Taykey

Taykey, Inc.
Private
Industry Advertising
Founded 2009
Website Taykey.com

Taykey, Inc. is a global advertising technology company. Taykey gives marketers the real-time tools to automatically target advertising and gather insights based on what's trending for their audience.[1]

Wired named Taykey one of its "Hottest Startups"[2] for 2013, and Forbes named co-founder and CEO Amit Avner to its "30 Under 30" list for 2014.[3]

History

Taykey was co-founded by CEO Amit Avner and Itay Birnbaum in 2009. Avner had previously worked on a questions-and-answers social network.[4]

As of 2015, Taykey has raised $32 million in funding, including an investment from Innovation Endeavors, the venture capital fund of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.[5][6][7] Other investors include Tenaya Capital, Sequoia Capital, Softbank Capital, MSR Capital and Marker LLC.[8] In 2014, Taykey launched the "Real-Time Advertising Academy," an educational program.[9]

The company was founded in Herzliya, and currently operates offices in New York City, London, Chicago and San Francisco.[10]

Clients

Taykey clients include American Express, Volkswagen, Samsung, Sony, Pepsi, Unilever and Paramount Studios.

References

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