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Customer Acquisition

Customer acquisition platforms help brands identify, reach, and convert new customers through targeted advertising and performance-based marketing channels. Marketers use these solutions to drive new customer growth across multiple touchpoints—from social media and search to direct mail, affiliate networks, and card-linked offers. B2B companies deploy account-based marketing tools to target specific decision-makers, while app developers use mobile user acquisition platforms to drive installs. Local service businesses connect with nearby customers through verified lead generation. These platforms typically operate on performance-based models, where advertisers pay for actual conversions, installs, or qualified leads rather than impressions alone.

Companies

112

Tier distribution

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112 Customer Acquisition companies tracked by ATDb — 28 leaders, 8 recent deals.

Avg Completeness
80%
News (30d)
139
Deals (90d)
8
(12)
AdAction

AdAction

Mobile User Acquisition / Performance Marketing

AdAction is a performance-based mobile app marketing company that has, since 2013, helped brands, merchants, and app developers drive scalable growth through user acquisition and monetization strategies across iOS, Android, and web.

Denver, Colorado
Apple Search Ads

Apple Search Ads

Rebranded

Mobile App Advertising / Search Advertising

Apple Search Ads, now rebranded as Apple Ads, was Apple's native App Store advertising platform that evolved from a single-placement search tool into a multifaceted marketing ecosystem for iOS app marketers.

Cupertino, California
AppLovin

AppLovin

Mobile Advertising Technology

AppLovin is a Palo Alto-based American technology company whose core business centers on giving app developers a suite of tools — spanning mobile advertising, marketing, analytics, and monetization — delivered through platforms that include the supply-side platform MAX, the demand-side platform AppDiscovery, and the SparkLabs creative studio.

Palo Alto, California
Facebook, Inc.

Facebook, Inc.

Rebranded

Social Media & Digital Advertising

Facebook, Inc., now operating as Meta Platforms, was a technology company that changed the way people connect when it launched in 2004, building services designed to link people to one another and to the interests and experiences that matter to them.

Menlo Park, California
G

Google Local Services Ads

Local Search Advertising / Lead Generation

Google Local Services Ads (LSAs) is a paid advertising platform developed by Google specifically for local service providers, enabling businesses to advertise geographically targeted services directly to nearby customers.

Mountain View, California
Jampp

Jampp

Acquired

Mobile Advertising Technology

Jampp is a performance marketing platform that acquires and retargets mobile customers by combining behavioral data with predictive and programmatic technology to serve personal, relevant ads that drive first-time and repeat purchases for advertisers.

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Liftoff

Liftoff

Acquired

Mobile Advertising Technology

Liftoff is a Blackstone-backed mobile advertising and technology platform, founded in 2012, that merged with Vungle in 2021 to form one of the world's largest independent, privacy-focused platforms covering user acquisition, engagement, monetization, and analytics across the mobile app lifecycle.

Redwood City, California
LinkedIn

LinkedIn

Acquired

B2B Advertising & Professional Social Media

LinkedIn is a professional social platform that enables advertisers to reach decision-makers using real career data, allowing targeting by job title, company, seniority, and industry.

Sunnyvale, California
LinkedIn Ads

LinkedIn Ads

B2B Social Advertising / Digital Advertising

LinkedIn Ads is a professional social advertising platform that enables B2B marketers to reach decision-makers using real career data — including job title, company, seniority, and industry — rather than interest-based proxies.

Sunnyvale, California
(16)
CJ Affiliate

CJ Affiliate

Affiliate Marketing / Performance Marketing

CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction) is a global online advertising company founded in 1998 that specializes in affiliate marketing technology and performance marketing.

Santa Barbara, California
Digital Turbine

Digital Turbine

Mobile Advertising & App Distribution

Digital Turbine is a mobile technology company that connects advertisers, app owners, and device partners through on-device integrations, direct app partnerships, and data intelligence tools — delivering targeted performance at scale without the closed-access constraints of traditional walled gardens.

Austin, Texas
Dosh

Dosh

Defunct

Card-Linked Offers / Performance Marketing

Card-linked offer platform that provided automated cashback rewards to consumers when they shopped at participating merchants using their linked payment cards.

Austin, Texas
Empyr

Empyr

Acquired

Card-Linked Offers / Offline Attribution

Empyr is a card-linking and loyalty platform that bridges online and offline commerce.

San Diego, California
InMobi

InMobi

Mobile Advertising & Programmatic AdTech

InMobi is an Indian multinational technology company, headquartered in Bengaluru, that operates a mobile-first platform enabling contextual mobile advertising.

San Francisco, California
Integrate

Integrate

Demand Generation / B2B Marketing Orchestration

Integrate is a pipeline integrity platform for B2B marketing and revenue teams that functions as a governed intake layer sitting between external demand sources and a customer's MAP/CRM systems.

