaller cities.
- The platform uses AI for personalised feeds, with over 75% of orders coming from AI-led recommendations.
- It is backed by SoftBank.
Investors
- SoftBank (existing) — Backed Meesho.
Founders
- Vidit Aatrey, CEO
- Sanjeev Barnwal, Co-founder
More on Meesho
- Nomura issues reduce rating on Meesho shares25 September 2026 · News
- RPS Ventures sells 0.9% stake in Meesho for Rs 899.7 crore23 September 2026 · Stake sale · ₹899.7 crore
- Meesho shares surge after UBS raises target price18 September 2026 · Results
- Meesho completes initial public offering on NSE12 September 2026 · IPO · ₹5,421.20 Cr
- Meesho discontinues CPO role, restructures product team9 September 2026 · Layoffs
- SoftBank sells 1.7% Meesho stake for ₹1,650 crore3 September 2026 · Stake sale · ₹1,650.40 Cr
- Meesho prioritizes long-term growth over short-term cash flow25 August 2026 · Results
- SoftBank sells 1.73% stake in Meesho via block deal22 August 2026 · Stake sale · ₹1,650.4 Cr
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