Synthesia
Series D in 2025
Founded in London in 2017, Synthesia Ltd. specializes in AI-driven video generation platforms. Its technology transforms text into professional videos with customizable avatars and voiceovers in over 140 languages, enabling efficient creation of personalized advertising, corporate communications, e-learning content, and more.
Zocket
Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Zocket is a digital marketing platform that empowers small businesses to launch their digital advertisements quickly and efficiently, often in less than 30 seconds. The company has developed an ad management system that leverages artificial intelligence to simplify the digital marketing process. By deskilling the complexities associated with managing social media ads, Zocket enables users to promote their businesses effectively in the digital landscape. Through its innovative approach, Zocket aims to facilitate growth for small businesses by making digital advertising more accessible and user-friendly.
Synthesia
Series C in 2023
Founded in London in 2017, Synthesia Ltd. specializes in AI-driven video generation platforms. Its technology transforms text into professional videos with customizable avatars and voiceovers in over 140 languages, enabling efficient creation of personalized advertising, corporate communications, e-learning content, and more.
Synthesia
Series B in 2021
Founded in London in 2017, Synthesia Ltd. specializes in AI-driven video generation platforms. Its technology transforms text into professional videos with customizable avatars and voiceovers in over 140 languages, enabling efficient creation of personalized advertising, corporate communications, e-learning content, and more.
AudioMob
Seed Round in 2019
AudioMob operates a platform offering non-interruptive audio advertising for mobile gaming audiences. It enables game developers to monetize their games while enhancing player retention and reviews.
Firefly Systems Inc., founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in street-level digital media through its innovative advertising platform. The company installs digital displays on rideshare vehicles and taxis, creating a unique out-of-home advertising network that leverages location-based technology and first-party data for precise audience targeting. Firefly's system enables the delivery of engaging, full-screen advertisements that are responsive to the surrounding environment, allowing brands to amplify their marketing efforts in real-time. By utilizing 4G and LTE cellular transmission, Firefly connects clients with flexible advertising solutions while providing measurable insights on campaign effectiveness and audience engagement.
Dandelion
Series A in 2019
Dandelion is a developer and provider of a marketing platform designed to facilitate the seamless discovery of content and commerce. The company enables sellers and service providers to utilize existing content, such as product catalogs and marketplace listings, to create effective advertisements. These ads can be deployed across social media channels, thereby enhancing marketing efforts. Dandelion's vision is to empower individuals and businesses to easily engage in marketing activities, fostering an environment where anyone can participate as a marketer in addition to being a seller.
FameBit
Acquisition in 2016
FameBit is a marketing platform that facilitates collaboration between brands and YouTube influencers to produce engaging video content. The company serves as a marketplace where businesses can easily find and hire influencers for product endorsements, including reviews, tutorials, and promotional videos. By offering self-serve tools, FameBit streamlines the process from initial connection to video delivery, enabling brands to efficiently execute YouTube marketing campaigns that enhance their visibility and reach millions of viewers. This approach fosters brand awareness through original content tailored to the influencer's audience.
Anvato
Acquisition in 2016
Anvato, Inc. is a technology platform designed for media companies to effectively manage and monetize both live and on-demand video assets. The company offers an end-to-end solution that encompasses live and on-demand video management, syndication, monetization, and analytics. Anvato's innovative technology enables broadcasters to capture and edit live broadcasts, allowing for near real-time syndication to web and mobile devices. This platform also facilitates dynamic and user-targeted ad insertion, enabling publishers to optimize their monetization strategies for live streams. Additionally, Anvato provides advertisers with tools to track campaign effectiveness and enhance ad revenue. The company serves notable clients, including Univision Communications and Kantar Video, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Agawi is a pioneering cloud-based app streaming platform established in 2010 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company specializes in scalable cloud-gaming software through its innovative Agawi CloudPlay platform, which allows games to be streamed onto a variety of devices, including tablets, Smart TVs, and set-top boxes. Partnering with industry leaders such as Microsoft, Marvell, and Nvidia, Agawi delivers a high-performance, cost-effective solution for gaming publishers and developers. The company has achieved significant recognition, including a Best in Biz award for being the fastest-growing small company, and boasts a user base of 8 million across 150 countries. Agawi also created AppGlimpse, the first interactive advertisement for apps, where the application itself serves as the ad. In 2014, the company was acquired by Google, where it plays a crucial role in powering Android Instant Apps.
