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Sovrn Media

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Provides advertising tools, technologies, and services to tens of thousands of content creators, helping them make money, grow their businesses, and access a massive data commons that provides…

Boulder, United StatesFounded 2014eCommerce & Marketplaces
Valuation $100–500M Latest valuation · 2022
Headcount 100–500 Current team size
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding
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About Sovrn Media

Sovrn, Inc. is a company that provides tools and advertising products specifically designed for publishers. These tools help publishers grow their audience, manage their marketing efforts, and, most importantly, monetize their content. Sovrn operates in the digital advertising and publishing market, serving clients that range from small independent bloggers to large media organizations.

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The core of Sovrn’s business model revolves around offering a suite of products that enable publishers to maximize their revenue. These products include advertising tools, data analytics, and commerce services. For instance, their advertising tools allow publishers to connect with advertisers through a clean, certified exchange, ensuring that ads are safe and relevant to the audience. This helps publishers earn more money from their content by making every visitor count.

Sovrn also offers a product called Signal, which helps publishers increase their revenue by providing actionable insights and tips. This product has been proven to significantly boost revenue, as evidenced by a case study where the Ancient History Encyclopedia saw a 26% increase in revenue after using Signal.

Additionally, Sovrn provides commerce services that seamlessly integrate content, audience, and commerce, allowing publishers to earn more from their content. They also offer Instant Pay services, which ensure that publishers get paid quickly for their advertising efforts.

Sovrn makes money by taking a share of the revenue generated through its tools and services. By helping publishers increase their earnings, Sovrn also increases its own revenue, creating a mutually beneficial relationship.

In summary, Sovrn is a company that empowers publishers by providing them with the tools they need to grow their audience and monetize their content effectively. Their products are designed to be easy to use and integrate, ensuring that publishers can focus on what they do best—creating content.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2014
Headquarters
Boulder, United States
Employees
128
Open positions
6
Dealroom signal
62.5/100
Industry
Marketing
Sub-industry
Adtech
Sector
eCommerce & Marketplaces, Adtech, SaaS, Social, Advertising, Social Media, Publishing, Reporting, Community, Video, Platform, Network
Business model
Marketplace & ecommerce
Investment activity
1 company, latest Jul 2021
Capital deployed
Preferred round
ACQUISITION

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Funding history

6 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
LATE VCOther financing Aug 2022 $36M $142M Undisclosed
SERIES COther financing Jul 2022 $36M $144M Foundry · Structural Capital · Progress Ventures · Archer Venture Capital
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Growth signals

Sovrn Media website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Sovrn Media is 87K monthly website visits, down 37.9% over the last three months. Sovrn Media's team declined 29.3% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits87K 3-month web change-37.9% 1-year team growth-29.3%
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Investments and acquisitions

Capital deployed

Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.

Investors

10 investors on the cap table

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Series B and later10 investors entered at this stage

Team profiled 49 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 6 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
7 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States86.8%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom7.9%
🇨🇭 Switzerland1.8%
🇵🇭 Philippines0.9%
🇵🇱 Poland0.9%
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Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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