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Ibotta Performance Network

Promotions & RewardsDivision· part of Ibotta

Ibotta Performance Network is a digital promotions and performance marketing platform that connects CPG brands, retailers, and publishers through an expanding ecosystem of third-party partners — including Walmart, Family Dollar, and Instacart — enabling brands to distribute offers at scale and giving publishers access to the digital offer content consumers demand.

Last updated Oct 5, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Founded
2012
HQ
Denver, Colorado, United States
Parent
Connections
13

AI-drafted from public sources6 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
501-1000
Funding
$95M+ (pre-IPO funding; IPO raised approximately $577M in April 2024)
Revenue
$200M–$400M
Stock
IBTA
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About

Leading performance-based promotions network for CPG brands and retailers, with one of the largest cashback offer distribution networks in the United States

Ibotta Performance Network is a digital promotions and performance marketing platform that connects CPG brands, retailers, and publishers through an expanding ecosystem of third-party partners — including Walmart, Family Dollar, and Instacart — enabling brands to distribute offers at scale and giving publishers access to the digital offer content consumers demand. The network transforms brand media spend into a pay-per-sale growth engine, replacing impression-based buying with verified, incremental sales outcomes backed by third-party validation. Spanning 60+ integrated retailers and reaching more than 200 million U.S. consumers across grocery, mass, drug, convenience, and digital channels, the network provides brands with a cross-retailer view of purchase behavior through closed-loop, item-level measurement. It works alongside existing measurement partners such as Circana and ABCS Insights, which independently validate results, rather than replacing them. For qualifying campaigns, the network's LiveLift™ tool applies a Matched Audiences methodology to enable in-flight measurement and mid-campaign optimization. In 2024, the Ibotta Performance Network was named winner of the "Performance Marketing Innovation Award" in the MarTech Breakthrough Awards. Source 1: ibotta.com — About the Ibotta Performance Network (IPN) Source 2: ibotta.com — The Ibotta Performance Network Source 3: ibotta.com — Performance, On the Record Source 4: ibotta.com — Ibotta Captures Top Spot in 2024 MarTech Breakthrough Awards

Business model

Performance-based Marketplace

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Ibotta Performance Network (IPN)

    Core performance-based offer distribution network connecting CPG brands with consumers across a publisher ecosystem of retailers, apps, and financial institutions

  • Ibotta Consumer App

    Owned-and-operated consumer-facing app where shoppers discover and redeem cashback offers by scanning receipts or linking loyalty accounts

  • Publisher Program

    Enables third-party publishers (retailers, banks, media apps) to embed Ibotta cashback offers into their own platforms, expanding network reach

  • Brand Campaign Management

    Self-serve and managed campaign tools for CPG brands to create, target, and optimize cashback offer campaigns with performance reporting

  • Closed-Loop Attribution

    Proprietary purchase verification technology using receipt scanning and retailer data integrations to confirm transactions and measure true sales lift

Key features

Performance-based pricing — brands pay only on verified purchasesClosed-loop purchase attribution via receipt scanning and loyalty dataMassive publisher distribution network across retailers, banks, and appsReal-time campaign reporting and sales lift measurementCross-retailer offer distribution from a single platformAudience targeting based on purchase behaviorBoth digital and in-store offer redemption supportAPI integrations for publisher and retailer partners

Use cases

CPG brand new product launches with trial-driving cashback offersRetailer loyalty program enhancement via embedded cashback rewardsTrade promotion digitization replacing paper coupons with digital offersIncremental sales measurement and lift studies for brand campaignsCross-retailer promotional campaigns from a single platformFinancial institution rewards programs powered by purchase-based cashbackCompetitive conquest campaigns targeting buyers of rival brandsSeasonal and event-based promotional campaigns for CPG advertisers

Customer segments

CPG / FMCG brands (food, beverage, household, personal care)Grocery and mass-market retailersFinancial institutions and fintech apps seeking rewards differentiationMedia and publisher platforms embedding offer contentPharmaceutical and OTC health brandsAlcohol and beverage brands (where legally permitted)

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Receipt OCR and image recognition for purchase verificationMachine learning for fraud detection and purchase validationCloud infrastructure (AWS)RESTful APIs for publisher and retailer integrationsData analytics and reporting dashboardsMobile SDKs for publisher app integrationLoyalty account linking and POS data integrations

Security & compliance

SOC 2CCPAGDPRPCI DSS (payment data handling)

Deployment

CloudAPI integrationSDK (mobile)

API

Yes

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