When was Synacor founded?

Synacor was founded in 1998 and raised its 1st funding round 5 years after it was founded.

Where is Synacor located?

Synacor is headquartered in Buffalo, United States.

How many employees does Synacor have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Synacor is 178.

Is Synacor a funded company?

Synacor is a funded company, having raised a total of $26.3M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Apr 03, 2003.

How much is Synacor worth?

The last known valuation of Synacor was $***** as of Feb 11, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Synacor?

Synacor's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Sep 14, 2015, with participation from 0 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Synacor?

Annual revenue of Synacor is between $50M and $100M as on Dec 31, 2020

Where does Synacor rank among its competitors?

Synacor ranks 34th amongst 284 active competitors, of which 44 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Nect, which secured an undisclosed amount in Mar, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Synacor?

Synacor's top competitors include Entrust, Teads and Nect. Among them, Nect secured the most recent funding round in March, 2025.

Synacor - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Cloud-based federated identity management solutions. It provides a cloud-based platform to OTT solution provider for the delivery of relevant content to the consumers across all devices. Its cloud-based identity management platform, provides identity and authorizes customers to access online content and MVPD discovery and authentication.

Website: synacor.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1998

Location

Buffalo, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$26.3M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Sep 14, 2015, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Feb 11, 2021

Investors

Rand Capital & 9 more

Ranked

34^th among 284 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$50M - $100M as on Dec 31, 2020

Employee Count

178 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Technorati & 4 more

Similar Companies

Teads & 145 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Centre Lane Partners (Feb 11, 2021)

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Synacor is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
SYNACOR, INC. CIN: 001t000000WoCddAAF , United States, Active	Oct 27, 2017	-	-	-
SYNACOR, INC. CIN: 1408278 , United States, Active	Nov 05, 2002	$50M - $100M (As on Dec 31, 2020)	-	-
Synacor, Inc. CIN: 161542712 , United States, Active	Nov 05, 2002	-	60 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Synacor got acquired by Centre Lane Partners on Feb 11, 2021 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Synacor has raised a total funding of $26.3M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 03, 2003. Synacor has 10 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Synacor:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 14, 2015	7829801	Post IPO	4045696	9387675	4188126	3272014
Oct 24, 2006	2961352	Series C	7841918	2059711	7399241	North Atlantic Capital & 6 more
Jan 02, 2004	1544889	Series B	6411091	6928019	1690004	2886067

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Synacor's employee count trend

Synacor has 178 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Synacor's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Synacor include Entrust, Teads and Nect. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Synacor, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Entrust 1969, Dallas (United States), Acquired	Provider of identity-centric security solutions, including issuance and data protection	-	Thoma Bravo, Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions ... & 2 others	74/100
2nd	Teads 2011, United States, Acquired	Provider of omnichannel platform connecting advertisers and media content owners	$20.8M	Bank of the Philippine Islands, Elaia & 21 others	73/100
3rd	Nect 2017, Hamburg (Germany), Series B	Solutions for identity verification	$2.7M	Alstin Capital, Fin Tech Fonds & 8 others	64/100
4th	AuthMind 2020, Maryland Heights (United States), Seed	Provider of identity security platform for human and non-human identities	$29.2M	Cheyenne Ventures, Ballistic Ventures & 9 others	64/100
5th	Lumos 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of an autonomous identity platform for access and lifecycle management	$65M	Scale Venture Partners, Harpoon & 5 others	62/100
6th	Sightly 2006, New York City (United States), Series A	Provider of multichannel video ad campaign management solutions	$15.7M	Mack Capital, Bright Capital & 10 others	60/100
7th	Digidentity 2008, The Hague (Netherlands), Acquired	Digital certificates for website authentication and authorization	-	Solera, Europa	60/100
8th	Advance 2016, Singapore (Singapore), Series D	Provider of digital identity verification	$330M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Farallon Capital Management ... & 14 others	59/100
9th	Verimi 2017, Frankfurt Am Main (Germany), Seed	Platform for handling identity and personal detail online	-	Samsung, Giesecke+Devrient & 13 others	59/100
10th	ID Dataweb 2011, Washington, DC (United States), Series B	Cloud-based managed identity and attribute verification solution	$20.1M	SCV, Hard Yaka & 1 others	59/100
34th	Synacor 1998, Buffalo (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based federated identity management solutions	$26.3M	Rand Capital, 180 Degree Capital & 8 others	42/100

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Synacor has not made any investments yet. Synacor has made 5 acquisitions.

Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Feb 19, 2016	Acquisition	Technorati	2002	San Francisco (United States)
Aug 18, 2015	Acquisition	Zimbra	2003	Palo Alto (United States)
Jan 14, 2015	Acquisition	NimbleTV	2010	New York City (United States)