When was Verve founded?

Verve was founded in 2005 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Verve located?

Verve is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Verve have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Verve is 514.

Is Verve a funded company?

Verve is a funded company, having raised a total of $263M across 11 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jul 2007.

How much is Verve worth?

The last known valuation of Verve was $***** as of Oct 24, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of Verve?

Verve's latest funding was a $***** Series E round on Apr 21, 2022, with participation from 6 investors. Its primary sector is AdTech. In United States, the AdTech sector has seen $82.2M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Verve rank among its competitors?

Verve ranks 1st amongst 1107 active competitors, of which 63 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was The Arena Group, which secured $12M in Feb, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Verve?

Verve's top competitors include Captify, EX.CO and OpenWeb. Among them, The Arena Group secured the most recent funding round in February, 2024.

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

Company Details

Provides a privacy first omni channel advertising platform. The platform allows users to capture real time customer location. It allows users to find customers shopping patterns and interests and categorize customers. It enables users to create a microsite and engage the audience by sending personalized ads. It allows users to measure and analyze campaign performance.

Website: verve.com
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Email ID: *****@verve.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2005

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$263M in 11 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series E, Apr 21, 2022, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Oct 24, 2019

Investors

Kindred Capital & 20 more

Ranked

1^st among 1107 active competitors

Employee Count

514 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

JUN GROUP & 14 more

Similar Companies

Captify & 2166 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Gamigo (Jan 23, 2020)

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Verve is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
STREETTEAM SOFTWARE LIMITED CIN: 09750608 , United Kingdom, Active		-	50 (As on Jan 31, 2017)
VERVE WIRELESS INC CIN: 203158125 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	91 (As on Dec 31, 2019)	-
VERVE WIRELESS, LTD CIN: 10126452 , United Kingdom, Active	Apr 14, 2016	-	207 (As on Dec 31, 2018)

Verve got acquired by Gamigo on Jan 23, 2020.

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Verve has raised a total funding of $263M over 11 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Apr 21, 2022 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Verve has 21 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Verve:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 21, 2022	2528409	Series E	4355769	1747569	2134618	4603485
Oct 24, 2019	4758908	Series D	5981311	6591076	1964019	Sienna Capital & 3 more
Oct 24, 2017	4243304	Series C	7886131	3292079	Molten Ventures & 5 more	3824187

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The founders of Verve is Tom Kenney. Sameer Sondhi is the CEO of Verve.

Here are the details of Verve's key team members:

Tom Kenney: Former Co-Founder of Verve.
Sameer Sondhi: CEO of Verve.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Verve's employee count trend

Verve has 514 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Verve's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Verve include Captify, EX.CO and OpenWeb. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Verve, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Verve 2005, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of privacy first omni channel advertising platform	$263M	Elderstreet Investments, De Anda Capital ... & 19 others	77/100
2nd	Captify 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online open web search intelligence platform in the advertising sector	$17M	Smedvig Capital, Accel-KKR & 4 others	68/100
3rd	EX.CO 2012, New York City (United States), Series C	Content management platform	$69.2M	Viola Group, 83NORTH & 12 others	67/100
4th	OpenWeb 2012, New York City (United States), Series F	Provider of cross device ad network	$393M	Insight Partners, Georgian & 27 others	66/100
5th	GumGum 2007, Santa Monica (United States), Series E	Advertisement management platform for businesses	$134M	Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners ... & 9 others	65/100
6th	Affinity 1996, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	AdTech solutions provider, pioneering new frontiers for publishers and advertisers	$60M	Columbia Capital, Pamlico Capital & 6 others	65/100
7th	MediaAlpha 2010, Redmond (United States), Public	Provider of ad network solutions	-	Insignia Capital Group, Western Alliance Bank ... & 2 others	64/100
8th	Wunderkind 2010, New York City (United States), Acquired	Adnetwork and performance marketing platform	$156M	Neuberger Berman, LaunchTime & 24 others	63/100
9th	The Arena Group 2011, New York City (United States), Public	Platform offering ad network software	-	B. Riley & Co.	57/100
10th	SVG Media 2006, Gurugram (India), Acqui-Hired	Digital media network	$3.17M	Overture Europe Bv, Yahoo & 3 others	56/100

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Verve has not made any investments yet. Verve has made 15 acquisitions.

Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jun 18, 2024	Acquisition	JUN GROUP	2005	New York City (United States)
Sep 30, 2021	Acquisition	Match2One	2014	Stockholm (Sweden)
Jul 14, 2021	Acquisition	Smaato	2005	San Francisco (United States)