# Abhinav Kapur

> Abhinav Kapur is the co-founder and CEO of Bikky, a New York customer data platform built exclusively for multi-unit restaurants. After eight years in finance - FDIC, Merrill Lynch investment banking, and lead digital-commerce equity analyst at BTIG - he founded Bikky in 2017 after watching his mother-in-law run a two-star Indian restaurant on intuition and handwritten phone numbers. Bikky now unifies point-of-sale, online ordering, loyalty, and delivery data for brands like Dave's Hot Chicken, Bojangles, and City BBQ, processing $45 billion in transactions across 7,000 locations and 450 million guest profiles.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Bikky
- **Organizations:** Bikky
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree, Washington and Lee University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Bikky, a customer data platform used by major multi-unit restaurant brands, Grew Bikky to process $45 billion in transactions across roughly 7,000 restaurant locations, Built a system managing about 450 million guest profiles

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Graduated from Washington and Lee University
- **2008** — Joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as an economic assistant
- **2010** — Became an investment banking associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- **2014** — Joined BTIG LLC as a lead equity research analyst covering digital commerce
- **2017** — Co-founded Bikky and became CEO
- **2023** — Raised an $8.3M Series A round for Bikky

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Bikky, a customer data platform used by major multi-unit restaurant brands
- Grew Bikky to process $45 billion in transactions across roughly 7,000 restaurant locations
- Built a system managing about 450 million guest profiles
- Raised more than $18 million in total funding, including an $8.3 million Series A
- Former lead equity analyst covering digital commerce at BTIG
- Featured in NRN's 2025 Digital Loyalty / Market Leader report

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Featured as Bikky CEO in NRN's 2025 Digital Loyalty / Market Leader report and speaking at industry restaurant-finance and leadership conferences
- **2023-12** — Closed an $8.3M Series A round to invest in product development and scaling Bikky

## Links

- Website: https://bikky.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinavkapur

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Last updated: 2026-08-06