The Estée Lauder Companies Name Lily AI The Winner of Its Open Innovation Challenge

Lily AI is the winner of The Estée Lauder Companies 2023 Open Innovation Challenge for Optimizing Product Discovery Experience!
The Corporate Innovation Challenge seeks solutions from across all industries that have the potential to scale digital experiences and processes across its prestigious family of brands. This year’s challenge received over 100 submissions from 22 countries for 3 challenges: Enhancing the Consumer Journey, Enhancing the Gift-Giving Experience, and Optimizing Product Discover Experience.
“We were thrilled to be selected as a finalist and then overwhelmed when we learned we won both the Judges Award and the People’s Choice Award of the prestigious Estée Lauder Companies Open Innovation Challenge,” said Purva Gupta, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Lily AI. “The opportunity to present to Estée Lauder’s leadership team was a genuine honor. We can’t wait to unleash the full potential of Lily AI and demonstrate how today’s AI technologies can reshape consumers’ experiences when shopping for the latest innovations in beauty and fragrance.”
The Estée Lauder Open Innovation Challenge will allow Lily AI to further transform the beauty industry by allowing shoppers to have a more seamless and enjoyable experience discovering the perfect products for their unique contexts.

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