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Neon was acquired by Databricks.
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Neon

Neon provided programmatic CTV and video advertising capabilities that enabled data-driven audience targeting and campaign execution across streaming environments.

San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2021

Last updated Jun 1, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Industry
Connected TV & Video Advertising
Business Model
SaaS / Programmatic Platform
Target Market
Mid-Market, Enterprise
Employee Count
11-50
Funding
~$46M (pre-acquisition)
Parent Company
Databricks
API Available
Yes
Market Position

Niche CTV and programmatic video advertising platform acquired amid industry consolidation in the streaming ad space.

Overview

Neon was a programmatic advertising technology company that focused on connected TV (CTV) and advanced video advertising solutions. The platform was designed to help advertisers and agencies execute data-driven video campaigns across streaming and digital video environments, leveraging audience targeting and real-time bidding capabilities to maximize campaign performance and reach. The company positioned itself within the rapidly growing CTV and streaming advertising space, offering tools that bridged traditional TV buying with digital programmatic capabilities. Neon's technology enabled advertisers to target specific audience segments across connected TV devices, providing measurement and attribution features that were increasingly demanded as ad budgets shifted from linear television to streaming platforms. Neon was acquired as part of the broader consolidation trend in the AdTech industry, particularly around CTV and video advertising infrastructure. The acquisition reflected the strategic importance of CTV capabilities as major players sought to build out comprehensive programmatic video offerings to compete in the evolving television advertising landscape.

Products & Features

CTV Advertising Platform

Programmatic buying and campaign management for connected TV and streaming video inventory.

Audience Targeting

Data-driven audience segmentation and targeting across CTV and digital video environments.

Campaign Analytics

Measurement and attribution tools for tracking video and CTV campaign performance.

Key Features
Programmatic CTV inventory accessAudience targeting and segmentationReal-time bidding for videoCross-screen campaign managementCampaign performance measurement
Use Cases
Programmatic CTV campaign executionAudience-targeted streaming video advertisingCross-screen video campaign managementBrand awareness campaigns on streaming platforms
Customer Segments
Advertising agenciesBrand advertisersMedia buyersProgrammatic trading desks
Corporate history
  • 2021Founded
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