Adelphic, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a mobile and cross-channel programmatic advertising platform aimed at connecting brands with audiences. Founded in 2011 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Adelphic offers a self-service software solution that allows non-technical users to manage advertising campaigns effectively. Its platform is designed to facilitate meaningful engagements with consumers across various devices and formats, utilizing real-time bidding capabilities to ensure global reach. Key features of the platform include a campaign management portal, Audience Cube for data segmentation and insights, and predictive performance engine solutions. Adelphic primarily serves agencies, brands, and large media buyers, enabling them to overcome user identification limitations in digital advertising by providing rich, detailed profiles of consumers. As of early 2017, Adelphic operates as a subsidiary of Viant Technology Inc.
Founded in 2012, Yieldmo is a mobile advertising platform that enables brands to deliver tailored, human-centered ads using AI-driven custom formats. Its technology offers real-time inventory curation and predictive format selection, improving user engagement and campaign performance.
Quettra
Seed Round in 2014
Quettra, Inc. is a mobile intelligence company based in Milpitas, California, founded in 2013. The company specializes in providing mobile advertising services through an online platform that connects advertisers with their target audience. Quettra focuses on personalizing mobile experiences and enhancing monetization by analyzing users' interactions with their mobile devices at a deep operating system level. Its mobile intelligence software compiles extensive data about mobile users, offering app developers direct measurement tools to better understand their user base. As of December 2015, Quettra operates as a subsidiary of SimilarGroup Ltd.
mDialog
Acquisition in 2014
mDialog is a technology company that specializes in mobile video and in-stream ad management. Its flagship product, the Smart Stream™ Video Platform, is utilized by leading programmers and service providers in North America, facilitating some of the most popular live broadcasts on connected devices. This platform supports Linear, Live, and On-Demand ad insertion across a wide range of devices, including smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. Additionally, mDialog offers a Video as a Service (VaaS) solution that assists video publishers and advertisers in managing and streaming high-resolution video content with integrated advertising, enhancing the overall viewing experience for users.
URX is a developer of a mobile application retargeting platform that enhances the connection between users and relevant commerce experiences. The company specializes in deep linking technology, which directs users to specific pages within applications. This innovative approach allows mobile retailers to maximize the value of their applications by delivering targeted and interactive display advertisements. URX serves a diverse clientele, empowering publishers to effectively monetize mobile content while enabling advertisers to drive mobile commerce.
Periscope
Seed Round in 2014
Periscope, Inc. is a full-service marketing agency headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with additional offices in Chicago, Toronto, Hong Kong, and Delhi. Established in 1964, the agency has become the largest independent agency in the Twin Cities, employing around 240 individuals. Periscope offers a comprehensive range of services, including strategy and analytics, branding, advertising, digital and social media marketing, experiential events, media planning and buying, e-commerce, and direct response marketing. The company also provides specialized services such as global photography, packaging, retouching, and vendor management. Serving diverse industries such as sports, retail, healthcare, and corporate communications, Periscope has built an impressive portfolio of local, national, and international clients. As of January 2019, it operates as a subsidiary of Quad/Graphics, Inc., further enhancing its capabilities in the marketing sector.