Boulder, Colorado
ironSource

ironSource

Acquired

Mobile App Monetization & User Acquisition

ironSource was an Israeli software company focused on developing technologies for app monetization and distribution, with its core products centered on the app economy.

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District
Madison Logic

Madison Logic

B2B AdTech / Account-Based Marketing

Madison Logic is a marketing technology company operating in the account-based marketing sector, providing enterprise marketers with a platform to reach and engage high-value target accounts across multiple media channels using intent data to improve sales outcomes.

New York, New York
Quora

Quora

Digital Advertising / Q&A Platform

Quora is a knowledge-sharing platform where users ask questions, share insights, and explore diverse perspectives, attracting over 400 million monthly unique visitors.

Mountain View, California
(25)
3

3Q Digital

Acquired

Performance Marketing / Digital Advertising Agency

3Q Digital is a performance-driven digital marketing agency specializing in paid search, social, and programmatic advertising for high-growth brands and enterprises.

San Francisco, California
A

Adtraction

Affiliate and Partner Marketing

Adtraction is a Swedish-founded partner/affiliate marketing network operating across Europe; acquired UK-based Affiliate Future from GlobalData in October 2025.

Stockholm, Stockholm
A

Angi Ads

Vertical-Specific Advertising (Home Services)

Angi Ads is the advertising platform of Angi Inc. (formerly Angie's List), connecting home service professionals with homeowners through targeted digital advertising solutions.

Denver, Colorado
Angi Inc.

Angi Inc.

Local Services Advertising & Lead Generation

Angi Inc. is a leading home services marketplace connecting homeowners with local service professionals, leveraging digital advertising and lead generation to monetize contractor-consumer connections.

Denver, Colorado
Apple Inc.

Apple Inc.

Mobile Advertising Platform / Walled Garden Ecosystem

Apple has paradoxically become one of the most influential companies in AdTech despite positioning itself as a privacy champion. Through iOS App Tracking Transparency (ATT) and Safari's Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP), Apple has fundamentally reshaped the digital advertising landscape, causing an estimated $278 billion impact on the AdTech ecosystem. While limiting third-party tracking, Apple has simultaneously built its own advertising business through App Store Search Ads, which benef...

Cupertino, California
B

Banzai International

Marketing Technology / Event Technology

Banzai International — recorded in ATDb as the acquirer/parent of one or more AdTech companies (s375 lineage backfill).

Seattle, Washington
Cognism

Cognism

Sales Intelligence / B2B Data

Cognism is a B2B sales intelligence and lead generation platform providing GDPR-compliant contact data, intent signals, and prospecting tools for sales and marketing teams.

London, England
D

Digital Media Solutions

Performance Marketing and Customer Acquisition

Digital Media Solutions (DMS) is a performance-driven digital advertising company specializing in customer acquisition, data analytics, and media buying across multiple verticals.

Clearwater, Florida
Drift

Drift

Acquired

Conversational Marketing & Sales Engagement

Drift is a conversational marketing and sales platform that uses AI-powered chatbots and live chat to engage website visitors in real time, accelerating pipeline generation for B2B companies.

Boston, Massachusetts
(32)
Adjust Engage

Adjust Engage

Mobile Marketing & Attribution

Adjust's audience engagement / web-to-app product (encompasses TrueLink + audiences).

Berlin, Berlin
AdWallet

AdWallet

Consumer Rewards & Attention-Based Advertising

AdWallet is a mobile app platform that pays users to watch advertisements and engage with brands. The company enables advertisers to reach verified consumers while ensuring users are compensated for their attention and data sharing.

Los Angeles, California
Affiliate Pro

Affiliate Pro

Marketing Technology - Affiliate Marketing Software

Affiliate Pro is a specialized software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider focused on delivering comprehensive affiliate marketing technology solutions for businesses of all sizes. The platform serves as a centralized hub for building, managing, and optimizing affiliate programs, offering integrated real-time tracking technology, automated commission processing, comprehensive reporting dashboards, and partner management tools. By addressing critical challenges in partner relationship management, pe...

AffiliateWP

AffiliateWP

Affiliate Marketing Software

AffiliateWP is a WordPress plugin that enables website owners to create and manage their own affiliate marketing programs directly from their WordPress sites.

West Palm Beach, Florida
A

AppsDiscovery

Mobile Advertising & App User Acquisition

Tel Aviv
Avangate Affiliate Network

Avangate Affiliate Network

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate network specializing in software and digital goods monetization, now operating as part of 2checkout (Verifone).

Columbus, Ohio
B

Bark for Professionals

Lead Generation / Service Marketplace

Bark for Professionals is a UK-based lead generation marketplace connecting service professionals with potential customers actively seeking their services.

London, England
Convertful

Convertful

Marketing Technology (MarTech) - Conversion Optimization & Lead Generation

Convertful is a specialized marketing technology platform focused on lead generation and conversion rate optimization for digital businesses. The company provides an accessible suite of conversion tools including intelligent pop-ups, embedded forms, slide-ins, and targeted messaging campaigns designed to transform anonymous website visitors into qualified leads and subscribers. By addressing the critical challenge of capturing visitor engagement before traffic leaves a website, Convertful pos...

