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14 AdTech transitions in 2025

Companies acquired, rebranded, merged, or shut down in 2025.

Act-On
Act-OnAcquired

Acquired · 2025

Act-On is a marketing automation platform designed for mid-market businesses, offering tools for email marketing, lead nurturing, and campai…

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BladeBridgeAcquired

Acquired by Databricks · 2025

AI-powered data migration platform (especially for Snowflake/Teradata to Databricks).

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FoxtelAcquired

Acquired by DAZN · 2025

Foxtel is Australia's leading subscription television and streaming provider, offering premium content across sport, entertainment, and news…

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Acquired by Databricks · 2025

Postgres + analytics extension.

Relay42
Relay42Acquired

Acquired by Supermetrics · 2025

Relay42 was a customer data platform (CDP) and journey orchestration provider that enabled marketers to unify customer data and deliver pers…

Select Star
Select StarAcquired

Acquired by DataDog · 2025

Select Star is an automated data discovery and intelligence platform that helps organizations understand their data lineage, usage, and rela…

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…

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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…

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Merged into Paramount Skydance · 2025

Independent media company founded by David Ellison in 2010.

Amazon Freevee

Shut down · 2025

Amazon Freevee was Amazon's free, ad-supported streaming service that offered movies, TV shows, and original content before being folded int…

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Meta Spark ARShut down

Shut down · 2025

Meta Spark AR was Meta's augmented reality platform that enabled creators and brands to build immersive AR effects for Instagram and Faceboo…