Spider.io
Acquisition in 2014
Spider.io is a specialized company focused on combating online advertising fraud by offering anti-malware solutions. Unlike traditional anti-malware firms that protect personal devices from being compromised, Spider.io's services are designed to prevent compromised devices from being used to defraud advertisers. The company employs real-time identification techniques to determine the specific automated agents responsible for each ad request, thereby safeguarding the integrity of online advertising. Through its innovative approach, Spider.io addresses the critical issue of traffic fraud in digital advertising, ensuring that advertisers can trust the authenticity of their ad engagements.
Vungle, Inc. operates a performance marketing platform focused on in-app video advertisements for mobile businesses, advertisers, and publishers globally. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities including London, Berlin, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, and Singapore, Vungle aims to connect advertisers with high-value users through engaging video ads. The company provides a range of services, including creative and lifetime value (LTV) optimization technologies, programmatic buying solutions for agencies, and mobile attribution tools that help users assess the effectiveness of their ad campaigns. By leveraging its innovative technologies and insights, Vungle allows publishers to monetize their applications effectively while delivering high-definition video ads to target audiences.
Founded in 2012, Yieldmo is a mobile advertising platform that enables brands to deliver tailored, human-centered ads using AI-driven custom formats. Its technology offers real-time inventory curation and predictive format selection, improving user engagement and campaign performance.
Autofuss
Acquisition in 2013
Autofuss is a design and video production firm specializing in the creation of innovative advertisements. The company combines art, live action, robotics, and computer graphics to produce visually captivating content that aims to evoke wonder in its audience. By leveraging advanced technology and creative storytelling, Autofuss develops unique advertising experiences that engage viewers and enhance brand visibility.
MediaSpike
Series A in 2013
MediaSpike, Inc. operates an online platform specializing in in-game product placement, primarily targeting social and mobile games. Founded in 2011 and based in Mountain View, California, the company serves as a monetization solution for both brands and game developers. Through its user-friendly dashboard, brands can search for suitable advertising placements based on specific criteria, while developers can integrate MediaSpike's SDKs to manage placements effectively. The process involves selecting available placements, uploading assets, and submitting them for developer approval. MediaSpike also provides analytics for live placements, enabling brands to track performance and engagement in real-time. The platform supports a range of applications, including virtual reality content, allowing for diverse advertising opportunities across popular games on iOS and Android platforms.
Vungle, Inc. operates a performance marketing platform focused on in-app video advertisements for mobile businesses, advertisers, and publishers globally. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities including London, Berlin, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, and Singapore, Vungle aims to connect advertisers with high-value users through engaging video ads. The company provides a range of services, including creative and lifetime value (LTV) optimization technologies, programmatic buying solutions for agencies, and mobile attribution tools that help users assess the effectiveness of their ad campaigns. By leveraging its innovative technologies and insights, Vungle allows publishers to monetize their applications effectively while delivering high-definition video ads to target audiences.
Magnify Digital
Seed Round in 2013
Magnify Digital is a boutique strategy agency located in Vancouver, Canada, that specializes in helping businesses establish impactful online and mobile profiles. The agency offers a range of services designed to assist clients in forming a purposeful online presence. This includes the development of audience engagement analytics systems that facilitate the creation, implementation, and monitoring of effective online strategies. Magnify Digital also provides digital marketing solutions such as programmatic advertising, social media campaign management, and comprehensive campaign performance analytics. By focusing on these areas, the agency enables clients to effectively connect with their target audiences and optimize their marketing processes, serving a diverse clientele from Toronto to Dubai.
Namo Media
Seed Round in 2013
Namo Media offers an innovative mobile advertising solution that enables any app to display ads seamlessly within its content stream, similar to Facebook's approach. This method enhances user experience and improves ad performance by eliminating banner blindness. The company's technology is powered by an SDK compatible with iOS and Android apps, particularly suited for social, photo-sharing, news, and communication platforms. Founded by former Google and AdMob team members, Namo Media has secured funding from prominent investors such as Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Betaworks, and Trinity Ventures.
