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AppNexus

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Operates a cloud-based software platform that enables and optimizes programmatic online advertising

New York City, United StatesFounded 2007Marketing
Valuation $1–2.5B Last recorded · 2026
Revenue $100–500M Latest reported FY
Headcount <100 Current team size
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At a glance

Founded
2007
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Sector
Marketing
Power Law
Unicorn$1–10B valuation tierThoroughbred$100M+ revenue

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News, research, reports and resources connected to this company by Dealroom

Investors

11 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Seed3 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later8 investors entered at this stage

Talent

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Employees mapped 74 incl. 1 AI specialist
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 34 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia 12 alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.

Alumni founders

5 of 12 startups shown

Former AppNexus employees who went on to found companies, sorted by Dealroom signal score.

MiSaludEst. 2021
Wendy JohanssonUnited States
Signal score95
Spark AdvisorsEst. 2020
Alex ZhangUnited States
Signal score93
JeevesEst. 2019
Sherwin GandhiUnited States
Signal score90
HighbeamEst. 2020
SSSamir ShergillUnited States
Signal score89
UthanaEst. 2022
VTViren TellisUnited States
Signal score88
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
5 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States83.3%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.6%
🇧🇷 Brazil5.6%
🇮🇳 India2.8%
🇫🇷 France2.8%
5 countries shown
Web traffic by country
3.1K monthly visits
across markets
🇺🇸 United States58.1%
🇧🇷 Brazil22.6%
🇩🇪 Germany6.5%
🇦🇷 Argentina6.5%
🇪🇸 Spain3.2%
Top 5 markets shown

Patents

Estimated portfolio value
$1M

1 active patent families included in this estimate.

A patent family groups patent filings for the same invention. Source: Dealroom · PatSnap.

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Investments and acquisitions

Disclosed deals where AppNexus was the backer or acquirer, 2014–2015. Toggle between venture rounds, M&A, or both. The map below is grouped by the target company's sector — the colored pill on each chip is the round type.

Portfolio analysis

3 deals across AppNexus's capital deployment.

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        Where AppNexus deploys vs peers

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        3 of 3 deals

        Market sentiment

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