Acquisition looks to use AI to optimize inventory, solve supply chain problems

Join us on November 9 to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers at the Low-Code/No-Code Summit. In 2013, after a decade in Silicon Valley, neuroscientist/designer duo Anand Chandrasekaran and Ashwini Asokan started Mad Street Den with the aim of taking computer vision technology it beyond the realm of scientific research. Today, through its Vue.ai business unit, the company helps retailers such as Diesel, Off-White and Tata CLiQ grow their businesses by reducing operational costs and increasing revenue through automation, and by creating personalized customer experiences. "Think of Vue.ai as a vertically integrated stack for the retail industry," said Asokan, who in addition to having co-founded of Mad Street Den serves as CEO of Vue.ai. "Today, a retailer has to shop across tens of vendors to avail a CDP, a recommendation system, a search engine, a styling and cross-sell solution, a marketing automation engine, A/B testing software, workflow automation -- the list is absolutely endless."