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13 AdTech transitions in 2016

Companies acquired, rebranded, merged, or shut down in 2016.

3scale
3scaleAcquired

Acquired by Red Hat · 2016

3scale was an API management platform that helped businesses publish, manage, and monetize their APIs — acquired by Red Hat in 2016 and inte…

AdGear
AdGearAcquired

Acquired by Samsung Ads · 2016

AdGear was a programmatic advertising technology platform providing ad serving, SSP, and DSP solutions, acquired by Samsung Ads in 2016.

Apigee
ApigeeAcquired

Acquired by Google · 2016

API management platform that enables organizations to design, secure, deploy, monitor, and scale APIs, now part of Google Cloud.

Bitmoji
BitmojiAcquired

Acquired by Snap Inc. · 2016

A personalized avatar and sticker creation platform that allows users to create cartoon versions of themselves for use in messaging and soci…

Fiksu
FiksuAcquired

Acquired by Fyllo · 2016

Fiksu was a pioneering mobile app marketing platform that helped brands and developers acquire high-value app users at scale through data-dr…

Forensiq
ForensiqAcquired

Acquired by Impact · 2016

Forensiq was a leading ad fraud detection platform that used machine learning to identify invalid traffic and protect advertisers, publisher…

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KruxAcquired

Acquired by Salesforce · 2016

Krux was a leading data management platform (DMP) that helped publishers, marketers, and agencies collect, unify, and activate audience data…

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MaxCDNAcquired

Acquired · 2016

MaxCDN was a leading content delivery network (CDN) provider known for its speed, simplicity, and developer-friendly approach, later acquire…

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OlapicAcquired

Acquired · 2016

Visual commerce platform that enabled brands to collect, curate, and display user-generated content (UGC) for marketing and e-commerce purpo…

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ReachLocalAcquired

Acquired · 2016

ReachLocal was a digital marketing platform that provided online advertising and marketing solutions to small and medium-sized businesses be…

Tapad
TapadAcquired

Acquired by Experian · 2016

A cross-device identity resolution platform that unified user data across multiple devices and channels for digital advertising and marketin…

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DemandwareRebranded

Became Salesforce Commerce Cloud · 2016

Cloud-based eCommerce platform acquired by Salesforce in July 2016 for $2.8B and rebranded as Salesforce Commerce Cloud.

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Isobar JapanRebranded

Became Dentsu Isobar · 2016

Isobar Japan is the Japanese arm of the global Isobar digital agency network, delivering integrated digital marketing, creative technology, …