Equativ Equativ (formerly known as Smart AdServer) is a company that develops an adtech platform for advertisers and publishers. | ![]() The Trade Desk The Trade Desk is a company that develops a media buying platform for advertising agencies. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 2005 | Founding Date 2007 | Founding Date 2009 |
Type | Type Private | Type Subsidiary | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations New York, US HQ Surry Hills, AU Berlin, DE Tokyo, JP Ciudad De México, MX London, GB San Francisco, US | Locations Ventura, US HQ Barangaroo, AU Cremorne, AU Toronto, CA Shanghai, CN Paris, FR Hamburg, DE see more | |
Employees | Employees 66610% increase | Employees 902% decrease | Employees 3,52213% increase |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) €197.1m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $2.9b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods €160.7m (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $619.1m (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit €36.4m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $2.3b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income €5.9m (FY, 2021) | Net income N/A | Net income $443.3m (FY, 2025) |
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Solutions | Solutions 3 (Mar, 2023) | Solutions 4 (Jan, 2024) | Solutions N/A |
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Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 607.5m | Total funding raised $ 82.5m |

The Trade Desk is a company that develops a media buying platform for advertising agencies.
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