Parikshit Basu has joined Avataar.me, a Sequoia Capital-backed deep-tech 3D Computer Vision & AI company – that powers full-funnel commerce outcomes for brands. CTO search firm Purple Quarter was the exclusive partner in Avataar’s tech leadership search.
“Parikshit’s experience and expertise in building and growing engineering teams, services, and products at Amazon, Cure.Fit and Flipkart made him an ideal candidate per Avataar’s mandate to Purple Quarter for a skilled product acumen leader,” a statement informed.
Commenting on the leadership announcement, Founder & CEO, Avataar.me, Sravanth Aluru said, “At Avataar we aspire to build an ambitious team with an unwavering focus on shaping the world’s most delightful visual discovery experiences, innovating on cutting-edge AI/ML and computer vision technologies. We are excited to bring Parikshit onboard as part of the leadership team. Parikshit brings in rich experience in building and leading high-performing teams that have driven innovation and will be a valuable partner for us in scaling our ‘Avataar Within’ technology platform globally.”
“Avataar.me is bridging the gap between offline-online experiences by replacing the 2D visuals with life-like hyper-realistic 3D XR/AR experience. It is introducing spatial depth to online buying/ browsing experiences and pushing the boundaries of deep tech research in India. I look forward to building immersive visual experiences for consumers and taking it to the next level as part of this company,” added Parikshit, who took over his new role on June 7.
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