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Gautam Lohia

Co-founder, Apply Digital

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Gautam Lohia co-founded Apply Digital, the Vancouver digital consultancy that builds commerce, content and data platforms for large brands, with Chris Coghlan in 2016. Lohia ran the company as chief executive until March 2026, when Ali Alkhafaji took over as CEO and Lohia became chairman of the board. Lohia is also CEO and chairman of Uniserve Communications.

Gautam hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Gautam co-founded Apply Digital.

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Did Gautam Lohia co-found Apply Digital?

Yes. An Interlock Equity release on PR Newswire dated 2022-01-12 says Apply Digital was founded in Vancouver in 2016 by Gautam Lohia and Chris Coghlan, and quotes Lohia: Chris and I co-founded Apply Digital.

Is Gautam Lohia still Apply Digital's CEO?

No. Apply Digital announced on PR Newswire on 2026-03-17 that Dr. Ali Alkhafaji would become chief executive and that Lohia would move to chairman of the board, after a decade in which the company averaged 35 per cent year-over-year growth.

What else does Gautam Lohia do?

Uniserve Communications named Lohia a director in a release dated 2025-05-05, and a Uniserve release carried by IT Business Net on 2026-09-01 identifies Lohia as chief executive and chairman of Uniserve.

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