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516 acquired AdTech companies

AdTech companies that were acquired — most still operate inside their acquirer.

Smaato
SmaatoAcquired

Acquired by Verve Group · 2021

A mobile advertising platform providing programmatic monetization and demand solutions for app publishers and advertisers globally.

TripleLift
TripleLiftAcquired

Acquired by Vista Equity Partners · 2021

A programmatic advertising platform specializing in native advertising technology that seamlessly integrates branded content across digital …

AdColony
AdColonyAcquired

Acquired by Digital Turbine · 2021

AdColony was a leading mobile advertising platform known for its high-quality video ad formats, later merged into Digital Turbine's media bu…

ART19
ART19Acquired

Acquired by Amazon · 2021

ART19 is a leading podcast hosting, distribution, and monetization platform acquired by Amazon, powering some of the world's largest publish…

Assembly
AssemblyAcquired

Acquired by Stagwell Media Network · 2021

Assembly is the global media agency under Stagwell Inc., formed by merging Assembly + ForwardPMX into a single integrated media-buying and p…

AT Internet
AT InternetAcquired

Acquired by Piano · 2021

AT Internet (now Piano Analytics) was a leading European web analytics platform known for its privacy-first approach and robust data quality…

Boxever
BoxeverAcquired

Acquired by Sitecore · 2021

Boxever was an AI-driven customer intelligence and personalization platform for travel and hospitality brands, acquired by Sitecore in 2021.

Brainshark
BrainsharkAcquired

Acquired by Bigtincan · 2021

Brainshark is a sales readiness and enablement platform that helps organizations onboard, train, and coach sales teams through video-based c…

Confirmit
ConfirmitAcquired

Acquired by Forsta · 2021

Enterprise feedback and market research platform provider that was acquired by Forsta in 2019, now operating as part of the Forsta portfolio…

Embee Mobile
Embee MobileAcquired

Acquired by Similarweb · 2021

Mobile advertising platform that monetized Android apps through user engagement with ads and offers, acquired by Verve Group in 2021.

Exponea
ExponeaAcquired

Acquired by Bloomreach · 2021

Exponea was a AI-powered Customer Data Platform (CDP) and marketing automation solution acquired by Bloomreach in 2021, now operating as Blo…

Hotjar
HotjarAcquired

Acquired by Contentsquare · 2021

Hotjar is a behavior analytics platform that helps product teams and marketers understand how users interact with their websites through hea…

InsideView
InsideViewAcquired

Acquired by Demandbase · 2021

InsideView was a B2B data intelligence and sales acceleration platform that provided market intelligence, company data, and contact informat…

Mailjet
MailjetAcquired

Acquired by Sinch · 2021

Email service provider offering collaborative email design, delivery, and marketing automation tools for businesses of all sizes.

Meetrics
MeetricsAcquired

Acquired by DoubleVerify · 2021

Meetrics was a Berlin-based ad verification and viewability measurement company acquired by DoubleVerify, providing advertisers and publishe…

Parse.ly
Parse.lyAcquired

Acquired by Automattic · 2021

Parse.ly is a content analytics platform that helps digital publishers and brands measure audience engagement and optimize content performan…

Qubit
QubitAcquired

Acquired by Coveo · 2021

Qubit was an AI-powered personalization platform that helped e-commerce and retail brands deliver individualized customer experiences at sca…

Scroll
ScrollAcquired

Acquired by Twitter · 2021

Scroll was an ad-free subscription service that paid publishers based on time spent reading, acquired by Twitter in 2021 and later shut down…

Socialbakers Suite

Acquired by Emplifi · 2021

Social media marketing platform that was acquired by Emplifi in 2020, providing AI-powered analytics, content management, and influencer mar…

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SortableAcquired

Acquired by Freestar · 2021

Sortable is a Canadian AdTech platform that helps digital publishers maximize ad revenue through header bidding, analytics, and yield optimi…

SparkPost
SparkPostAcquired

Acquired by Bird · 2021

SparkPost is a leading cloud email delivery service and API platform, now part of MessageBird, that helps businesses send transactional and …

Stackla
StacklaAcquired

Acquired by Nosto · 2021

User-generated content (UGC) platform that helps brands discover, curate, and display authentic social media content for marketing campaigns…

VistaCreate
VistaCreateAcquired

Acquired by Vista · 2021

VistaCreate is an online graphic design platform formerly known as Crello, rebranded in October 2021 after Vistaprint (which itself rebrande…

Wibbitz
WibbitzAcquired

Acquired by Vimeo · 2021

Wibbitz was an AI-powered video creation platform that enabled publishers and brands to automatically transform text content into short-form…

X-Mode
X-ModeAcquired

Acquired by Digital Envoy · 2021

X-Mode was a location intelligence company that collected and sold precise geolocation data from mobile devices until its shutdown following…

Zaius
ZaiusAcquired

Acquired by Optimizely · 2021

Zaius was a B2C CRM and marketing platform that unified customer data to help retailers deliver personalized, cross-channel experiences — ac…

Botmock
BotmockAcquired

Acquired by Walmart Inc. · 2021

Botmock was a design and prototyping platform for conversational interfaces, chatbots, and voice applications that was acquired by Dashbot i…

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Acquired by Media.Monks · 2021

Decoded Advertising was a New York-based independent creative agency specializing in data-driven advertising, later rebranded as part of its…

Divvy
DivvyAcquired

Acquired by Bill.com · 2021

Divvy was an expense management and corporate card platform that helped businesses manage spending, budgets, and expenses in real-time befor…

Ecwid
EcwidAcquired

Acquired by Lightspeed · 2021

E-commerce platform that enables businesses to add online stores to existing websites, social media pages, and marketplaces.

