Outbrain

A leading native advertising platform that helps publishers increase traffic and revenue by recommending personalized content.

Media & Entertainment Technologies
Acquired by Teads
Acquired New York City, United States Founded 2006
Last updated 2026-09-22
Total raised
$1.1B
Last: Debt Financing 2025-02
Stage
Acquired
Founded
2006
Headcount
1,700
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. 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 · 10 rounds · $1.1B total

10 events/rounds · $1.1B Total Funding: $194.0M in Private Equity, $160.0M in Public Equity, $637.5M in Debt
Feb 2025
Debt Financing $637.5M investing.com ↗
★ Mizuho Bank, Ltd.★ Jefferies Finance LLC★ Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Jul 2021
Public Offering $160.0M sec.gov ↗
May 2016
Jan 2007

Acquisitions · 10

Feb 2025
Teads $900.0M
Nov 2021
Video Intelligence $55.0M
Feb 2019
Ligatus Undisclosed
Jun 2018
AdNgin Undisclosed
Jul 2017
Zemanta Undisclosed
Mar 2016
Revee Undisclosed
Mar 2013
Visual Revenue Undisclosed
Dec 2012
Scribit Undisclosed
Dec 2012
Vertical Acuity Undisclosed
Feb 2011
Surphace Undisclosed

Offices

New York City, United States · HQ / main office

Q&A

What is Outbrain's current legal name and stock ticker?
Following its acquisition of Teads in February 2025, Outbrain Inc. completed its corporate renaming to Teads Holding Co. in June 2025 and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker "TEAD".
When was Outbrain founded and by whom?
Outbrain was founded in 2006 by Israeli Navy officers Yaron Galai and Ori Lahav.
What is Outbrain's primary business?
Outbrain is a web recommendation platform that helps online publishers generate revenue by displaying feeds of content and ads, utilizing predictive AI technology for content and ad recommendations.
How many employees does Outbrain have?
Outbrain has over 500 employees.
When did Outbrain go public and for what amount?
Outbrain went public in July 2021, raising $160,000,000 in a public offering.
What was Outbrain's most recent funding round?
In February 2025, Outbrain secured $637,500,000 in Debt Financing from Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Jefferies Finance LLC, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA.
What was Outbrain's most significant acquisition?
In February 2025, Outbrain acquired Teads for $900,000,000.
What was Outbrain's most recent acquisition prior to Teads?
In November 2021, Outbrain acquired Video Intelligence for $55,000,000.

Team · 10

Yaron Galai
Founder · Co-Founder
Ori Lahav
Founder · Co-Founder
David Kostman
CEO
Jason Kiviat
Chief Financial Officer
Mollie Spilman
Chief Commercial Officer
Daphna Michaeli
Chief People Officer
Veronica Gonzalez
Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel
Yossi Amara
Chief Information Officer
Yonatan Maman
Chief Technology Officer
Stephanie Himoff
Executive Vice President of Global Publishers

Sectors & technology

Primary sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
Pay-per-clickRevenue Sharing

Highlights

Patents

Tags

ad-technative-advertisingcontent-discoverydigital-marketingartificial-intelligencemachine-learning
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)

External links

Websiteoutbrain.com
LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/outbrain
X / Twittertwitter.com/outbrain,Outbrain
Facebookfacebook.com/Outbrain
YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCuIERgQs6_yifnrV5Ve2AIg
Instagraminstagram.com/outbrain
Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbrain
Wikidatawikidata.org/wiki/Q17051632

Identifiers & details

Legal nameTeads Holding Co.
Founded2006
Employees (exact)1700
Wikidata QIDQ17051632

Acquisitions & public offerings

Acquired by Teads 2025-02 $900.0M

AcquiredDateAmount
Teads2025-02$900.0M
Video Intelligence2021-11$55.0M
Ligatus2019-02
AdNgin2018-06
Zemanta2017-07
Revee2016-03
Visual Revenue2013-03
Scribit2012-12
Vertical Acuity2012-12
Surphace2011-02

Radar intelligence

Patents

EPO39

Publications (Crossref)

Works10

GitHub

Top reposgo-secretcrypt, gracefulshutdown, tensorflow, go.uuid, ahocorasick

Web history (Wayback)

Domainoutbrain.com

Wikidata

QIDQ17051632

Certificate / subdomain footprint

Subdomains153

Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)

Registrar # (ח.פ.)513871301
Statusפעילה
Corp typeישראלית חברה פרטית
Incorporated2006-09-05
Purposeלעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי
Liabilityמוגבלת
In violation (unfiled)no
Last annual report2024
Active charges / liens1
Registry events4 — charge (3), violation (1)
Registered addressרגב אריה 6 נתניה

Recent registry events

DateEvent
2025-11-26רישום שעבוד
2025-11-25רישום שעבוד
2026-07-21עדכון הפרה
2026-01-20סילוק שעבוד