# Abhishek Kumar

> Abhishek Kumar is the co-founder and CTO of Xoxoday, a Bengaluru-based SaaS platform that powers rewards, incentives, and employee engagement for 5,000+ enterprises worldwide. An IIT Bombay alumnus who previously co-founded EveningFlavours (an early food-discovery startup), Abhishek has helped grow Xoxoday from a 2012 experiences marketplace into a $100M+ funded global platform processing 250,000 transactions daily, with products spanning employee engagement, sales gamification, consumer loyalty, and API-based transactional rewards.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CTO at Xoxoday
- **Organizations:** Xoxoday, EveningFlavours, Prodintel Technologies, Manhattan Associates, Magma, Nettpositive
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** B.Tech in Metallurgy & Material Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
- **Known for:** Co-built Xoxoday's technology stack processing 250,000 transactions per day, Helped grow Xoxoday to $100M+ in total funding across 6 rounds, Scaled platform to 5,000+ enterprise clients including Infosys, HCL, Siemens, and Nielsen

## Career timeline

- **2003-2007** — B.Tech in Metallurgy & Material Science at IIT Bombay
- **2007-2009** — Worked as technologist at Manhattan Associates, Magma, and Nettpositive
- **2009-2012** — Co-founded EveningFlavours, an early food-discovery and e-commerce startup similar to what Zomato later became
- **2012** — Co-founded Xoxoday (originally 'Giftxoxo') in Bengaluru as an experiences and activities marketplace
- **2013** — Xoxoday raised its first funding round (July 2013)
- **2017** — Xoxoday rebranded from Giftxoxo to Xoxoday (February 2017)
- **2018** — Xoxoday pivoted to focus on corporate clients and enterprise rewards software
- **2020** — Xoxoday ranked #20 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Award
- **2021** — Xoxoday reported $42M gross revenue in FY20-21; 100% YoY revenue growth in 2022
- **2026** — Xoxoday raised Series C led by Apis Partners and 57 Stars; reached 5,000+ enterprise clients, 60M+ users, $1B cumulative GMV

## Achievements

- Co-built Xoxoday's technology stack processing 250,000 transactions per day
- Helped grow Xoxoday to $100M+ in total funding across 6 rounds
- Scaled platform to 5,000+ enterprise clients including Infosys, HCL, Siemens, and Nielsen
- Grew platform to 60+ million users globally
- Achieved $1 billion cumulative gross merchandise value
- Xoxoday ranked #20 on Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award (2020)
- Xoxoday Empuls named Representative Vendor in 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Voice of the Employee Solutions
- Angel investor in 16 startups; serves on boards of 6 companies
- Xoxoday featured in Harvard Business Review case study
- Xoxoday reached profitability by January 2026

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Xoxoday closed Series C funding round led by Apis Partners and 57 Stars to accelerate global expansion
- **2026-01** — Xoxoday reported profitability and 5,000+ enterprise clients with 60M+ users
- **2026-01** — Xoxoday Empuls named a Representative Vendor in 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Voice of the Employee Solutions
- **2025** — Xoxoday won 'Best Loyalty and Reward Solution for BFSI Sector' at Africa Fintech & AI Awards in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

## Links

- Website: https://xoxoday.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishekkumar8bangalore
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thexoxoday
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-ck-ZTGB6U
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thexoxoday/

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Last updated: 2026-05-27