DealSignal

DealSignal

B2B Data Intelligence / MarTech

San Francisco
(11)
Affilorama

Affilorama

Online Education / E-Learning / Affiliate Marketing Training

Affilorama is an established online education platform specializing in comprehensive affiliate marketing training and professional development. Founded as a resource for aspiring digital entrepreneurs, the company has positioned itself as a leading authority in performance marketing education, serving a diverse audience from complete beginners to intermediate practitioners. The platform delivers end-to-end training across the full spectrum of affiliate marketing disciplines, including niche r...

Crunchbase

Crunchbase

Business Intelligence & Data

Crunchbase is a leading business intelligence platform providing data on startups, investors, funding rounds, and industry trends — now operating as a subsidiary of NASDAQ following its 2023 acquisition.

San Francisco, California
Datanyze

Datanyze

Acquired

Sales Intelligence & Data

Datanyze is a B2B sales intelligence and lead generation platform that provides technographic data and contact information to help sales and marketing teams identify and reach their ideal prospects.

San Mateo, California
DiscoverOrg

DiscoverOrg

Acquired

B2B Sales Intelligence & Data

DiscoverOrg (now ZoomInfo) was a leading B2B sales intelligence platform providing accurate contact and account data to help sales and marketing teams identify and reach key decision-makers.

Vancouver, Washington
Expedia

Expedia

Travel Advertising & Media

Leading online travel marketplace offering flights, hotels, car rentals, vacation packages, and activities to consumers worldwide.

Seattle, Washington
Facebook for Business

Facebook for Business

Rebranded

Social Media Advertising / Paid Social

Meta's advertising platform enabling businesses to create, manage, and optimize ad campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Audience Network.

Menlo Park, California
Glassdoor

Glassdoor

Acquired

Recruitment Advertising & Employer Branding

Glassdoor is a leading jobs and recruiting marketplace where employees anonymously review companies, salaries, and interview experiences, helping job seekers make informed career decisions.

Mill Valley, California
Hashoff

Hashoff

Acquired

Influencer Marketing Technology

Hashoff was an AI-powered influencer marketing platform that connected brands with social media creators across major platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat.

Denver, Colorado
L

Leadformly

Lead Generation & Conversion Optimization

Leadformly is a SaaS platform that provides multi-step form builder software designed to increase lead generation conversion rates for businesses.

London, England
Unranked(16)
Crossbeam

Crossbeam

Partner Ecosystem Platform / Revenue Operations

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
H

Healthline FindCare

Healthcare Marketing & Lead Generation

Healthline FindCare is a healthcare provider directory and patient acquisition platform that connects consumers with healthcare providers through Healthline Media's health information network.

San Francisco, California
Indiegogo

Indiegogo

Indiegogo is a global crowdfunding platform that empowers individuals and organizations to raise money for various projects, including tech, design, creative works, and community initiatives. It provides tools for creators to launch campaigns, engage with backers, and bring their ideas to life, often serving as a launchpad for innovative products.

L

Landbot

Marketing Technology / Conversational AI

Landbot is a no-code chatbot builder platform that enables businesses to create conversational experiences for marketing, sales, and customer service.

Barcelona, Catalonia
Nift

Nift

Customer Acquisition / Performance Marketing

Nift is a customer acquisition platform that connects brands with high-intent consumers through gift-based rewards, turning everyday transactions into new customer opportunities.

Boston, Massachusetts
Paperform

Paperform

Form Builder / No-Code Platform

Paperform is an innovative digital form builder and survey platform that has established itself as a leading solution in the no-code/low-code software market. The company's flagship product enables businesses, freelancers, and organizations to create sophisticated online forms, surveys, landing pages, and data collection tools through an intuitive document-like editing interface. Unlike traditional form builders that often require technical knowledge or compromise on design flexibility, Paper...

Hobart, Tasmania
PebblePost

PebblePost

Programmatic Direct Mail / Omnichannel Marketing

PebblePost is a programmatic direct mail platform that bridges digital intent signals with physical mail, enabling brands to reach consumers with personalized postcards triggered by online behavior.

New York, New York
P

Porch

Home Services Data & Vertical SaaS / Lead Generation

Porch Group is a vertical software and insurance platform serving the home services and moving industry, leveraging homeowner data to power targeted marketing and insurance products.

Seattle, Washington
Proxima Analytics

Proxima Analytics

Audience Intelligence / Paid Social Optimization

Proxima is an AI-powered audience intelligence platform that helps e-commerce brands reduce customer acquisition costs by identifying high-intent lookalike audiences using anonymized purchase data from a proprietary network of D2C brands. The platform integrates directly with Meta and other paid social channels to improve targeting efficiency without relying on third-party cookies.

New York, New York