The Arena Group - About the company
The Arena Group is a public company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2011 by James Heckman. It operates as a Platform offering ad network software. The Arena Group has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 1161 active competitors, including 65 funded and 118 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Verve, Captify and EX.CO.
Company Details
Platform offering ad network software. The platform connects advertisers and publishers. It helps advertisers to reach the targeted audience to deliver the ads. It offers a direct programmatic ad platform that enables publishers to monetize the ad content. It also offers CMS, marketing automation, yield optimization, and data management solutions.
- Website
- thearenagroup.net
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- Email ID
- *****@thearenagroup.net
- Phone Number
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
2011
Location
New York City, United States
Stage
Public
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
9th among 1161 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
Employee Count
221 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with The Arena Group
The Arena Group is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. CIN: 894871 , United States, Active | Sep 30, 1990 | $100M - $500M (As on Dec 31, 2025) | 354 (As on Dec 31, 2021) | - |
The Arena Group's IPO details
The Arena Group got listed on Apr 09, 1999.
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The Arena Group's funding and investors
The Arena Group has raised funding over 9 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 15, 2017. The Arena Group has 1 institutional investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of The Arena Group:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 13, 2024 | 6086006 | Post IPO | 8979215 | 4901979 | 2976560 | 3508241 |
Sep 21, 2020 | 7558851 | Post IPO | 1188431 | 8923509 | 2800559 | 9491437 |
Jul 09, 2019 | 8856198 | Post IPO | 8470983 | 6212865 | 6310826 | 5060287 |
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The Arena Group's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of The Arena Group is James Heckman. James Heckman and Ross Levinsohn are the CEOs of The Arena Group.
Here are the details of The Arena Group's key team members:
- James Heckman: Founder & CEO of The Arena Group and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Ross Levinsohn: CEO of The Arena Group.
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The Arena Group's employee count trend
The Arena Group has 221 employees as of Aug 26. Here is The Arena Group's employee count trend over the years:
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The Arena Group's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of The Arena Group include Verve, Captify and EX.CO. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of The Arena Group, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Verve 2005, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of privacy first omni channel advertising platform | $263M | 72/100 | |
2nd |  Captify 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Online open web search intelligence platform in the advertising sector | $17M | 67/100 | |
3rd | _1576726997522.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} EX.CO 2012, New York City (United States), Series C | Content management platform | $69.2M | 67/100 | |
4th | OpenWeb 2012, New York City (United States), Series F | Provider of cross device ad network | $393M | 66/100 | |
5th | GumGum 2007, Santa Monica (United States), Series E | Advertisement management platform for businesses | $134M | 65/100 | |
6th | MediaAlpha 2010, Redmond (United States), Public | Provider of ad network solutions | - | 63/100 | |
7th |  Wunderkind 2010, New York City (United States), Acquired | Adnetwork and performance marketing platform | $156M | 63/100 | |
8th | Affinity 1996, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | AdTech solutions provider, pioneering new frontiers for publishers and advertisers | $60M | 59/100 | |
9th |  The Arena Group 2011, New York City (United States), Public | Platform offering ad network software | - | 58/100 | |
10th |  OneTag 2015, Manhattan (United States), Acquired | Provider of ad network | - | - | 55/100 |
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The Arena Group's Investments and acquisitions
The Arena Group has made 1 investments in companies including FastPay. The Arena Group has also acquired 3 companies including InfoSentience and Fexy Studios.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Aug 10, 2026 | Acquisition | 2011 | Bloomington (United States) | |
Jan 12, 2023 | Acquisition | 2014 | Mercer Island (United States) | |
Sep 27, 2022 | Acquisition | 2017 | Reston (United States) |
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News related to The Arena Group
Filter this listMedia has covered The Arena Group for a total of 13 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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The Arena Group d/b/a Paradium.AI Announces Intent to Change Legal Name and Stock TickerBusiness Wire•Aug 21, 2026•The Arena Group
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The Arena Group Reschedules Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call to Monday, May 11, 2026Business Wire•Apr 30, 2026•The Arena Group
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The Arena Group and Playwire Partner to Bring High-Impact Ad Inventory to ScaleBusiness Wire•Apr 06, 2026•The Arena Group, Playwire.com
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The Arena Group Announces Debt Maturity Extensions, Supporting Refinancing EffortsBusiness Wire•Jan 08, 2026•Renew Group, The Arena Group
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