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25 AdTech transitions in 2022

Companies acquired, rebranded, merged, or shut down in 2022.

Adyoulike
AdyoulikeAcquired

Acquired by OpenWeb · 2022

Adyoulike is a leading native advertising platform that connects publishers and advertisers through AI-powered, contextually relevant ad pla…

Chartable
ChartableAcquired

Acquired by Spotify Technology · 2022

Chartable was a podcast analytics and attribution platform that helped publishers and advertisers measure podcast audience growth and ad per…

Dovetale
DovetaleAcquired

Acquired · 2022

Dovetale was an influencer marketing platform acquired by Shopify in 2019, offering brands tools to discover, manage, and measure influencer…

Edgecast
EdgecastAcquired

Acquired by Edgio · 2022

Edgecast was a leading CDN and edge cloud platform provider that delivered content delivery, security, and streaming solutions before being …

Helpshift
HelpshiftAcquired

Acquired · 2022

Helpshift is an AI-powered customer service platform specializing in in-app and digital support, acquired by Keywords Studios in 2023 to ser…

Kustomer
KustomerAcquired

Acquired · 2022

Kustomer is an AI-powered customer service CRM platform that unifies customer conversations, data, and workflows across channels to deliver …

Leadfeeder
LeadfeederAcquired

Acquired · 2022

Leadfeeder (now part of Dealfront) is a B2B website visitor identification platform that reveals which companies are visiting your website, …

Oribi
OribiAcquired

Acquired by LinkedIn Marketing Solutions · 2022

Oribi was a no-code marketing analytics platform that helped businesses track conversions and user behavior without requiring developer reso…

PerimeterX
PerimeterXAcquired

Acquired by HUMAN Security · 2022

PerimeterX (now HUMAN Security) was a leading bot detection and web application security platform that protected websites, mobile apps, and …

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PhotoslurpAcquired

Acquired · 2022

Visual user-generated content (UGC) platform that helps e-commerce brands collect, curate, and display customer photos and videos to drive c…

Ping Identity

Acquired · 2022

Ping Identity is an enterprise identity security company providing intelligent identity solutions that enable secure, seamless digital exper…

Podsights
PodsightsAcquired

Acquired by Spotify Ad Analytics · 2022

Podsights was a leading podcast advertising measurement platform acquired by Spotify in 2022, providing attribution and analytics tools that…

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RivrAcquired

Acquired by Index Exchange · 2022

Machine-learning company acquired by Index Exchange June 8 2022 — IX's first acquisition.

Splitbee
SplitbeeAcquired

Acquired by Vercel · 2022

Splitbee was a lightweight web analytics and A/B testing platform designed for modern web applications, acquired by Vercel in 2022.

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StreamlitAcquired

Acquired by Snowflake · 2022

Streamlit is an open-source Python framework that lets data scientists and ML engineers build and share interactive web apps with minimal co…

Zaloni
ZaloniAcquired

Acquired · 2022

Zaloni was a data management platform provider specializing in data lake governance, data cataloging, and self-service analytics — acquired …

Accenture Interactive

Became Accenture Song · 2022

Accenture Interactive was the digital marketing and experience agency arm of Accenture, which merged with Publicis Groupe's operations in 20…

B2B marketing automation platform acquired by Salesforce in 2012, now operating as Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement.

Smart AdServer

Became Equativ · 2022

Smart AdServer is a European ad serving and monetization platform specializing in programmatic advertising solutions for premium publishers …

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ViacomCBSRebranded

Became Paramount+ · 2022

Predecessor name (Dec 2019 - Feb 2022) for the unified company that emerged from the December 4, 2019 CBS Corporation + Viacom Inc.

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ecx.ioMerged

Merged into IBM iX · 2022

Düsseldorf digital agency acquired by IBM March 2016 and rebranded into IBM iX.

Pixlee
PixleeMerged

Merged · 2022

Pixlee was a user-generated content (UGC) and influencer marketing platform that helped brands collect, curate, and display authentic custom…

Chartio
ChartioShut down

Shut down · 2022

Chartio was a cloud-based business intelligence and data visualization platform that enabled non-technical users to explore and analyze data…

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CNN+Shut down

Shut down · 2022

CNN+ was Warner Bros.

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MoPubShut down

Shut down · 2022

MoPub was a leading mobile-focused ad serving platform and exchange that enabled app publishers to monetize through programmatic advertising…