Adelphic, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a mobile and cross-channel programmatic advertising platform aimed at connecting brands with audiences. Founded in 2011 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Adelphic offers a self-service software solution that allows non-technical users to manage advertising campaigns effectively. Its platform is designed to facilitate meaningful engagements with consumers across various devices and formats, utilizing real-time bidding capabilities to ensure global reach. Key features of the platform include a campaign management portal, Audience Cube for data segmentation and insights, and predictive performance engine solutions. Adelphic primarily serves agencies, brands, and large media buyers, enabling them to overcome user identification limitations in digital advertising by providing rich, detailed profiles of consumers. As of early 2017, Adelphic operates as a subsidiary of Viant Technology Inc.
TrueLens
Venture Round in 2012
TrueLens is a marketing technology company that specializes in analyzing social media data to assist brands in targeting their customers more effectively. By compiling and examining socialgraphic data from various social networks, TrueLens provides valuable insights into customer behavior for leading brands such as Adidas and Neiman Marcus. This data-driven approach enables marketers to enhance their campaigns and drive better results by understanding their customers and prospects more deeply.
Republic Project
Series A in 2012
Republic Project is a cloud-based advertising platform that specializes in innovative rich media solutions for digital marketing. The company offers a user-friendly creative production toolset that facilitates the rapid deployment of Facebook Rich Media Posts, ensuring effective engagement with audiences on social and mobile platforms. Republic Project's advanced responsive ad serving technology guarantees consistent performance across various devices, allowing brands to manage their advertising campaigns seamlessly. As part of DG MediaMind, a leading media-independent ad server, Republic Project enables brands, agencies, and studios to analyze and optimize their rich media campaigns alongside other display channels. The company aims to simplify the advertising process, reducing the complexities and costs typically associated with traditional media solutions.
Wildfire
Acquisition in 2012
Wildfire, acquired by Google in 2012, is a leading provider of social media marketing software, serving over 21,000 paying customers globally, including many of the world's most valuable brands. The company operates its own entity and offers a comprehensive Social Marketing Suite that integrates social promotion and advertising tools with mobile and desktop page management, messaging, and real-time analytics. This platform enables marketers, regardless of technical expertise, to design social campaigns, interact with their audience, and evaluate social media performance. Wildfire's solutions are utilized by major brands and agencies, as well as numerous small businesses, to enhance engagement on prominent social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter. The company has a global presence with offices in multiple cities, including California, Chicago, New York, London, Paris, Munich, and Singapore.
MediaSpike
Seed Round in 2012
MediaSpike, Inc. operates an online platform specializing in in-game product placement, primarily targeting social and mobile games. Founded in 2011 and based in Mountain View, California, the company serves as a monetization solution for both brands and game developers. Through its user-friendly dashboard, brands can search for suitable advertising placements based on specific criteria, while developers can integrate MediaSpike's SDKs to manage placements effectively. The process involves selecting available placements, uploading assets, and submitting them for developer approval. MediaSpike also provides analytics for live placements, enabling brands to track performance and engagement in real-time. The platform supports a range of applications, including virtual reality content, allowing for diverse advertising opportunities across popular games on iOS and Android platforms.
Meebo is a consumer internet company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in enhancing user engagement across the web through an advertising-supported embedded social media platform. Launched in September 2005 by Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, Meebo's flagship product, the Meebo Bar, is integrated into various websites, allowing publishers and advertisers to weave content engagement and brand experiences into users' online interactions. The platform enables users to share pictures, videos, websites, and articles across multiple social networks, including Twitter and Facebook, while also providing insights into the performance of their shared content. Meebo has expanded its operations to six offices across major U.S. cities, including San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, and aims to connect people and facilitate real-time communication through a simple, user-friendly solution.
Vungle, Inc. operates a performance marketing platform focused on in-app video advertisements for mobile businesses, advertisers, and publishers globally. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities including London, Berlin, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, and Singapore, Vungle aims to connect advertisers with high-value users through engaging video ads. The company provides a range of services, including creative and lifetime value (LTV) optimization technologies, programmatic buying solutions for agencies, and mobile attribution tools that help users assess the effectiveness of their ad campaigns. By leveraging its innovative technologies and insights, Vungle allows publishers to monetize their applications effectively while delivering high-definition video ads to target audiences.
