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Sharethrough was rebranded to Equativ (Jun 2025)— see Equativ for current status.— See the full lineage →
Sharethrough

Sharethrough

Programmatic Advertisingsharethrough.com

Sharethrough, now operating as Equativ following a merger announced in June 2024, was one of the top independent omnichannel ad exchanges.

Last updated Oct 5, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Oct 9, 2026

Founded
2011
HQ
New York, New York, United States
Parent
Connections
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AI-drafted from public sources18 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
201-500
Funding
$52M
Revenue
$50M-$150M
Stock
N/A
28integrations29competitors1corporate family

About

Was a leading independent omnichannel ad exchange with a strong native advertising focus; now integrated into Equativ as part of a larger end-to-end media platform

Sharethrough, now operating as Equativ following a merger announced in June 2024, was one of the top independent omnichannel ad exchanges. A longstanding monetization partner to thousands of media partners across North America and Europe, Sharethrough processed over 100 billion daily ad requests from desktop, mobile web, in-app, and CTV inventory sources, with advertisers and publishers alike benefiting from its proprietary, research-based creative enhancements that increased audience attention and message comprehension rates. Through a partnership with LiveRamp and support of the RampID, advertisers could scale match-rates of their onboarded first-party data via programmatic campaign activations across Sharethrough's omnichannel media partnerships, with performance measurable through open exchange targeting or via Sharethrough PMP/Deals. Sharethrough was awarded Best Sustainable Ad Tech Platform by the Digiday Technology Awards, Best Sustainable Initiative by the Performance Marketing World Awards, and was recognized among the 2024 Top Programmatic Power Players by AdExchanger. Source 1: equativ.com — Equativ and Sharethrough Merge to Form One of the ... Source 2: liveramp.com — Sharethrough

Business model

Marketplace

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Sharethrough Exchange

    Omnichannel programmatic ad exchange connecting premium publishers with advertisers across web, mobile, and CTV environments

  • Sharethrough Score

    Proprietary real-time creative quality metric that evaluates and optimizes ad creative performance to improve engagement

  • Native Ad Formats

    Ad formats designed to blend seamlessly with editorial content, reducing intrusiveness and improving user experience

  • Green Media Products

    Sustainable advertising solutions designed to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of digital ad campaigns

  • Supply Path Optimization (SPO)

    Tools enabling buyers to identify and transact through the most efficient and transparent supply paths

  • Header Bidding Infrastructure

    Technology enabling publishers to offer inventory to multiple demand sources simultaneously to maximize yield

Key features

Proprietary Sharethrough Score for real-time creative quality optimizationNative advertising format expertise across web, mobile, and CTVGreen Media Products for carbon-reduced programmatic advertisingSupply path optimization (SPO) toolsHeader bidding supportOmnichannel exchange infrastructurePublisher-first monetization strategy

Use cases

Publisher inventory monetization via native and display formatsProgrammatic direct and open exchange buying for brand advertisersSupply path optimization for agency trading desksSustainable advertising campaign execution with carbon measurementConnected TV (CTV) and mobile advertisingCreative quality optimization for performance-focused campaigns

Customer segments

Premium digital publishersBrand advertisersAgency trading desksDemand-side platforms (DSPs)Connected TV publishersMobile app publishers

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Real-time bidding (RTB) infrastructureHeader bidding (Prebid.js compatible)OpenRTB protocolProprietary creative scoring algorithmsCarbon measurement and offset technologySupply path optimization algorithms

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPAIAB TCF 2.0ads.txt / sellers.json

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

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