@WalmartLabs has been speeding along building best-in-class
e-commerce technologies that combine with the assets of the world’s biggest
retailer to deliver a unique customer experience. And, we’re finding
great opportunities to go even faster by bringing in new teams and technology.
We’re thrilled to announce that Inkiru will be joining @WalmartLabs, the
technology arm of Walmart Global eCommerce.
Inkiru has developed an active learning system that
combines real-time predictive intelligence, big data analytics and a
customizable decision engine to inform and streamline business decisions.
The similarities between Inkiru and @WalmartLabs are uncanny, with both having
an innovative spirit and the ability to leverage big data to improve the
customer experience.
Inkiru‘s predictive analytics platform will enable us to
further accelerate the big data capabilities that @WalmartLabs has propelled
forward at scale…including site personalization, search, fraud prevention and
marketing. Walmart’s data scientists will now be able to work with big data
directly and create impact faster than ever before.
We are also pleased to welcome Inkiru’s many talented data
scientists and infrastructure engineers who are helping to shape the future of
commerce. Among
those joining us are Vijay Raghavendra, a technology executive with expertise
in building and scaling commerce, payments and risk management platforms and
applications for virtual goods and traditional online retailers; Jaya Kolhatkar, a preeminent data scientist who has held many successful roles building and leading
data science teams in commerce and payments; and Yitao Yao, a
software architect and visionary with 20+ years of experience in architecting,
designing, and implementing large scale software systems. In addition, Inkiru’s founder, Alok Bhanot,
will join @WalmartLabs as a full time advisor to help the team deliver the next
generation predictive analytics platform.
