About
Akhil Bhiwal is the Founder and CEO of Phyllo, a company developing APIs that provide unified access to real-time social media data for use cases including influencer marketing, creator-focused fintech products, and social media background checks. He is also building Clayface, an AI brand analyst for the CPG sector. His work focuses on product, growth, and AI-driven applications across digital marketing, finance, and employment.
Founder & CEO at Phyllo
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Experience
- PhylloFounder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- ClayfaceFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- PavilionPart of CEO Groupcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- OfflineMembercurrent2024 — present
- SetuProduct Lead (Consultant)2020Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Adani CapitalChief Digital Officer (Consultant)2020Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- LoktraFounder & CEO2016 — 2019Bengaluru Area, India
- USC - Information Sciences InstituteGraduate Research Assistant2013 — 2015Greater Los Angeles Area
- Hewlett-Packard R&DSystems Software Engineer2011 — 2013Bengaluru, India
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Languages English · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akhil Bhiwal?
- Akhil Bhiwal is the Founder and CEO of Phyllo, a company developing APIs that provide unified access to real-time social media data for use cases including influencer marketing, creator-focused fintech products, and social media background checks. He is also building Clayface, an AI brand analyst for the CPG sector. His work focuses on product, growth, and AI-driven applications across digital marketing, finance, and employment.
- Where does Akhil Bhiwal work?
- Akhil Bhiwal is Founder & CEO of Phyllo.
- What companies did Akhil Bhiwal found?
- Akhil Bhiwal founded Phyllo.
- Where did Akhil Bhiwal go to school?
- Akhil Bhiwal studied at University of Southern California (Master of Science (MS), Computer Science); Vellore Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science).
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