Vidit Aatrey, Sanjeev Barnwal

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On any given day, millions of parcels leave Meesho's warehouses for homes in towns and cities that were once considered too small or too distant for mainstream e-commerce. Behind every order is the idea that first brought Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal together more than a decade ago: technology could make online shopping and entrepreneurship accessible to everyone, not just metros. That vision gave India one of the largest e-commerce platforms. Their next frontier is AI. And it’s already taking shape. “We’re building technology that makes shopping more intuitive, helps sellers grow, enables smarter logistics, and creates a more seamless experience across our entire ecosystem. For us, AI is becoming foundational to how the platform learns, improves and scales. We’re still early in this journey, but the impact is already visible across the business‚” says Sanjeev Barnwal. Meesho marked a defining moment last year when it became India’s first listed horizontal e-retailer. "Today, we're focussed on building the next generation of internet commerce through AI‚ making shopping simpler‚ empowering entrepreneurs to grow‚ and bringing millions more into India’s digital economy‚” says Vidit Aatrey. In Q1FY27, Meesho handled 725 million orders, taking net merchandise value to `11,614 crore. The founders are now betting that the next wave of India's digital economy will be driven not only by more shoppers coming online, but by entrepreneurs growing alongside them.