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Outbrain
Recommendation platform for the open web
- 1001+ employees
- B2B
- Marketing
- Content
- SaaS
- Advertising
- Media
- Greenwich Village, New York, NY
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Company mission
To help global to emerging brands connect with consumers on the open web through engaging ad formats that inspire action.
-10% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Outbrain is a web advertising platform that displays what it describes as ‘chumboxes’ within the pages of many popular websites. Most Internet users will have encountered this recommended content when browsing articles.
Outbrain was sold to AOL for $363 million in 2007, as the nascent market for clickable ads grew. Outbrain’s main competitor is Taboola, and the two were on the verge of merging in an $850 million deal, before this collapsed in September 2020.
This digital ad agency is attempting to rival some of the biggest corporations on the planet, with both Google and Facebook heavily invested in this arena. Despite criticism for ads that resemble clickbait, Outbrain has attracted $194 million in funding from contributors such as Index Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Gemini Israel Funds, and GlenRock Israel.
Often regarded as an alternative to Google AdSense, Outbrain has continued to secure lucrative partnerships and release new features and products to its roster. It operates in over 55 countries, and supplies around 344 billion recommendations per month - strong evidence that it has cemented its place in the market.
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Benefits
- Gym membership allowance
- Hybrid working
- Flexible working hours
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- Integrity
- Trust
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Jul 2021
$200m
LATE VC
May 2016
$43.1m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $437.1m
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Leadership
Yaron Galai
(Co-CEO & Chairman)Yaron served as an Israeli Navy Officer for 6 years before founding NetWorks Web Design in 1997, Ad4Ever in 1999, and Quigo in 2000. They used this entrepreneurial experience to co-found Outbrain in June 2006, serving as co-CEO and Chairman since.
Ori Lahav
(GM Israel)Ori was an Israeli Navy Officer for 5 years. In 2003, they became Manager in R&D at Shopping.com, before co-founding Outbrain. They initially served as CTO, later becoming GM Israel.