# Attila Kecsmar

> Attila Kecsmar is the Hungarian co-founder and CEO of Antavo AI Loyalty Cloud. With a background in software development and teacher training, he helped steer the company from promotional campaign tools toward enterprise loyalty technology. His public work centres on product vision, organisational development and customer relationships that extend beyond purchases.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Antavo AI Loyalty Cloud
- **Organizations:** Antavo AI Loyalty Cloud, INFINITIUM Studio Ltd., Rotaract Szeged
- **Nationality:** Hungarian
- **Education:** Teacher training in technology and computer science, University of Szeged, Juhász Gyula Teacher Training College, Erasmus exchange in computer science, University of Turku, Economics studies; not completed, according to his 2012 university interview, University of Szeged, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- **Known for:** Co-founded and continues to lead Antavo, an internationally operating loyalty technology company., Led Antavo through its transition from promotional tools to enterprise loyalty software., Antavo announced a €10 million Series A on 9 November 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2012** — Founded and ran INFINITIUM Studio, a software development business.
- **2012** — Co-founded Antavo; appointed a director of Antavo Limited on 26 April.
- **2015-2016** — Antavo shifted from promotional tools toward customer loyalty; interviews date stages of the pivot to 2015 and 2016.
- **2021** — Antavo reported threefold year-on-year run-rate revenue growth.
- **2022** — Antavo closed a €10 million Series A led by Euroventures.
- **2024** — Antavo introduced Loyalty Planner and Timi AI.
- **2026** — Discussed loyalty and AI-assisted purchase decisions on the MarTech Cube podcast.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and continues to lead Antavo, an internationally operating loyalty technology company.
- Led Antavo through its transition from promotional tools to enterprise loyalty software.
- Antavo announced a €10 million Series A on 9 November 2022.
- Helped design Antavo’s Szeged workplace, which received a 2018 Office of the Year award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on Episode 22 of the MarTech Cube podcast to discuss loyalty, first-party data and AI-led shopping.
- **2026-02** — Commented on Antavo’s Global Customer Loyalty Report 2026, released 3 February.
- **2025-10** — Discussed customer value, smarter engagement and team priorities in an Entrepreneur UK interview.

## Links

- Website: https://antavo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/attila-kecsmar/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AttilaKecsmar

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Last updated: 2026-10-22