Kigo

What Kigo does

Kigo is a Delaware LLC headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, operating as a subsidiary of Augeo. Founded in May 2023 by combining Augeo's crypto loyalty subsidiary Heaps with NFT platform Thred, the company operates an omnichannel loyalty and consumer marketing platform that connects 40,000+ advertisers, 250+ publishers, and 100M+ loyalty program members across 20+ industries including fintech, retail, CPG, telecom, restaurants, and real estate.

The platform is built around a Universal Offers Engine containing 500k+ unique offers with 100% US metro coverage and 148M+ activated offers, augmented by an AI-driven personalization layer (Offers Agent), predictive intent modeling, and a blockchain-enabled Digital Asset Wallet supporting Ethereum, Polygon, and Bitcoin. Core products include the Kigo Platform, white-label Kigo Hub for publishers, the Entertainment Offers Network, and dedicated Advertiser and Publisher Solutions. The architecture supports deployment via direct enterprise sales, white-label/embedded integration into publisher digital products, and channel partnerships (e.g., Yardi, Neptune Retail Solutions).

Kigo monetizes through four streams: enterprise platform licensing/SaaS subscriptions to publishers, performance-based transaction fees from advertisers (pay only on offer activation/redemption), marketplace commissions on the rewards marketplace, and shared revenue with publisher partners. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with a 'Book a Demo' conversion motion, supplemented by parent-company channel leverage from Augeo's 100+ Fortune 500 relationships across 185+ countries.

Name

Kigo

Legal name

Augeo Crypto, Inc.

Website

https://kigo.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kigo is an Augeo-subsidiary loyalty and consumer marketing platform that connects 40,000+ advertisers with 250+ publishers and 100M+ loyalty members via an AI-personalized universal offers engine, white-label hub, and blockchain-enabled digital wallet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Loyalty and Consumer Engagement Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Loyalty, Rewards & Retention Platforms (BPAFAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rewards Marketplace & Redemption Platforms (Merchandise, Gift Cards, Experiences) (THALAKAC)

Keywords

• Loyalty platform
• Consumer engagement software
• Offer management system
• Rewards marketplace platform
• AI personalization engine

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Licensing / SaaS Subscription: Kigo provides its loyalty and rewards platform to publishers and loyalty program operators on a licensing basis. The platform supports white-label deployments for brands and publishers, generating recurring subscription revenue.
2. Performance-Based Advertising / Offer Delivery: Kigo charges advertisers a performance fee when customers activate and redeem their offers. Brands pay only when their customer intentionally clicks to activate and redeems an offer, eliminating wasted ad spend. This pay-for-performance model drives measurable ROI.
3. Rewards Marketplace Commission: Kigo operates one of the industry's largest and most flexible reward marketplaces with 500k+ unique offers. The platform enables brands and publishers to monetize their loyalty audiences by integrating national and local offers, generating commission revenue.
4. Publisher Partnership Revenue: Kigo enables publishers (250+) to unlock new revenue streams by monetizing their audience and first-party data through Kigo's platform. Publishers deliver personalized rewards and offers, generating shared revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kigo operates an AI-driven omnichannel loyalty and consumer marketing platform that connects advertisers with loyal shoppers and enables publishers to deliver personalized rewards. The platform includes a universal offers engine with 500k+ unique offers, the Kigo Hub white-label value delivery channel, an Offers Agent for contextualized offer delivery, and a blockchain-enabled digital wallet for tokenized rewards including NFTs and cryptocurrencies. Revenue is generated through enterprise platform licensing, performance-based offer delivery fees, marketplace commissions, and publisher partnership revenue sharing.

Product overview

Kigo is a unified omnichannel loyalty platform consisting of multiple integrated products: the core Kigo Platform for connecting advertisers with loyal shoppers and publishers with rewards capabilities; Kigo Hub as a white-labeled value delivery channel; the Entertainment Offers Network providing 500k+ unique offers; Kigo Advertiser Solutions for performance marketing; Kigo Publisher Solutions for engagement and monetization; Offers Agent for AI-powered offer contextualization; and Digital Wallet for cryptocurrency and NFT management. The platform is powered by AI-driven insights, tokenization, and personalization across the full loyalty lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kigo Hub: A fully white-labeled value delivery and communication channel offering brands and consumers a unified digital hub for all forms of digital value.

