Outbrain

A technology platform that drives business results by engaging people across the open internet using AI and machine learning.

Media & Entertainment Technologies
Acquired by Teads
Acquired New York City, United States Founded 2006
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Last updated 2026-07-12
Total raised
$1.1B
Last: Post-IPO Debt 2025-02
Stage
Acquired
Founded
2006
Headcount
500+
HQ
New York City, United States
Sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies

About

Outbrain is a native advertising platform that connects advertisers to consumers on the open web through personalized content recommendations. Founded in 2006, the company utilizes AI and machine learning to deliver targeted ads and content, helping publishers monetize their sites and advertisers reach their target audiences. Outbrain merged with Teads in February 2025 and now operates under the Teads brand.

Funding history · 10 rounds · $1.1B total

2007-01
Seed $1.0M
2009-02
Series B $12.0M
2011-02
Series C $11.0M
2011-12
Series D $35.0M
2013-10
Series E $35.0M
2015-07
Private Equity $50.0M
2016-05
Private Equity $45.0M
2021-07
Private Equity $200.0M
2025-02
Post-IPO Debt $637.5M

Team · 18

Yaron Galai
Founder · Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board
Ori Lahav
Founder · Co-Founder and General Manager, Israel
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

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 nameOutbrain Inc.
Founded2006
Employees (exact)2000
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
Vertical Acuity2012-12
Scribit2012-12
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