Last updated 2026-07-20
- Acquired by Teads for $900M, Feb 2025
- Raised $200M Series H, Jul 2021
- Acquired Teads for $900M, Feb 2025
Total raised
$394.0M
Last: Public Offering 2025-02
Stage
Acquired
Founded
2006
Headcount
500+
HQ
New York City, United States
Sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies
About
Outbrain is a web recommendation platform that helps online publishers generate revenue by displaying feeds of content and ads. The company uses targeted advertising to recommend articles, slideshows, blog posts, photos, or videos to readers. Outbrain's platform utilizes predictive AI technology to connect quality media, creative content, and context-driven addressability and measurement. The company was founded in 2006 by Israeli Navy officers Yaron Galai and Ori Lahav. Outbrain went public in July 2021 and in February 2025, Outbrain acquired Teads. Following the acquisition, the combined company completed its corporate renaming from “Outbrain Inc.” to “Teads Holding Co.” in June 2025 and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker "TEAD".
Funding history · 9 rounds · $394.0M total
2021-07
H Round
$200.0M
2016-05
G Round
$45.0M
2015-07
F Round
$50.0M
2013-10
E Round
$35.0M
2011-12
D Round
$35.0M
2011-02
C Round
$11.0M
★ Viola Ventures
2009-02
B Round
$12.0M
★ Viola Ventures
2008-02
A Round
$5.0M
★ Gemini Israel Ventures★ Lightspeed Venture Partners
2007-01
Seed
$1.0M
★ GlenRock Israel
Q&A
- What is the current status of Outbrain?
- Outbrain was acquired by Teads in February 2025 and now operates under the Teads brand.
- When was Outbrain founded and where is its headquarters located?
- Outbrain was founded in 2006 and its headquarters are in New York City, United States.
- What was Outbrain's most recent funding activity?
- In February 2025, Outbrain secured Post-IPO Debt funding amounting to $637,500,000.
- Who are the co-founders of Outbrain?
- The co-founders of Outbrain are Yaron Galai, who serves as Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, and Ori Lahav, Co-Founder and General Manager, Israel.
- What was the acquisition amount when Outbrain was acquired by Teads?
- Outbrain was acquired by Teads for $900,000,000 in February 2025.
- What was Outbrain's most recent acquisition prior to being acquired?
- Outbrain acquired Video Intelligence for $55,000,000 in November 2021.
- What is Outbrain's primary sector?
- Outbrain's primary sector is Media & Entertainment Technologies.
Team · 18
Yaron Galai
Founder · Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Chairman of the Board
Ori Lahav
Founder · Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager
David Kostman
Chief Executive Officer
Yossi Amara
Chief Information Officer
Alex Erlmeier
Chief Revenue Officer
Veronica Gonzalez
Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel
Jason Kiviat
Chief Financial Officer
Yonatan Maman
Chief Technology Officer
Daphna Michaeli
Chief People Officer
Asaf Porat
Chief Operating Officer
Andraž Tori
Chief Product Officer
Stephanie Himoff
Executive Vice President, Global Publishers
Yaffa Krindel
board
Kate Taneyhill Jhaveri
board
Mark Zagorski
board
Arne Wolter
board
Shlomo Dovrat
board
Nithya B. Das
board
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
B2B
Highlights
Patents
Tags
ad-technative-advertisingcontent-discoverydigital-marketingartificial-intelligencemachine-learning
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | outbrain.com |
|---|---|
| linkedin.com/company/outbrain | |
| X / Twitter | twitter.com/outbrain,Outbrain |
| facebook.com/Outbrain | |
| YouTube | youtube.com/channel/UCuIERgQs6_yifnrV5Ve2AIg |
| instagram.com/outbrain | |
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbrain |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org/wiki/Q17051632 |
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | Teads Holding Co. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Employees (exact) | 2000 |
| Wikidata QID | Q17051632 |
Acquisitions & public offerings
Acquired by Teads 2025-02 $900.0M
| Acquired | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Teads | 2025-02 | $900.0M |
| Video Intelligence | 2021-11 | $55.0M |
| Ligatus | 2019-02 | |
| AdNgin | 2018-06 | |
| Zemanta | 2017-07 | |
| Revee | 2016-03 | |
| Visual Revenue | 2013-03 | |
| Vertical Acuity | 2012-12 | |
| Scribit | 2012-12 | |
| Surphace | 2011-02 |
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 39 |
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Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 10 |
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GitHub
| Top repos | go-secretcrypt, gracefulshutdown, tensorflow, go.uuid, ahocorasick |
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Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | outbrain.com |
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Wikidata
| QID | Q17051632 |
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