Products and services

• Kigo Platform An omnichannel loyalty platform that helps leading brands acquire new customers, drive incremental sales, and foster deep brand loyalty through AI-driven personalization, the Entertainment offers network, and personalized engagement tools. The platform connects advertisers with loyal shoppers and publishers with rewards capabilities.
• Kigo Advertiser Solutions Intelligent performance marketing platform delivering targeted offers to millions of loyal shoppers, helping brands win more transactions, new customers, and incremental sales through any channel. Supports any offer type, any channel delivery, pay-for-performance pricing, and analytics from millions of redemptions.
• Kigo Hub A fully white-labeled value delivery and communication channel offering brands and consumers a unified digital hub for all forms of digital value, including personalized rewards, surprise offers, and effortless sharing. Enables seamless integration into publisher digital products with enhanced engagement through personalized rewards and dynamic communication tools.
• Entertainment Offers Network Kigo's universal offers engine that embeds, personalizes, and delivers rewards and offers. The network delivers 500k+ unique offers across 100% metro areas covered, with 148M offers activated, powered by 60+ years of local savings data.
• Kigo Publisher Solutions Consumer engagement platform for publishers to harness AI, tokenization, and the leading offers network to deliver more rewarding experiences that drive loyalty, engagement, and frequency while unlocking new revenue and value from first-party data. Includes loyalty program management and rewards delivery capabilities.
• Kigo Digital Wallet A blockchain-enabled wallet service that allows users to hold, store, receive, and use Digital Assets including NFTs and cryptocurrencies. Supports Ethereum, Polygon, and Bitcoin blockchain protocols, with future releases planned to enable transfers of Digital Assets.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% increase in customer satisfaction scores for companies investing in technology to improve customer experience
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Neptune Retail SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Neptune Retail Solutions and Kigo announced a strategic partnership on May 21, 2026, creating a new distribution channel that places Neptune's CPG digital incentive inventory inside Kigo's premium loyalty, publishing, and media audiences. Neptune's network spans connected retailers, publishers, and its Checkout 51 cashback app, reaching hundreds of millions of consumer touchpoints daily, while Kigo's platform reaches over 100 million loyalty program members across telecom, healthcare, and membership organizations. The collaboration enables CPG brands to reach premium loyalty audiences that have not previously had access to such content.
• YardicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Yardi expanded its strategic partnership with Kigo to enhance its RentCafe Rewards resident loyalty program. The enhanced program provides residents with more ways to earn and redeem rewards, including hyper-local discounts, receipt scanning, and access to national brand offers, all integrated into the RentCafe resident app. Yardi positions this as a long-term investment to help property managers attract, engage, and retain residents, with the program offered at no cost to property operators or residents.
• HeapsminorOthers · 23 May 2023Heaps was Augeo's crypto loyalty subsidiary that was merged with Thred to form Kigo. Heaps contributed blockchain-enabled loyalty technology and expertise to the combined entity.
• ThredminorOthers · 23 May 2023Thred was Augeo's NFT platform that was merged with Heaps to form Kigo. Thred contributed NFT platform capabilities and expertise to the combined entity.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cardlytics: Cardlytics operates a card-linked offers platform inside bank channels, directly comparable to Kigo's advertiser-funded rewards delivered through financial institution and publisher audiences; notably, Kigo's EVP Publisher Growth previously served as Cardlytics' Chief Business Officer.
• Smile.io: Smile.io is a direct competitor in loyalty/rewards software, focused on SMB and mid-market ecommerce brands with points, referrals, and offers functionality overlapping Kigo's marketplace and rewards engine.
• LoyaltyLion: LoyaltyLion is a direct competitor providing loyalty program software for ecommerce brands with points, rewards, and referral mechanics overlapping Kigo's CPG and DTC publisher use cases.
• Paytronix: Paytronix is a direct competitor in restaurant and convenience-store loyalty, offering branded apps, ordering, and AI-driven offers comparable to Kigo's restaurant and convenience retail segments (including 7-Eleven).
• Thanx: Thanx is a direct competitor providing restaurant and retail loyalty platforms with first-party data, AI personalization, and integrated offers, serving many of the same enterprise QSR and casual dining brands as Kigo.
• Punchh: Punchh is a direct competitor providing AI-driven loyalty and digital offers platforms for restaurant and retail chains, matching Kigo's pay-for-performance model and white-label deployment to enterprise brands.
• Antavo: Antavo is a direct competitor in enterprise loyalty cloud software, offering AI-driven personalization and rewards marketplace capabilities comparable to Kigo's platform.
• Yotpo: Yotpo is a direct competitor in the loyalty and retention platform space, serving DTC and retail brands with a comparable SaaS-plus-marketplace model for offers, reviews, and loyalty programs.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle CrowdTwist (Oracle Loyalty): Oracle CrowdTwist (now Oracle Loyalty) is a broad incumbent in enterprise loyalty, providing cross-channel loyalty and engagement solutions integrated into Oracle's CX suite that compete with Kigo's platform at large brands.
• Salesforce Loyalty Management: Salesforce Loyalty Management is a broad incumbent CRM suite that bundles loyalty as part of Marketing Cloud, competing with Kigo for enterprise loyalty programs of Fortune 500 brands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kigoio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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