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Cadreon was rebranded to Matterkind and merged into Kinesso— see Kinesso for current status.— See the full lineage →

Cadreon

Programmatic AdvertisingAgency

Cadreon, now operating as Matterkind, was IPG Mediabrands' ad tech unit responsible for planning and executing programmatic buys across addressable media.

Last updated Oct 27, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Founded
2010
HQ
San Francisco, California, United States
Connections
18

AI-drafted from public sources15 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
201-500
7integrations9competitors

About

IPG Mediabrands' centralized programmatic trading desk and ad tech unit, operating within the holding company ecosystem to serve major brand advertisers

Cadreon, now operating as Matterkind, was IPG Mediabrands' ad tech unit responsible for planning and executing programmatic buys across addressable media. On the measurement side, Cadreon used tools such as Comscore's validated Campaign Essentials to assess audience delivery, viewability, brand safety, in-geo delivery, and non-human traffic on behalf of clients. To improve creative performance in programmatic display, Cadreon partnered with ad tech provider Polar to build a marketplace spanning over 100 premium publishers, enabling brands to programmatically extend their social ads to the open web. Headquartered in San Francisco, Cadreon maintained a broad international footprint, operating through fully scaled local entities and hubs that serviced dozens of markets worldwide. Source 1: weatherads.io — Cadreon / Decathlon Drive Higher CTR & Conversions on ... Source 2: comscore.com — Cadreon Selects Comscore as Measurement Partner for ... Source 3: adexchanger.com — To Juice Creative Performance, Cadreon Extends Native ... Source 4: joinhandshake.com — Cadreon: Read reviews and ask questions

Business model

Agency

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Programmatic Trading Desk

    Centralized planning and execution of programmatic media buys across addressable digital channels on behalf of IPG Mediabrands clients

  • Audience Measurement Suite

    Campaign measurement leveraging Comscore's validated Campaign Essentials to assess audience delivery, viewability, brand safety, in-geo delivery, and non-human traffic

  • Social-to-Web Programmatic Marketplace

    A marketplace built in partnership with Polar spanning over 100 premium publishers, enabling brands to programmatically extend social ads to the open web

Key features

Programmatic media planning and buying across addressable channelsAudience delivery and viewability measurement via ComscoreBrand safety and non-human traffic monitoringSocial ad extension to premium open web publishersGlobal operating footprint across dozens of markets

Use cases

Programmatic display advertising for major brand advertisersAddressable audience targeting across digital mediaCampaign measurement and brand safety verificationExtending social creative to premium open web inventory

Customer segments

Large brand advertisersIPG Mediabrands agency clientsMultinational corporations running global programmatic campaigns

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Google DV360 (Display & Video 360)Comscore validated Campaign EssentialsPolar publisher marketplace technology

Security & compliance

GDPR

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

Corporate history
  1. 2010 · Founded
  2. Year unknown
Connection details
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