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AdTech Evolution

645 companies that became something else — acquired, rebranded, merged, or shut down. Today’s landscape is built on yesterday’s.

Featured lineage: Snap Inc.

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Acquired by MiQ · 2026

Rocket Lab was a mobile app growth and user acquisition platform that helped developers and marketers scale their apps through data-driven a…

Hogarth Worldwide

Became WPP Production · 2026

Hogarth Worldwide is WPP's content production powerhouse — 10,000+ staff.

Microsoft Invest

Shut down · 2026

Microsoft Invest was Microsoft's demand-side platform (DSP) for programmatic advertising, evolved from AppNexus and Xandr Invest, scheduled …

Cheetah Digital

Acquired by Zeta Global · 2025

Cheetah Digital was an enterprise cross-channel customer engagement platform that helped brands build direct, loyalty-driven relationships w…

Selligent
SelligentAcquired

Acquired by Zeta Global · 2025

Marketing automation and customer engagement platform that was acquired by CM Group (now Marigold) in 2019, specializing in omnichannel pers…

Splicky
SplickyAcquired

Acquired by Adform · 2025

Splicky was a real-time bidding (RTB) demand-side platform (DSP) specializing in mobile advertising, enabling advertisers to programmaticall…

Sailthru
SailthruAcquired

Acquired by Zeta Global · 2025

Sailthru is a cross-channel personalization platform specializing in email, web, and mobile engagement for media and retail brands, now oper…

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streamr.aiAcquired

Acquired by Magnite · 2025

Streamr.ai was an AI-powered streaming analytics and audience intelligence platform designed to help media companies and advertisers optimiz…

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Zeotap DataAcquired

Acquired by Roq.ad · 2025

Zeotap Data is the third-party audience-data arm divested from Zeotap to Roqad on Sept 2 2025 (undisclosed terms).

Apple Search Ads

Became Apple Ads · 2025

Apple's advertising platform that enables app developers to promote their apps through paid search placements in the App Store across Apple …

GroupM
GroupMRebranded

Became WPP Media · 2025

GroupM is the world's largest media investment company, managing over $60 billion in annual media spend across multiple agency brands includ…

Effectv
EffectvRebranded

Became Comcast Advertising · 2025

Effectv, the television advertising sales division of Comcast, rebranded to Comcast Advertising's Media Solutions in April 2025, having conn…

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