# Akhil Bhiwal

> Akhil Bhiwal is the founder and CEO of Phyllo, a developer-first data infrastructure company that gives applications a single API to access verified, creator-permissioned data - identity, engagement and income - from hundreds of platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Twitch and Spotify. An engineer by training with a BTech from VIT and an MS in computer science from USC, he built distributed systems at Hewlett-Packard before founding social-commerce startup Loktra and leading product at fintech infrastructure firm Setu. Phyllo, which he co-founded in 2021 with Achintya Gupta and Mohit Kumar, raised a $15 million Series A led by RTP Global. His pitch is simple: what Stripe did for payments, Phyllo wants to do for the creator economy.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Phyllo
- **Organizations:** Phyllo, Loktra, Setu, Adani Capital, Hewlett-Packard, University of Southern California, Pavilion, Offline
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** BTech, Computer Science, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University), MS, Computer Science, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Founder and CEO of Phyllo, a data gateway for the creator economy connecting to hundreds of platforms, Raised a $15 million Series A led by RTP Global with Nexus Venture Partners, Better Capital and iSeed, Attracted angels including Sima Gandhi (ex-Plaid), Pat Shah (Audible), Ankur Nagpal (Teachable) and Nakul Gupta (Coinbase)

## Career timeline

- **—** — Systems Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard R&D
- **—** — Graduate Research Assistant at USC's Information Sciences Institute
- **2016** — Founded Loktra, a social-commerce SaaS platform for B2C companies
- **2019** — Loktra wound down; began exploring creator-economy data problems
- **—** — Product Lead at Setu, a fintech infrastructure / API company
- **—** — Chief Digital Officer at Adani Capital
- **2021** — Co-founded Phyllo with Achintya Gupta and Mohit Kumar
- **2022** — Phyllo raised $15M Series A led by RTP Global; hit #1 on Product Hunt
- **2024** — Joined Offline executive community
- **2025** — Joined Pavilion's CEO group

## Achievements

- Founder and CEO of Phyllo, a data gateway for the creator economy connecting to hundreds of platforms
- Raised a $15 million Series A led by RTP Global with Nexus Venture Partners, Better Capital and iSeed
- Attracted angels including Sima Gandhi (ex-Plaid), Pat Shah (Audible), Ankur Nagpal (Teachable) and Nakul Gupta (Coinbase)
- Phyllo reached #1 on Product Hunt and was recognized in the 2022 Golden Kitty Awards
- Previously founded Loktra, an award-winning social-commerce SaaS platform
- Built scalable distributed systems and analytics at Hewlett-Packard R&D

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Joined Pavilion's CEO group, deepening ties in the SaaS operator community.
- **2024-01** — Became a member of the Offline executive community.

## Links

- Website: https://getphyllo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhiwalakhil/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/getphyllo
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/getPhyllo/

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Last updated: 2026-08-06