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Acquired · Virool provides native video advertising experience for the biggest…
Why it ranks
How the rank works- team of 51Team size · YC's directory+8.9
- acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- 2 programsMore than one program · this site+3
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Inactive | YCS11 | |
| Other | Acquired | YCW14 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Not stated | 500 Global +12013 | |
| Other | Not stated | 500 GlobalGA 7 | |
| Other | Not stated | 500 Global2010 | |
| Other | Not stated | 500 Global2013 | |
| AI, Data | Active | YCS12 |
Also from S12
All of S12| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CredictiveAttribution metatags for online content.InactiveData, Devtools | Data, Devtools | Inactive |
| Devtools | Inactive | |
| AI, Data | Inactive | |
| Data, Devtools | Inactive | |
| Devtools | Inactive | |
| Devtools | Acquired |
Programs
| Program | Cohort | Source |
|---|---|---|
| S12 · Summer 2012 | YC Page | |
| 2012 | 500 Global Page |
About Virool
A LITTLE ABOUT VIROOL Virool is a video distribution platform for brand marketers that leverages programmatic technology to reach key influencers, making content more engaging and the ability to share easier than ever. Having served more than 75,000 global campaigns, Virool’s robust ActivView product suite and in-article native unit, deliver fully transparent and insightful analytics that offers viewability guarantees, emotional resonance and fraud protection. Within our platform, users can leverage a proprietary DMP of 450MM unique profiles to build custom, addressable audience segments across all screens. More than 100,000 multi-channel sites have activated video content from Virool via partnerships including Rubicon Project and direct native placements. Founded in 2012, Virool has raised $18.62M in funding from a collection of top VC firms and angel investors, including $6.62M in its seed round. It is the biggest seed investment that anymore Y-Combinator graduate has ever received.
- YC batch
- S12 · Summer 2012
- Status, per YC
- Acquired
- Category
- Other
- Team size
- 51
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Checked
- 11h ago
YC tags: Video, Advertising
Virool: questions
Which YC batch was Virool in?
Virool was in Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch (S12).
Which accelerators did Virool go through?
Virool is listed by Y Combinator (S12), 500 Global (Global 2012).
Is Virool still active?
Y Combinator lists Virool as acquired.
Where is Virool based?
Virool lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.