# Abhijit Gangoli

> Abhijit Gangoli is a Pune-based entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of DemandShore, and co-founder of DemandFarm. His work spans outsourced lead generation, marketing data and digital account management. DemandFarm currently lists him as an advisor.

- **Role:** Advisor at DemandFarm
- **Organizations:** DemandShore, DemandFarm, QED Loyalty Management, LeadEnrich, Atom Solar Systems, Ziff Davis B2B, Xerox, Castrol India
- **Education:** PGDM, Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR), Pune
- **Known for:** Co-founded DemandShore, acquired by Salesify in 2018., Co-founded DemandFarm., Co-created LeadEnrich with Santosh Abraham and Milind Katti.

## Career timeline

- **1996-1998** — Studied in IMDR’s PGDM cohort.
- **Before entrepreneurship** — Worked at Xerox and Castrol India.
- **2000** — Started the direct-marketing venture QED Loyalty Management with college friends, including Milind Katti.
- **2004** — Shifted with Katti toward outsourced inside sales.
- **2013** — Featured among the founders behind LeadEnrich; also pictured being felicitated as QED Baton co-founder and CEO at IIPS 2013.
- **2018** — Salesify acquired DemandShore; Gangoli continued leading the acquired business.
- **2021** — Appeared with Katti in an Express Computer discussion on digital account planning.
- **2026 (verified October)** — DemandFarm’s current company page lists him as an advisor.

## Achievements

- Co-founded DemandShore, acquired by Salesify in 2018.
- Co-founded DemandFarm.
- Co-created LeadEnrich with Santosh Abraham and Milind Katti.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — IMDR published his education reflection, “My Journey”; the text contains a historical Ziff Davis role and should not be read as a current job announcement.
- **2025-12** — COHIIRE published his testimonial about interim marketing hiring; the underlying engagement date is unspecified.
- **2026-10** — Research check: DemandFarm’s live company page lists Gangoli as an advisor; no appointment date is supplied.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/abhijitgangoli

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Last updated: 2026-10-23