ID5, the leading independent identity solution provider, announces a “series A” funding round of USD $6m (£4.4m). Alliance Entreprendre and Progress Ventures join existing lead investor 360 Capital Partners to support ID5 in growing its privacy-first identification service for the [...]

Anzu, the global advertising platform dedicated to gaming, has announced USD $9m (£6.6m) in new funding. The round was co-led by BITKRAFT Ventures and HBSE Ventures, with participation from the world’s largest marketing services organisation WPP and Sony Innovation Fund, [...]

Smart AdServer, the independent ad tech platform, is reshaping its capital structure via a Management Buyout of current investor Cathay Capital by Capital Croissance, which becomes its new majority shareholder. Cathay Capital fuelled the foundational growth of Smart, and it [...]

Taboola is going public via a merger with ION Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd. (NYSE: IACA), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, with USD $259m (£189.6m) in trust. Taboola has also secured approximately USD $285m (£208.6m) in primary and [...]

1plusX, the marketing intelligence platform today announces that it has secured USD $7.8m (£5.7m) in the first closing of its Series B funding round led by Swisscanto Invest, one of the leading asset managers in Switzerland with USD $220bn (£160.9bn) [...]

At the tail end of last year I profiled 17 European ad tech companies that I expect to do big things in 2021. With the exception of one or two, these companies are very much at the start of their [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: ViacomCBS reaches a deal with Hulu+ Live TV for the virtual channel to carry 14 of its cable networks; a report from Klear finds that influencer reach and impact grew by 57% in 2020; and [...]

There are lots of startups emerging from Europe that are addressing measurement and targeting in a privacy-first world. Below I profile 17 European ad tech companies that will have a big 2021, and why you, dear readers, need to keep [...]

Adzerk, whose APIs help clients build custom digital ad platforms, has raised USD$11m (£8.2m) in funding as part of a Series A round. With the new funding, Adzerk is rebranding to “Kevel,” while leaning into the burgeoning market for digital companies [...]

In today's ExchangeWire digest: Klaviyo raises USD$200m at USD$4.15bn valuation; YouTube launches audio ad units; and AudioMob raises USD$1.5m (£1.1m). Klaviyo raises USD$200m (£151.1m) at USD$4.15bn (£3.13bn) valuation Customer data and marketing automation platform Klaviyo has announced that it has raised USD$200m [...]