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Verve Group

Verve Group

Mobile & CTV Programmatic Advertisingverve.com

Provides publishers and advertisers with a comprehensive programmatic advertising platform focused on mobile and CTV environments, offering cookieless, privacy-compliant solutions with strong presence in European and emerging markets.

Last updated Jun 23, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Jul 13, 2026

Founded
2017
HQ
Berlin, Germany
Connections
16

At a glance

Employees
201-500
Revenue
€100M-€200M
Stock
VERV.DE
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About

Leading independent mobile-first SSP/DSP in Europe with global reach

Verve Group is a global digital advertising technology company that operates as a supply-side platform (SSP) and demand-side platform (DSP) focused on mobile and Connected TV (CTV) advertising. The company was formed through the merger of several AdTech companies including Smaato, PubNative, and others, creating one of Europe's largest independent AdTech platforms. Verve Group specializes in programmatic advertising solutions that connect publishers with advertisers across mobile apps, mobile web, and CTV environments. The company serves both the buy-side and sell-side of the digital advertising ecosystem, offering publishers tools to monetize their inventory while providing advertisers and agencies with access to premium mobile and CTV inventory. Verve Group is publicly traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and has established itself as a significant player in the mobile-first advertising space, particularly strong in European and emerging markets. The company emphasizes its omnichannel capabilities, privacy-compliant solutions, and focus on cookieless advertising technologies.

Business model

Marketplace

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Verve DSP

    Demand-side platform for advertisers and agencies to access mobile and CTV inventory programmatically

  • Verve SSP (formerly Smaato)

    Supply-side platform enabling publishers to monetize mobile app and web inventory through programmatic auctions

  • Verve Exchange

    Programmatic marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of mobile and CTV advertising inventory

  • Verve CTV

    Connected TV advertising solutions for both publishers and advertisers

Key features

Mobile-first programmatic advertisingConnected TV (CTV) advertising capabilitiesReal-time bidding (RTB) technologyHeader bidding solutionsIn-app and mobile web monetizationCookieless tracking and targetingPrivacy-compliant advertising solutionsCross-device targetingUnified auction technologyAdvanced analytics and reporting

Use cases

Mobile app monetization for publishersMobile web advertising inventory managementConnected TV advertising campaignsProgrammatic mobile advertising buyingIn-app advertising for games and appsCross-device advertising campaignsPerformance marketing on mobileBrand advertising on CTV

Customer segments

Mobile app publishersMobile game developersCTV publishers and streaming servicesPerformance advertisersBrand advertisersAdvertising agenciesTrading desksMobile ad networks

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Real-time bidding (RTB) infrastructureHeader bidding technologyMachine learning for optimizationOpenRTB protocolServer-side ad insertion (SSAI) for CTVMobile SDKsAPI integrations

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPACOPPATCF 2.0ISO 27001

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

Corporate history
  1. 2017 · Founded
How it came together
  • 2021·AcquiredVerve Group
Year unknown
  • · acquired
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