Accenture acquires Ahmedabad-based data analytics firm Byte Prophecy

IT services giant Accenture acquired automated insights and big data analytics company Byte Prophecy to meet the growing demand for enterprise-scale artificial intelligence (AI) and digital analytics solutions.

The acquisition will add nearly 50 data science and data engineering experts, with a particular focus on insight automation, to Accenture Applied Intelligence division. The move will deepen the Dublin-headquartered firm’s existing consulting and technology capabilities that help clients in areas such as data foundations and advanced analytics. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Byte Prophecy was founded in 2011 by Mrugank Parikh, Adityavijay Rathore, Darshit Shah and Manish Patil.