Magnite
Company

Last deal

$18M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

01.11.2010

Date

3

all rounds

$60M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Rubicon Project is a leading advertising exchange for websites and apps.

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founded date

01.05.2007

Operating Status

Closed (01.01.2018)

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 2007, Rubicon Project is an independent, publicly traded company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. They provide tools and expertise to help websites and apps sell ads easily and safely. Their innovative technology automates the buying and selling of advertising, creating a new model for the industry. Rubicon Project's Advertising Automation Cloud is one of the largest real-time cloud and Big Data computing systems, connecting buyers and sellers globally. Their platform is used by leading publishers and applications to transact with top agencies and brands, executing billions of advertising transactions each month.
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