Xolv.io

What Xolv.io does

Xolvio is a boutique software consulting and professional services firm that helps enterprises and creative agencies accelerate software delivery while maintaining quality. The company's flagship offering is its proprietary Narrative Driven methodology (also branded as Quality Faster), which combines deliberate discovery, specification by example, behavior-driven development (BDD), event storming, and AI-assisted tooling. Xolvio claims the methodology enables up to 4x faster enterprise software delivery compared to typical agile teams.

The firm operates as Apollo GraphQL's first ever official professional services partner and holds parallel partnerships with Kurrent (formerly Event Store) for event-driven architecture consulting and with Escape Security for GraphQL API security review and remediation. Service lines include GraphQL supergraph design and federation implementation, monolith decomposition, microservices and event-driven architecture, federated design systems using Storybook, CMS pipeline engineering, and DDD workshops. Marquee engagements include a four-month e-reservation system for Audi of America, an eight-week event-driven cloud platform for Volkswagen of America, a three-month GraphQL transformation for Syneos Health, and a publishing platform for 2K Games. The firm is also incubating a software product, XSpecs.io, for specification management across developer tools.

Xolvio is founder-led by CEO Sam Hatoum, fully remote with a flat organizational structure, and operates with a team of approximately 11-12 professionals. Revenue is generated through professional services billed under an innovative pay-by-slice model offering predictable fixed pricing, alongside traditional time-and-materials engagements ranging from 2 to 12 weeks plus longer-term managed support. Go-to-market is sales-led, targeting enterprise accounts in automotive, healthcare, telecommunications, and gaming, with channel-driven demand generated through technology partner referrals and thought leadership at events such as Apollo GraphQL Summit and GraphQLConf. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Xolv.io

Legal name

Xolvio

Website

https://xolv.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Xolvio is a boutique, fully remote software consultancy that helps enterprises and creative agencies accelerate software delivery using its proprietary Narrative Driven methodology, with deep specialization in Apollo GraphQL federation, event-driven architecture, and API security across automotive, healthcare, and gaming clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Software Development Consulting

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Customer Experience (CX) & Digital Experience (BPAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Software delivery consulting
• GraphQL implementation services
• Event-driven architecture
• Enterprise software development
• Agile transformation consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services & Consulting: Expert consulting and development services delivered using the Narrative Driven methodology. Services include technical delivery consulting, GraphQL implementation, event sourcing architecture, and software quality improvement. Offers both 'pay-by-slice model' and traditional time-and-materials billing with predictable fixed pricing options.
2. Managed Services: Ongoing support engagements from 2 to 12 weeks and longer-term ongoing support for supergraph implementations and enterprise software delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Xolvio is a software consulting and professional services firm that helps enterprises accelerate software delivery up to 4x faster using its proprietary AI-enhanced Narrative Driven methodology. The company delivers expert consulting engagements covering Apollo GraphQL Supergraph design and implementation, event-driven architecture, microservices decomposition, test automation strategy, and quality-focused software delivery. Services are sold as fixed-scope consulting engagements (2-12 weeks or longer) under a pay-by-slice pricing model or traditional time-and-materials billing.

Product overview

Xolvio is a boutique software consulting company that offers professional services for enterprise software delivery acceleration. Their portfolio consists of their proprietary Narrative Driven Development methodology combined with specialized service offerings including GraphQL Professional Services (supergraph design and implementation via Apollo GraphQL partnership), Event-Driven Architecture Consulting (via Kurrent partnership), and GraphQL Security Review Services (via Escape partnership). They also provide test automation strategy, federated design systems, CMS pipeline architecture, and domain-driven design workshops. The company operates on a 'pay-by-slice' pricing model with predictable fixed pricing options, delivering engagements ranging from 2-12 weeks for specialized projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Narrative Driven Development Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• 400% increase in delivery velocity compared to typical agile teams
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Escape SecuritycoreTechnology or Integration · 19 September 2023Xolvio is an official remediation partner for Escape, leveraging Escape's automated GraphQL security testing platform for runtime security review purposes. Xolvio provides remediation implementation services to secure customer APIs. The partnership combines automated security scanning with professional vulnerability remediation services integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Apollo GraphQLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 July 2022Xolvio has been selected as Apollo GraphQL's first ever official professional services partner. They provide supergraph professional services including readiness assessment, schema design sessions, monolith decomposition, federated supergraph implementation, CI/CD integration, and maintenance strategies. Xolvio has worked closely with Apollo since the very beginning, having helped shape what is now known as Apollo Federation through their collaboration with Audi.
• Kurrent (Event Store)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerXolvio partners with Kurrent (formerly Event Store) as an official professional services partner. They offer Event Sourcing consulting and delivery services, helping businesses implement event-driven architectures enabling real-time data streaming, event sourcing, and scalable system design for future-ready applications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Slalom: Slalom is a major technology and business consulting firm serving enterprise clients across industries. It overlaps with Xolvio in digital transformation, cloud, and custom software delivery engagements.
• Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a large global technology consultancy known for engineering excellence and modern software delivery. It competes for the same enterprise software delivery transformation engagements that Xolvio targets, albeit at much larger scale.
• Globant: Globant is a large digital transformation consultancy offering enterprise software delivery and platform engineering services. It competes for the same enterprise digital transformation RFPs as Xolvio, particularly in automotive and healthcare.
• Tyk: Tyk is an API management platform with strong GraphQL gateway capabilities. It competes for enterprise API infrastructure budgets and offers professional services that overlap with Xolvio's integration scope.
• Hasura: Hasura is a GraphQL platform provider offering instant GraphQL APIs over databases. While primarily a product company, it competes for the same enterprise GraphQL budget that Xolvio addresses through services.

Emerging players

• StepZen: StepZen offers a GraphQL federation platform for building unified APIs across data sources. It overlaps with Xolvio's Apollo Federation implementation work and targets similar enterprise architecture buyers.
• Stellate: Stellate provides GraphQL caching, performance, and analytics tooling. While product-focused, its enterprise sales motion intersects with Xolvio's Apollo supergraph performance engagements.

Direct peers

• Icreon: Icreon is a digital product and engineering consultancy serving enterprise clients with custom software, cloud, and platform work. It is comparable to Xolvio as a similarly sized boutique firm targeting enterprise software delivery engagements.
• WunderGraph: WunderGraph provides a GraphQL/BFF platform and consulting services focused on API federation and developer experience. It overlaps with Xolvio in the GraphQL federation consulting space and targets similar enterprise developer buyers.
• The Guild: The Guild is a leading open-source GraphQL tooling collective (GraphQL Code Generator, Hive, Mesh) with strong developer community presence. It competes for the same enterprise GraphQL implementation mindshare and talent pool as Xolvio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/xolvio
• GitHubgithub.com/xolvio
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/XolvIo/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samhatoum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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