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Meesho shares AI integration details in shareholder letter

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Company
Meesho
What it does
E-commerce platform for value-conscious shoppers
Kind
Milestone
Sector
Commerce & Consumer Brands

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

Founders

  • Vidit Aatrey, CEO
  • Sanjeev Barnwal, Co-founder

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