Akhil Bhiwal
Founder & CEO at Phyllo
Bengaluru, Karnataka, United States
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Top SchoolAkhil Bhiwal is a founder and product-led CEO with 11 years of experience building startups and developer-focused platforms, currently leading Phyllo to normalize social screening and unlock social data for fintech, HRtech, and creator-economy products. He combines deep engineering roots—from SDN work at HP and AI research at USC—with hands-on startup execution proven at Loktra, where he raised capital, scaled to a 45-person team, and closed enterprise deals. At Phyllo he focuses on product, growth, and AI-driven innovation, building unified APIs for real-time social data, creator insights, and social-backed financial products. Known for pragmatic simplicity, he deliberately designs products at the intersection of identity, reputation, and digital influence to solve meaningful problems. He also advises and builds in communities like Pavilion and Offline while exploring how AI and IP are reshaping creator business models. Based in Bengaluru, he pairs technical depth with entrepreneurial grit and an inquisitive appetite for travel and global perspectives.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science at Vellore Institute of Technology
English, Hindi
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Github Skills (13)
mongoose10
expressjs9
mongodb8
full-stack7
react7
css7
nodejs7
typescript6
javascript6
networking6
flask3
websocket2
python2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Loktra/software-engineer
Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
Full Stack Engineer Programming Challenge
Contributions:22 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
reactexpressjscssjavascriptexpress
Loktra/software-engineer-mobile
Apr 2016 - Jul 2017
Contributions:14 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
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