OpenWeb
Company

Last deal

$170M

Amount

Series F

Stage

27.10.2022

Date

3

all rounds

$243M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
OpenWeb partners with publishers and brands to build engaged online communities.

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Also Known As

Spot.IM

founded date

04.03.2015

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series F

IPO status

Private

Description

OpenWeb’s mission is to improve online conversation by providing a social engagement platform that turns publishers into hosts, comments into conversations, and ad space into brand value. The company's technology empowers its partners to build vibrant communities rooted in healthy conversations and robust social experiences. OpenWeb has over 1,000 top-tier publishers as its partners, and it has raised $223 million in funding to date.
Legal Names

Legal name

OpenWeb, Inc.
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People

Founders
3
Roee Goldberg
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Nadav Shoval
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Ishay Green
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Employee Profiles
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Haim Sasson

Haim Sasson

Chief Financial Officer and President

Tiffany Xingyu Wang

Tiffany Xingyu Wang

Chief Marketing Officer

Peyton Marcus

Peyton Marcus

COO

Ben Lang

Ben Lang

Product Manager

Mike Finucane

Mike Finucane

SVP of Global Sales & Business Development

Jomie Raymond

Jomie Raymond

Business Development Manager

Janice Karbachinskiy

Janice Karbachinskiy

Talent Sourcer

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Roee Goldberg

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