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Deals & Moves

525 deals & moves in the AdTech ecosystem

The M&A reshaping AdTech

161 acquisitions, 53 IPOs, and the deals redrawing the AdTech landscape — tracked with who acquired whom.

Recent deals

  • K
    Kraft Heinz
    raised funding
    m
    marketing
    $100M
  • NielsenNielsenacquiredDoubleVerifyDoubleVerify$2.15B2026-08-06
  • R
    Razer
    acquired
    S
    StreamElements
    2026-07-31
  • S
    Shefeek Niyas
    raised funding
    Z
    Zenerom Digital Marketing Agency
  • T
    Tracksuit
    acquired
    H
    Hall
    2026-07-20
  • Hearts & ScienceHearts & Sciencemerged withMediahubMediahub2026-07-20
  • M
    Marchex, Inc.
    acquired
    A
    Archenia, Inc.
  • B
    Brunner
    acquired
    A
    AdSkate
    2026-07-17
  • G
    Gary Vaynerchuk
    raised funding
    P
    Paul Street
  • H
    H2O.ai
    raised funding
    H
    H2O.ai
  • M
    Meet the People
    acquired
    L
    LOOMIS
    2026-07-13
  • I
    Infobip
    acquired
    S
    SocketLabs
    2026-07-09

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Kraft Heinz invests in marketing

Funding

Nielsen acquires DoubleVerify

Acquisition

Nielsen entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DoubleVerify in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.15 billion, or $13.60 per share. This acquisition removes another major ad tech competitor from the public markets following Integral Ad Science's privatization by PE firm Novacap for $1.9 billion less than a year prior.

Aug 6, 2026

Monetate acquires Simon AI

Acquisition
Jul 3, 2026

Razer acquires StreamElements

Acquisition
Jul 31, 2026

OpenWrap Web shutdown

Shutdown

Shefeek Niyas invests in Zenerom Digital Marketing Agency

Funding

M+C Saatchi ANZ management buyout

spinoff
Jul 22, 2026

Omnicom merges Mediahub and Hearts & Science

merger
Jul 20, 2026

Reign Maker Group acquires Hyphen HQ

Acquisition
Jun 18, 2026

Tracksuit acquires Hall

Acquisition
Jul 20, 2026

Impact XM acquires Jack Morton from Omnicom

Acquisition

Impact XM (a Riverside Company portfolio company) acquired Jack Morton Worldwide from Omnicom; the combined experiential-marketing agency operates under the Jack Morton brand. Announced 2026-01-21, closed Q1 2026.

Jan 21, 2026

Marchex, Inc. acquires Archenia, Inc.

Acquisition

Brunner acquires AdSkate

Acquisition
Jul 17, 2026

Meet the People acquires LOOMIS

Acquisition
Jul 13, 2026

Spotify acquires Megaphone

Acquisition
Nov 10, 2020

Gary Vaynerchuk invests in Paul Street

Funding

H2O.ai invests in H2O.ai Forward Deployed AI Lab

Funding

SMB MediaLabs shutdown

Shutdown
2026-04

Infobip acquires SocketLabs

Acquisition
Jul 9, 2026

DPG Media acquires Viaplay Dutch operations

Acquisition
Jul 1, 2026

Edge226 acquires AnyClip Ltd.

Acquisition
Jul 2, 2026

HubSpot acquires Warmly

Acquisition
Jun 30, 2026

Moburst acquires Hyperzon

Acquisition
Jul 1, 2026

Chrysalis Holdings invests in Moburst

Funding