AppStack
Seed Round in 2012
AppStack is a mobile and web ad optimization company and is also a reseller of Google ads. It collects granular network data in order to better target customers and campaigns. It was acquired by Acquisio in 2013.
Trada operates a pay-per-click (PPC) marketplace designed to connect agencies and in-house advertisers with a network of skilled PPC experts. This platform enables advertisers to effectively manage their PPC campaigns by leveraging the expertise of professionals who specialize in generating clicks and conversions. The model allows PPC experts to earn income without financial risk, as they are compensated based on their performance in driving results for advertisers. Through this innovative approach, Trada provides a viable solution for companies seeking to enhance their online advertising efforts while offering experts a reliable way to monetize their skills.
RightsFlow
Acquisition in 2011
RightsFlow is a technology-driven provider of mechanical licensing and royalty accounting services for the music industry, catering to online music companies, record labels, distributors, artists, and songwriters. The company specializes in securing various types of licenses, including bulk mechanical, digital downloads, physical, and ringtone licenses, as well as rights for interactive streaming and limited downloads. RightsFlow's proprietary technology and extensive database of over 30 million songs enable efficient licensing, accurate accounting, and prompt royalty payments, ensuring that rights-holders receive proper compensation for their work. Since its acquisition by Google in 2011, RightsFlow has become an integral part of YouTube, working to streamline music licensing and enhance content identification, accounting, and payment processes for songwriters and publishers on a global scale.
Zave Networks
Acquisition in 2011
Zave Networks, founded in 2006, operates an innovative incentive platform designed to revolutionize the transaction and tracking of non-cash value. The company's flagship product, Zavers, serves as a digital network that replaces traditional paper coupons by linking consumers, manufacturers, and retailers through mobile and online incentives that can be redeemed in-store. This system not only provides consumers with access to various digital discounts and offers directly from their mobile devices but also enables product marketers to gather valuable data regarding their incentives and online advertising efforts. Recently, Zave Networks has strengthened its position by partnering with IBM, integrating its solution into IBM's prominent SurePOS ACE application, further enhancing the retail experience for both consumers and businesses.
Thinknear
Series A in 2011
Thinknear is a location technology company and full-service mobile advertising
platform focused on delivering amazing advertising campaigns for agencies,
brands, and consumers. Thinknear’s platform delivers the accuracy, scale
and technology required to effectively leverage mobile location data to power
better consumer experiences. In mobile, accuracy matters, and as a division of
Telenav, Thinknear leverages exclusive access to over 15 years of proprietary
location data.
To learn more, please visit www.thinknear.com and follow @thinknear on Twitter and Instagram.
The DealMap
Acquisition in 2011
The Dealmap is a prominent platform that enables users to find and share local deals from a wide array of sources, including national brands, daily deal websites, and local businesses. By indexing deals from over 450 unique sources, The Dealmap simplifies the process of discovering savings, showcasing over $10 million in available discounts each day across various business categories. The company offers an award-winning mobile app and website, along with social applications and a daily deals email, ensuring accessibility to deals whenever and wherever users need them. Additionally, The Dealmap features the DealExchange platform, which provides tools for publishers and developers to seamlessly integrate local deals into their products, while also allowing small businesses and deal providers to access a network of over 85 million visitors. Founded by Raj Abhyanker and co-founder Chandu Thota, The Dealmap was headquartered in Menlo Park, California, before being acquired by Google in August 2011.
