When was Vungle founded?

Vungle was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Vungle located?

Vungle is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Vungle?

Zain Jaffer of Vungle. They have also founded 2 companies and are angel investors in 3 startups.

How many employees does Vungle have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Vungle is 56.

Is Vungle a funded company?

Vungle is a funded company, having raised a total of $25.6M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2011.

When was the latest funding round of Vungle?

Vungle's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Feb 10, 2014, with participation from 6 investors.

Where does Vungle rank among its competitors?

Vungle ranks 8th amongst 475 active competitors, of which 53 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was InMobi, which secured $350M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Vungle?

Vungle's top competitors include InMobi, Digital Turbine and Tapjoy. Among them, InMobi secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Vungle - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Online ad network platform. It helps mobile application developers promote and monetize the apps through in-app video trailers. The platform enables advertisers, publishers, game developers, and DSPs to monetize the mobile apps. It enables advertisers to reach and retain the target audience in real time.

Website: vungle.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$25.6M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Feb 10, 2014, $*****

Investors

Crosslink Capital & 24 more

Ranked

8^th among 475 active competitors

Employee Count

56 as on Jun 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

JetFuel & 3 more

Similar Companies

InMobi & 925 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Blackstone (Jul 15, 2019)

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Vungle is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Vungle, Inc. CIN: 364707538 , United States, Active	Aug 22, 2011	-	39 (As on Dec 31, 2013)	-

Vungle got acquired by Blackstone on Jul 15, 2019.

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Vungle has raised a total funding of $25.6M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Feb 10, 2014 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Vungle has 22 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Vungle:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 10, 2014	5092861	Series B	4960166	8604947	6204681	5383190
Aug 15, 2013	5587258	Series A	1216032	5520371	8670636	Webb Investment Network & 6 more
May 02, 2012	4252652	Seed	9340859	2459773	Crosslink Capital & 7 more	Maynard Webb & 2 more

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The founders of Vungle are Zain Jaffer and Jack Smith.

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

Zain Jaffer: CEO & Co-Founder of Vungle and founder of 2 other companies, PropTechVC and Zain Ventures. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Jack Smith: Co-Founder of Vungle and founder of 2 other companies, Shyp and Mediaroots. They serve on the board of 1 company.

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Vungle's employee count trend

Vungle has 56 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Vungle's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Vungle include InMobi, Digital Turbine and Tapjoy. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Vungle, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	InMobi 2007, Bengaluru (India), Series D	Provider of advertising solutions and platforms for brand building and growth	$266M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Sherpalo Ventures & 44 others	74/100
2nd	Digital Turbine 1998, Austin (United States), Public	Mobile advertising network platform	-	Herald Investment Management, Sunstone Partners ... & 1 others	70/100
3rd	Tapjoy 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Mobile advertising & monetization	$60M	ORIX, Rho Capital Partners & 12 others	70/100
4th	AdColony 2008, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Premium mobile video ad network	$2M	Insight Partners, RocketSpace & 2 others	69/100
5th	Millennial Media 2006, Baltimore (United States), Acquired	Mobile advertising platform	$64.8M	New Enterprise Associates, CRV & 8 others	63/100
6th	Yeahmobi 2011, Xi An (China), Public	Programmatic advertising and retargeting platform	$140M	Xiaomi, Kingsoft Network Technology & 4 others	63/100
7th	Chartboost 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Ads monetization platform based on mobile games	$21M	Sequoia Capital, XG Ventures & 7 others	63/100
8th	Vungle 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Online ad network platform	$25.6M	Sierra Ventures, Google Ventures & 23 others	62/100
9th	Mobvista 2013, Guangzhou (China), Public	Mobile advertising platform and ad network	$124M	Midas Capital, NetEase & 9 others	60/100
10th	Perion 1999, Holon (Israel), Public	AI powered ad network platform	-	XAnge, W Capital Partners & 1 others	59/100

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Vungle has not made any investments yet. Vungle has made 4 acquisitions.

Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jun 15, 2021	Acquisition	JetFuel	2018	San Francisco (United States)
May 19, 2021	Acquisition	TreSensa	2011	New York City (United States)
Mar 02, 2021	Acquisition	GameRefinery	2014	Helsinki (Finland)