Video-ad tech firm YuMe has filed its S-1 with the SEC in hopes of raising $65 million in the public markets. The filing, expected by industry observers since the start of the year, comes less than a week after rival video-ad company Tremor filed its IPO. Among other video-ad firms in the wings for a […]
Tremor Video has officially gone public, giving the company a valuation of $470 million or so based on the latest stock quote and 48.5 million shares outstanding (Amended S-1). In total, the company raised $75 million by selling 7.5 million shares for $10 a piece — below the previous target of $11 to $12 the […]
Marketing automation vendor Marketo has filed for a $75 million IPO, adding fuel to speculation on whether it will soon be snapped up in an acquisition. From 2010 to 2012, Marketo’s revenue grew from $14 million to $58.4 million, according to its S1 filing. The San Mateo, Calif.-based marketing automation firm has raised $108 million in venture funding […]
Ad management services provider Marin Software became the latest private tech company to go public, and it’s first day of trading on Friday was indisputably positive for executives behind the decision. Now, of course, comes the hard part: getting to profitability and managing expectations along the way. In a conversation with AdExchanger a few hours […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. VivaKi Ventures Transitions VivaKi Ventures has transitioned from the investment phase to the integration phase according to a ClickZ article by Zach Rodgers. Rodgers says that VivaKi investments such as Adap.tv, Aggregate Knowledge, Tumri and others will continue to be integrated into the VivaKi […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Lead Gen IPO QuinStreet will be taking the Street by storm as they announced plans for a $250 initial public offering according to alarm:clock. The company is already profitable having logged $17 million in profits through the first half of the year on gross […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Lookery Closes Its Doors No more Lookery. CEO Scott Rafer announced from the Lookery blog that the Company is winding down operations. Rafer offers a post mortem of regrets and/or mis-steps that he believes, if avoided, could have led to a different conclusion such […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Yahoo!’s New PR Firm First, The New York Times runs an article by Brad Stone and Ashlee Vance offering insider details on what a great deal (follow closely) Microsoft thinks that Yahoo! received in handing over search to Microsoft. Yesterday , Kara Swisher on […]