AdMeld
Acquisition in 2011
AdMeld is a technology company that specializes in optimizing advertising networks for online publishers. Founded by industry veterans, AdMeld offers a sophisticated platform that enables clients to manage their advertising inventory more effectively, thereby increasing revenue potential. The company's technology monitors client websites, selects the optimal mix of advertisements from various networks and demand sources, and consolidates data into a unified reporting interface. Additionally, AdMeld enforces business rules to prevent channel conflicts and inappropriate ads, ensuring that publishers maintain control over their brand and data. With a diverse clientele that includes prominent names such as Discovery Communications, FOX News, and Hearst Television, AdMeld operates from its headquarters in New York City, with additional offices in London, Berlin, San Francisco, and Toronto.
INVIDI Technologies
Series D in 2011
Founded in 2000, INVIDI Technologies specializes in software applications that facilitate targeted advertising. Its flagship product, Advatar, enables multi-channel video programming distributors to deliver personalized ads and marketing messages to individual viewers. The company's offerings also include the INVIDI Advertising Decision System, which manages advertising decisions for household delivery in the television advertising industry.
Trada operates a pay-per-click (PPC) marketplace designed to connect agencies and in-house advertisers with a network of skilled PPC experts. This platform enables advertisers to effectively manage their PPC campaigns by leveraging the expertise of professionals who specialize in generating clicks and conversions. The model allows PPC experts to earn income without financial risk, as they are compensated based on their performance in driving results for advertisers. Through this innovative approach, Trada provides a viable solution for companies seeking to enhance their online advertising efforts while offering experts a reliable way to monetize their skills.
Invite Media
Acquisition in 2010
Invite Media operates as a technology provider in the display advertising sector. It specializes in developing software that facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers and agencies seeking to purchase digital ad space efficiently. The company's platform enables users to establish automated strategies, optimizing campaigns across various real-time bidding inventory sources.
Ruba is a visual travel guide & tour review site that helps travelers from around the world discover their next trip. Visitors can browse highly visual guides written by other travelers about interesting themes such as "The Top 7 Most Picturesque Towns in Provence France."
The company embraces the highly social nature of travel planning via tight integration with Facebook and Twitter and integrates Google maps for geographic locations and addresses. Ruba was founded by serial entrepreneurs Mike Cassidy and Arnaud Weber and is backed by leading venture capital firms Benchmark and DFJ. Advisory Board members with backgrounds as senior executives from Google, Yelp, Yahoo, and other leading companies are helping guide Ruba's introduction and growth.
The website makes it fun and easy to browse and discover amazing new places around the world that best match a user's travel tastes. Unlike other travel review sites where users consume reviews of individual hotels, restaurants, or sights, on Ruba users explore full guides which are collections of reviews of the best places (e.g., My Favorite Historical Places in Italy). Ruba's highly engaging visual interface with thousands of high quality pictures empowers users to enjoy travel exploration and research even if they have no immediate plans for a trip.
INVIDI Technologies
Series D in 2010
Founded in 2000, INVIDI Technologies specializes in software applications that facilitate targeted advertising. Its flagship product, Advatar, enables multi-channel video programming distributors to deliver personalized ads and marketing messages to individual viewers. The company's offerings also include the INVIDI Advertising Decision System, which manages advertising decisions for household delivery in the television advertising industry.
Episodic
Acquisition in 2010
Episodic is an online video hosting platform that enables the broadcasting of both live and on-demand content to a variety of web-enabled devices. The platform encompasses six key functional areas: video content management, content ingest and encoding, adaptive bitrate playback, monetization through advertising and credit card transactions, audience measurement and analytics, and syndication. This comprehensive approach allows users to effectively manage video content while maximizing audience engagement and revenue opportunities.
SayNow
Acquisition in 2010
SayNow is a service that facilitates direct communication between fans and celebrities through voice and text messaging. The platform assigns each celebrity a unique phone number, allowing fans to leave messages and receive updates directly from their idols. This personal form of interaction is particularly popular among musical artists and their followers. Major music groups like Universal Music Group, EMI, and RCA Music Group utilize SayNow's services, although the platform is open to any individual with a significant audience, including entertainers, politicians, and community leaders. Additionally, SayNow offers an optional service enabling broadcasters to earn revenue through relevant sponsorships in text or voice messages.
