Andavi buys shelf-vision firm Infilect to add AI to retail execution
What's the deal? Andavi SolutionsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired InfilectDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Bengaluru-based AI company with US operations, for an undisclosed sum. Andavi runs a sales execution platform for beverage and consumer-goods companies; Infilect brings image recognition and agentic AI that read retail shelves.
What's the endgame? Andavi wants to pair its salesforce automation with Infilect's visual intelligence to create a single AI-led platform for retail execution. Field reps could capture a photo or video in-store and get next-best actions in near real time.
What does Infilect do? Its platform analyses photos and videos from shelves, displays, menus, and backbars to track SKUs, facings, pricing, availability, share of shelf, and competitor activity. The aim is to replace manual surveys and static reporting with faster, actionable insight.
Why now? The two have already begun integrating, with combined solutions in production with beverage alcohol customers. Infilect will keep its existing product, team, and customer relationships.
"This acquisition advances our strategy to build a more intelligent sales execution platform," said Nina Vellayan, chief executive officer of Andavi. Infilect co-founder and chief executive officer Anand Prabhu Subramanian said the deal lets the company "deliver faster, more actionable retail intelligence."
The signal: The deal fits a wider push to apply AI to the everyday levers of consumer goods — shelf availability, pricing, and field-team priorities. InstacartDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → recently bought computer-vision firm ArpalusDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → to sharpen shelf intelligence, and the "agentic" angle signals an ambition to turn shelf data into automated action. With terms and adoption results undisclosed, the move reads more as capability-building than a market-changing shift.
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