# Eytan Daniyalzade

> Eytan Daniyalzade is the co-founder and CEO of Toolio, a New York-based cloud platform that helps retailers plan, forecast, and allocate inventory using AI instead of spreadsheets. A Stanford-trained engineer, he built and sold the store-search app Stylr to Walmart in 2014, then spent five years leading omni-channel and digital initiatives at Walmart eCommerce - work that included Sam's Club Scan & Go and Walmart Pay - before leaving in 2019 to launch Toolio with longtime partner Berk Atikoglu. Toolio now serves more than 100 retailers, has managed over $1 billion in inventory, and raised an $8M Series A led by Jump Capital.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Toolio
- **Organizations:** Toolio, Walmart Global eCommerce, Stylr, Chartbeat, Adap.tv, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft
- **Education:** BS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and sold Stylr to Walmart Labs in 2014, Helped build Sam's Club Scan & Go and Walmart Pay, each reaching millions of users and billions of dollars in volume, Co-founded Toolio, now serving 100+ retailers including Rothy's, Chubbies, and Mack Weldon

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began at McKinsey & Company and Microsoft
- **2000s-2010s** — Early engineer at Adap.tv (video ad exchange) and Chartbeat (real-time analytics)
- **2014** — Co-founded Stylr, a store-search app, acquired by Walmart Labs after reaching hundreds of thousands of users
- **2014-2019** — Led omni-channel and digital transformation at Walmart eCommerce; helped deliver Sam's Club Scan & Go and Walmart Pay
- **2019** — Left Walmart to co-found Toolio with Berk Atikoglu
- **2021** — Raised $8M Series A led by Jump Capital, bringing total funding to $10.3M
- **2026** — Named a Top Retail Expert by RETHINK Retail

## Achievements

- Co-founded and sold Stylr to Walmart Labs in 2014
- Helped build Sam's Club Scan & Go and Walmart Pay, each reaching millions of users and billions of dollars in volume
- Co-founded Toolio, now serving 100+ retailers including Rothy's, Chubbies, and Mack Weldon
- Toolio has managed over $1 billion in inventory across its clients
- Raised $8M Series A (2021) led by Jump Capital; $10.3M total
- Named a 2026 Top Retail Expert by RETHINK Retail

## Latest updates

- **2026** — Recognized by RETHINK Retail as a Top Retail Expert; continuing to push Toolio's AI-powered merchandising and allocation tools for fashion and consumer retailers.

## Links

- Website: https://toolio.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniyalzade/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/daniyalzade
- GitHub: https://github.com/daniyalzade
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/daniyalzade

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Last updated: 2026-07-17