Teracent
Acquisition in 2009
Teracent is a leading provider of data-driven advertising optimization solutions, specializing in Intelligent Display Advertising. The company's platform enables advertisers and agencies to create highly customized display ads tailored to individual consumers and specific websites. By leveraging rich audience data, Teracent's self-learning technology continuously enhances campaign performance, ensuring that advertisements remain relevant to consumers at various stages of the sales funnel. Teracent also powers ad campaigns for major ad networks and data providers, further extending its influence in the advertising landscape. Acquired by Google in 2009, Teracent has solidified its position as a key player in the realm of digital advertising optimization.
AdMob is a mobile advertising network that enables app developers to monetize and promote their mobile and tablet apps through ads. It offers discovery, branding, and monetization solutions for the mobile Web, including support for mobile sites, a Mobile Analytics solution that provides traffic and usage insights to inform decisions, and a Mobile Metrics Report that tracks trends in the mobile ecosystem.
AdWhirl
Seed Round in 2009
AdWhirl, originally known as Adrollo, is a technology company that provides an advertisement platform specifically designed for mobile application developers. This platform enables developers to seamlessly switch between various advertising networks in real-time, allowing for greater flexibility in ad management. By aggregating multiple ad networks, AdWhirl facilitates the distribution of applications across different app stores while enhancing the monetization potential for developers. The company's solution supports both Android and iPhone applications, ensuring that clients can optimize their advertising strategies by displaying ads from multiple sources.
ZAO Begun
Acquisition in 2008
ZAO Begun is an advertising services company based in Moscow, Russia, founded in 2002. It specializes in contextual advertising and operates as an advertising network within the Russian internet segment. ZAO Begun provides a variety of advertising products, including commodity advertising, banner advertising, and mobile advertising. Additionally, the company offers media planning services to assist clients with budget calculations. As a subsidiary of Rambler Media Ltd, ZAO Begun plays a significant role in the distribution of advertisements to advertisers, websites, and advertising agencies across the region.
DoubleClick
Acquisition in 2008
DoubleClick specializes in digital marketing technology and services, assisting companies with ad serving, media, video, search, and affiliate marketing to maximize their online presence.
Adscape Media
Acquisition in 2007
Adscape Media is a San Francisco-based company specializing in in-game advertising. It provides dynamic advertising solutions that integrate seamlessly with game plots and storylines, creating an interactive marketing platform for advertisers. The company focuses on delivering targeted advertising content to online game platforms, allowing for sophisticated demographic and geographic targeting. Additionally, Adscape Media offers a comprehensive reporting interface, enabling marketers to analyze the effectiveness of their campaigns within the gaming environment.
dMarc Broadcasting
Acquisition in 2006
dMarc Broadcasting is a radio advertising company that specializes in providing digital marketing services tailored for the radio broadcast industry. Acquired by Google in January 2007, the company focuses on enhancing advertising capabilities by offering technology products such as digital automation systems, broadcasting software, and automated advertising services. dMarc Broadcasting aims to streamline the process of purchasing radio advertisements, allowing clients to integrate radio ad buys with their existing digital marketing strategies.
AOL
Corporate Round in 2005
AOL is a global internet company, headquartered in New York, with a significant presence in the U.S. and Europe. It operates a display advertising network and owns a portfolio of popular web brands and products. AOL's services include a web-based application, AOL Lifestream, which helps users manage and engage with multiple social networking platforms in one place. The company's former venture capital arm, AOL Ventures, focused on early-stage investments in technology-centric software companies.
Applied Semantics
Acquisition in 2003
Applied Semantics is a producer of software applications for the online advertising, domain name, and enterprise information management markets.
Applied Semantics was acquired by [Google](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/Google) in April of 2003.