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Phyllo is a technology company.
Phyllo provides universal APIs that serve as a secure and reliable infrastructure for businesses to access creator and social media data. Its comprehensive platform offers capabilities such as influencer discovery and vetting, social listening, identity verification across platforms, and the assessment of creator income. This technological backbone enables a wide array of data-driven applications for the modern digital economy.
The company was founded by Akhil Bhiwal, who serves as CEO, based on the insight that the burgeoning creator economy required a standardized and efficient way for businesses to programmatically interact with and derive intelligence from social media platforms. Recognizing the fragmented nature of creator data across various social channels, Bhiwal established Phyllo to aggregate and normalize this information into actionable insights.
Phyllo primarily serves a diverse clientele including influencer marketing agencies, online background verification services, creator tool developers, and financial service providers. Its vision centers on empowering the creator economy by abstracting away the complexity of data access, allowing its partners to build innovative products and services that leverage the full potential of social and creator data.
Phyllo has raised $18.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Phyllo has raised $18.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Phyllo is a technology company that provides a unified API infrastructure for accessing, normalizing, and utilizing real-time social creator data from hundreds of platforms, primarily serving the creator economy.[1][2][3][4] It enables businesses in influencer marketing, fintech, SaaS, recruitment, and financial services to onboard verified creators, track content performance, measure campaigns, and access identity, engagement, and income data without managing complex integrations.[1][2][4] With $15 million in total funding, including a recent $15 million round, Phyllo demonstrates strong growth momentum, employing around 90 people and powering use cases like income verification and analytics for platforms building creator-focused products.[3][4]
Phyllo was founded in 2021 in Fremont, California, by a team with expertise in software, product, engineering, and business, including CEO and Co-Founder Akhil Bhiwal, Michael Lee (Partnerships), Ankur Aroroa (Revenue), Arvind Gupta (Engineering), Akash Mehta (Product), and Arushi Goel (Human Resources).[1][2][3] The idea emerged from the need to simplify access to fragmented creator data across platforms, building foundational infrastructure that connects directly to source systems for live, normalized feeds.[2][4] Early traction came from addressing pain points in the booming creator economy, where businesses struggled with multiple integrations, leading to Phyllo's rapid development of its API gateway.[2]
Phyllo rides the explosive growth of the creator economy, valued at billions and projected to expand as social platforms proliferate and creators monetize via diverse channels.[1][2] Its timing aligns with surging demand for verified creator data amid regulatory scrutiny on privacy and authenticity, enabling compliant, real-time insights that traditional media can't match.[4] Market forces like the shift to influencer marketing (e.g., Indian digital content market growing to INR 862 Bn by 2025) and fintech innovations for creators favor Phyllo, positioning it as essential infrastructure.[1] By standardizing data access, it influences the ecosystem, accelerating creator tools, marketplaces, and analytics platforms while reducing barriers for startups entering this space.[2][3]
Phyllo is poised to dominate as the go-to data gateway in the maturing creator economy, expanding integrations and use cases like AI-driven analytics or embedded finance for creators.[2][4] Trends such as platform fragmentation, Web3 creator tools, and global regulatory pushes for data transparency will amplify its value, potentially driving further funding and partnerships.[1][3] Its influence could evolve from backend enabler to ecosystem orchestrator, bridging creators and businesses—much like how Phyllo's APIs now unify fragmented data to unlock the full potential of social creator economies.[4]
Phyllo has raised $18.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $15.0M Series A in August 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2022 | $15M Series A | Nishit Garg | AngelList, Bessemer Venture Partners, Better Capital, Creative Juice, Gaingels, General Catalyst, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Helion Venture Partners, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Lightspeed India Partners, Musha Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, R136 Ventures, Rally CAP Ventures, Nakul Gupta, Rocketship.vc, Storm Ventures, TCV, Vayner RSE, Vibe Capital, Akhil Paul, Anshu Sharma, Balaji Srinivasan, Dheeraj Pandey, Gaurav Munjal, Gokul Rajaram, Kunal Shah, Taher Haveliwala, Ankur Nagpal, PAT Shah, Sima Gandhi | Announced |
| Jul 1, 2021 | $3M Seed | — | AngelList, Bessemer Venture Partners, Better Capital, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Helion Venture Partners, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Lightspeed India Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, R136 Ventures, Rocketship.vc, Storm Ventures, TCV, Vibe Capital, Akhil Paul, Anshu Sharma, Balaji Srinivasan, Dheeraj Pandey, Gaurav Munjal, Gokul Rajaram, Kunal Shah, Taher Haveliwala | Announced |
Phyllo has raised $18.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Phyllo's investors include Nishit Garg, AngelList, Bessemer Venture Partners, Better Capital, Creative Juice, Gaingels, General Catalyst, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Helion Venture Partners, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Lightspeed India Partners, Musha Ventures.