When was Equativ founded?

Equativ was founded in 2001 and raised its 1st funding round 22 years after it was founded.

Where is Equativ located?

Equativ is headquartered in Paris, France.

How many employees does Equativ have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Equativ is 746.

Is Equativ a funded company?

Equativ is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** PE round, raised on Feb 27, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Equativ?

Equativ's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Apr 2024, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is AdTech. In France, the AdTech sector has seen $21.5M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Equativ rank among its competitors?

Equativ ranks 5th amongst 152 active competitors, of which 11 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Rembrand, which secured $37.5M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Equativ?

Equativ's top competitors include OpenX, PubMatic and Magnite. Among them, Rembrand secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Equativ - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

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Founded Year

2001

Location

Paris, France

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Apr 2024, $*****

Investors

Bridgepoint Group & 3 more

Ranked

5^th among 152 active competitors

Employee Count

746 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Kamino Retail & 2 more

Similar Companies

OpenX & 172 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Capital Croissance (Jan 28, 2021)

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Equativ got acquired by Capital Croissance on Jan 28, 2021.

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Equativ has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 27, 2023. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Apr 2024 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Equativ has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Equativ:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 2024	6802824	Seed	9127020	4649465	2239584	4120925
Feb 27, 2023	9836818	PE	6896770	9545667	Bridgepoint Group	7881964

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Equativ's employee count trend

Equativ has 746 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Equativ's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Equativ include OpenX, PubMatic and Magnite. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Equativ, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	OpenX 2007, Pasadena (United States), Series E	Provider of programmatic advertising technology and supply side exchange platforms	$85M	Sapphire Ventures, DAG Ventures & 30 others	74/100
2nd	PubMatic 2006, Redwood City (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for digital advertising supply chain management	$31M	Helion Venture Partners, Nexus Venture Partners ... & 6 others	71/100
3rd	Magnite 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Public	Platform offering SSP software	$45.7M	Advantas Capital Ventures, Sapphire Ventures ... & 2 others	71/100
4th	Rembrand 2022, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Provider of AI-powered advertising solutions for in-content and social media	$68.5M	Greycroft, Superset & 9 others	68/100
5th	Equativ 2001, Paris (France), Acquired	Equativ - Fulfilling the promise of adtech	-	Bridgepoint Capital, Trocadero Capital Partners ... & 2 others	62/100
6th	Brightcom 1999, Herzliya (Israel), Series D	Cross-device publisher side platform	$73M	Oak Investment Partners, APC Investors & 2 others	62/100
7th	Sovrn 2006, Boulder (United States), Acquired	Platform offering SSP solution	$99.9M	Foundry, Boulder Ventures & 15 others	57/100
8th	Bedrock 1993, Plano (United States), Series C	Monetization platform for publishers	$111M	Revolution	54/100
9th	Sonobi 2011, New York City (United States), Series B	Premium programmatic advertising technology company	$10.4M	Cohere Capital, Capital Southwest & 1 others	48/100
10th	Assertive Yield 2019, The Hague (Netherlands), Unfunded	Ad revenue management platform for publishers	-	-	51/100

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Equativ has made 1 investment in Nowtilus and acquired Kamino Retail and Sharethrough.

Here is the list of these investments and acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Sep 26, 2024	Acquisition	Kamino Retail	2023	Chauconin Neufmontiers (France)
Jun 13, 2024	Acquisition	Sharethrough	2008	Montreal (Canada)
Jul 07, 2022	Investments	Nowtilus	2002	Halle (Germany)