Feedonomics
FeedonomicsAcquired

Acquired by BigCommerce · 2021

Feedonomics is a leading product feed management platform that optimizes and syndicates product data across hundreds of shopping channels, m…

Hive9
Hive9Acquired

Acquired by Uptempo · 2021

Hive9 was a marketing performance management platform that helped B2B marketers plan, execute, and measure marketing investments with revenu…

Interana
InteranaAcquired

Acquired by Scuba Analytics · 2021

Interana was a behavioral analytics platform that enabled fast, interactive analysis of large-scale event data before being acquired by Scub…

Io-Tahoe
Io-TahoeAcquired

Acquired by Hitachi Vantara · 2021

Io-Tahoe was a data management platform (DMP) provider that offered audience data solutions for digital advertising and marketing before cea…

Logi Analytics

Acquired by insightsoftware · 2021

Logi Analytics provides embedded analytics and business intelligence solutions that enable software teams to integrate dashboards, reports, …

Moz
MozAcquired

Acquired by iContact · 2021

Moz is a leading SEO software platform providing tools for keyword research, link building, site audits, and rank tracking to help businesse…

Panoply
PanoplyAcquired

Acquired by Sisense · 2021

Panoply was a cloud data warehouse platform that automated data collection, storage, and analysis — later acquired by Sisense to bolster its…

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Pattern89Acquired

Acquired by Shutterstock, Inc. · 2021

Pattern89 was an AI-powered creative intelligence platform that optimized digital advertising creative performance across social media platf…

Reflektion
ReflektionAcquired

Acquired by Sitecore · 2021

Reflektion was an AI-powered personalization platform for e-commerce that delivered individualized product recommendations and search experi…

RentPath
RentPathAcquired

Acquired by Redfin · 2021

RentPath was a leading digital marketing and software solutions provider for the rental housing industry, operating major apartment listing …

Sharpspring
SharpspringAcquired

Acquired by Constant Contact · 2021

SharpSpring is a marketing automation and CRM platform acquired by Constant Contact in 2021, offering affordable tools for agencies and SMBs…

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UenoAcquired

Acquired by Twitter · 2021

Ueno was a full-service creative agency known for bold design, branding, and digital product work for high-profile tech clients before being…

Unsplash
UnsplashAcquired

Acquired by Getty Images · 2021

Unsplash is the world's leading platform for freely usable, high-quality photography, offering a massive library of contributor-submitted im…

Usermind
UsermindAcquired

Acquired by Qualtrics · 2021

Customer journey orchestration platform that was acquired by Aurea in 2018, enabling enterprises to coordinate and optimize multi-channel cu…

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Acquired by Acquia · 2021

Widen Collective was a digital asset management (DAM) platform provider that served marketing and creative teams before being acquired by Ac…

Wootric
WootricAcquired

Acquired by InMoment · 2021

Customer experience management platform that provides Net Promoter Score (NPS) and customer feedback tools to measure and improve customer s…

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Amino AppsAcquired

Acquired by MediaLab · 2021

Amino Apps was a mobile platform that operated niche community apps for fandoms, interests, and hobbies, monetized through advertising and v…

Clarabridge
ClarabridgeAcquired

Acquired by Qualtrics · 2021

Clarabridge was a leading customer experience management (CEM) platform that used AI-powered text analytics to transform customer feedback i…

OpenSlate
OpenSlateAcquired

Acquired by DoubleVerify · 2021

OpenSlate is a leading provider of brand safety and suitability solutions for digital advertising.

Reevoo
ReevooAcquired

Acquired by Feefo · 2021

Reevoo was a UK-based ratings, reviews, and social commerce platform that helped brands collect and display verified customer reviews to dri…

Sellozo
SellozoAcquired

Acquired by Netrush · 2021

Sellozo was an AI-powered Amazon advertising management platform that automated campaign optimization and bid management for Amazon sellers …

Slack
SlackAcquired

Acquired by Salesforce · 2021

Slack is a cloud-based team collaboration and messaging platform owned by Salesforce, widely used by businesses to streamline communication,…

Tribe Dynamics

Acquired by CreatorIQ · 2021

Tribe Dynamics was a pioneering influencer marketing analytics platform that quantified earned media value for beauty, fashion, and lifestyl…

Widen
WidenAcquired

Acquired by Acquia · 2021

Widen is a digital asset management (DAM) and product information management (PIM) platform that helps brands organize, manage, and distribu…

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ArtStationAcquired

Acquired by Epic Games · 2021

ArtStation is a leading online platform for digital artists to showcase portfolios, find jobs, and access learning resources, primarily serv…

Auth0
Auth0Acquired

Acquired by Okta · 2021

Auth0 is a leading identity-as-a-service (IDaaS) platform that provides authentication and authorization solutions for developers and enterp…

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BoomiAcquired

Acquired by Francisco Partners · 2021

Boomi — recorded in ATDb as the acquirer/parent of one or more AdTech companies (s375 lineage backfill).

Chorus.ai
Chorus.aiAcquired

Acquired by ZoomInfo · 2021

Chorus.ai is a leading conversation intelligence platform acquired by ZoomInfo that records, transcribes, and analyzes sales calls and meeti…

Datacoral
DatacoralAcquired

Acquired by Cloudera · 2021

Datacoral was a data infrastructure platform that automated data pipeline creation and management, acquired by Cloudera in 2021.

Facebook
FacebookAcquired

Acquired by Meta Platforms · 2021

Facebook is Meta’s flagship social networking app — the consumer product, distinct from the company (Facebook, Inc., renamed to Meta Platfor…