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14 AdTech transitions in 2018

Companies acquired, rebranded, merged, or shut down in 2018.

The AdTech industry saw 14 major transitions in 2018, with 12 companies acquired, one rebranded, and one shuttered. AppNexus, the year's most connected company with 65 connections, underwent a rebranding, while Videology was among the notable shutdowns. The acquired companies included Adestra, Datanyze, Glassdoor, Savo Group, Stitchdata, SugarCRM, Sysomos, Trackmaven, TravelClick, Webdam, Weebly, and Xplenty.

Adestra
AdestraAcquired

Acquired · 2018

Adestra was an email marketing automation platform that provided sophisticated email campaign management and personalization tools before be…

Datanyze
DatanyzeAcquired

Acquired by ZoomInfo · 2018

Datanyze is a B2B sales intelligence and lead generation platform that provides technographic data and contact information to help sales and…

Glassdoor
GlassdoorAcquired

Acquired · 2018

Glassdoor is a leading jobs and recruiting marketplace where employees anonymously review companies, salaries, and interview experiences, he…

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Savo GroupAcquired

Acquired by Seismic · 2018

Savo Group was a pioneer in sales enablement software, helping enterprise sales teams access, personalize, and deliver the right content at …

Stitchdata
StitchdataAcquired

Acquired by Talend · 2018

Cloud-based ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) platform that moves data from various sources into data warehouses for analytics.

SugarCRM
SugarCRMAcquired

Acquired · 2018

SugarCRM is an AI-driven CRM platform that helps businesses build stronger customer relationships through intelligent sales, marketing, and …

Sysomos
SysomosAcquired

Acquired by Meltwater · 2018

Social media analytics and listening platform that provided enterprise brands with insights from social conversations and online content.

Trackmaven
TrackmavenAcquired

Acquired by Skyword · 2018

TrackMaven was a competitive intelligence and marketing analytics platform that helped brands analyze their marketing performance across dig…

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TravelClickAcquired

Acquired · 2018

A hospitality technology provider offering cloud-based solutions for hotels including reservations, revenue management, and digital marketin…

Webdam
WebdamAcquired

Acquired by Bynder · 2018

Digital asset management (DAM) platform acquired by Bynder, providing cloud-based solutions for organizing, managing, and distributing brand…

Weebly
WeeblyAcquired

Acquired · 2018

Weebly is a user-friendly website builder and eCommerce platform, now operating as part of Square (Block, Inc.), enabling small businesses a…

Xplenty
XplentyAcquired

Acquired · 2018

Xplenty was a cloud-based data integration and ETL platform that enabled businesses to build data pipelines without coding, later acquired b…

AppNexus
AppNexusRebranded

Became Xandr · 2018

AppNexus was a leading independent programmatic advertising technology platform that powered real-time bidding and ad exchanges before being…

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VideologyShut down

Shut down · 2018

Videology was a video advertising platform that provided software for buying, selling, and optimizing video ad campaigns across TV and digit…