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Amit Shah

Founder and CEO of InstaLILY AI, a New York vertical AI agent platform for enterprise distribution

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Overview

Amit Shah is the Founder and CEO of InstaLILY AI, an AI products and infrastructure company founded in 2023[1][4]. InstaLILY develops Lily, described as the world's first AI Forward Deployed Engineer, which learns business operations, builds required software, and deploys within days while remaining operational as business needs evolve[4]. The platform runs across cloud, on-premise, and edge environments through InstaLILY's Small Data Center, built with NVIDIA technology[4]. Shah holds board and leadership positions at Groupon, where Shah serves as Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the AI Committee as of March 2026[6], and co-founded AI Trailblazers in December 2023[7]. Shah previously held executive roles at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, including President from August 2020 to December 2021[10], and served on the board of Blue Apron[9]. Shah attended Harvard University and Bowdoin College[13][14].

Profile introduction
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Amit is the Founder and CEO of InstaLILY AI, an AI products and infrastructure company that puts execution at the frontier of enterprise AI. That work begins with Lily™, the world’s first AI Forward Deployed Engineer, which learns how a business works, builds the software it needs, and goes live in days. It does not leave when the work ships; it stays and keeps the software working as the business changes. Lily runs wherever the work happens, in the cloud, on-premise, or at the edge, through InstaLILY’s Small Data Center, built with NVIDIA technology. Founded in 2023 by Amit Shah and Sumantro…

Career history

  1. Founder & CEOFeb 2023 to PresentInstaLILY AI
  2. Member Board of Directors & Chair of AI CommitteeMar 2026 to PresentGroupon
  3. Co-FounderDec 2023 to PresentAI Trailblazers
  4. Board of Directors & Executive CommitteJan 2013 to PresentMMA Global
  5. Member Board Of DirectorsMar 2022 to Nov 2023Blue Apron
  6. PresidentAug 2020 to Dec 20211-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC.
  7. CPO, CMOMar 2017 to Aug 20201-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC.
  8. Senior Vice PresidentOct 2014 to Feb 20171-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC.
  9. FounderInstaLILY

Education

  1. Harvard University
  2. Bowdoin College

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