When was Sovrn founded?

Sovrn was founded in 2006 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Sovrn located?

Sovrn is headquartered in Boulder, United States. It is registered at Boulder, Colorado.

How many employees does Sovrn have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Sovrn is 128.

Is Sovrn a funded company?

Sovrn is a funded company, having raised a total of $99.9M across 8 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jan 01, 2007.

When was the latest funding round of Sovrn?

Sovrn's latest funding was a $***** Series E round on Jul 26, 2022, with participation from 5 investors. Its primary sector is AdTech. In United States, the AdTech sector has seen $82.2M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Sovrn rank among its competitors?

Sovrn ranks 4th amongst 127 active competitors, of which 10 are funded. It stands 1st 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 Sovrn?

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

Sovrn - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Sovrn is an acquired company based in Boulder (United States), founded in 2006. It operates as a Platform offering SSP solution. Sovrn has raised $99.9M in funding from investors like Foundry, Boulder Ventures and High Country Ventures. The company has 127 active competitors, including 10 funded and 32 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like OpenX, Magnite and PubMatic.

Company Details

Platform offering SSP solution. It offers various tools, resources, and services that enable publishers to run ad auctions to monetize sites. It also owns and operates a global Ad Exchange which provides advertisers with a differentiated inventory. The platform provides an ad management solution that offers a report on ad performance.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2006

Location

Boulder, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$99.9M in 8 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series E, Jul 26, 2022, $*****

Investors

Foundry & 16 more

Ranked

4^th among 127 active competitors

Employee Count

128 as on Apr 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Monetizer101 & 5 more

Similar Companies

OpenX & 158 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Federated Media (Oct 04, 2011)

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Sovrn is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SOVRN HOLDINGS, INC. CIN: 464307559 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	134 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
SOVRN UK LIMITED CIN: 8260587 , Germany, Active	Oct 18, 2012	-	32 (As on Dec 31, 2021)
sovrn, Inc. CIN: 20061283094 , United States, Active	Jul 12, 2006	-	-	-
Lijit Networks, Inc. CIN: 383737675 , United States, Active	Aug 05, 2021	-	-	-

Sovrn got acquired by Federated Media on Oct 04, 2011.

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Sovrn has raised a total funding of $99.9M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Jul 26, 2022 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Sovrn has 16 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Sovrn:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 26, 2022	5019762	Series E	5078494	8943886	9853650	5347681
May 15, 2019	3331738	Series E	1635675	6092533	5949136	Archer Venture Capital & 2 more
Aug 25, 2015	9824507	Series D	4392564	9049508	Foundry & 2 more	9295417

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Sovrn's employee count trend

Sovrn has 128 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Sovrn's employee count trend over the years:

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

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	OpenX 2007, Pasadena (United States), Series E	Provider of a supply-side platform for programmatic advertising and media	$85M	Sapphire Ventures, Index Ventures & 29 others	74/100
2nd	Magnite 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Public	Platform offering SSP software	$45.7M	Sapphire Ventures, Advantas Capital Ventures ... & 2 others	72/100
3rd	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	70/100
4th	Sovrn 2006, Boulder (United States), Acquired	Platform offering SSP solution	$99.9M	De Anda Capital, Archer Venture Capital & 15 others	69/100
5th	Rembrand 2022, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Provider of AI-powered advertising solutions for in-content and social media	$68.5M	Greycroft, Superset & 8 others	68/100
6th	Brightcom 1999, Herzliya (Israel), Series D	Cross-device publisher side platform	$73M	ICICI Bank, Oak Investment Partners & 2 others	63/100
7th	Unruly 2006, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Programmatic video supply-side platform	$25M	BGF, Amadeus Capital & 3 others	61/100
8th	Equativ 2001, Paris (France), Acquired	Equativ - Fulfilling the promise of adtech	-	Bridgepoint Group, T.Capital & 1 others	57/100
9th	Sonobi 2011, New York City (United States), Series B	Premium programmatic advertising technology company	$10.4M	Cohere Capital, Capital Southwest & 1 others	51/100
10th	Adtelligent 2008, New York City (United States), Unfunded	Supply side advertising technology company	-	-	48/100

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Sovrn has not made any investments yet. Sovrn has made 6 acquisitions.

Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jul 29, 2021	Acquisition	Monetizer101	2013	Lugano (Switzerland)
Jul 14, 2021	Acquisition	Proper Media	2014	San Diego (United States)
May 13, 2016	Acquisition	Prosperent	2009	Colorado (Brazil)