Deal Timeline

Plotted by close date where disclosed, otherwise announcement. Select any marker to jump to the deal entry.

The Acquisition Playbook.

Three patterns run through DoubleVerify's acquisitions — what it looks for, how it pays, and how it folds in what it buys.

01
Acquisition criteria
Technology and capability tuck-ins that extend the core verification/measurement...
Technology and capability tuck-ins that extend the core verification/measurement platform into adjacent layers (contextual targeting, video, AI optimization, attribution) rather than large-scale consolidation.
Leiki OyAd-JusterZentrick NVMeetrics GmbHOpenSlate (Outrigger Media, Inc.)
02
Capital deployment
A shift from small undisclosed pre-IPO deals to sizeable, IPO-proceeds-funded ac...
A shift from small undisclosed pre-IPO deals to sizeable, IPO-proceeds-funded acquisitions ($121-147M) once public, several paid with a mix of cash and DV stock.
Leiki OyAd-JusterZentrick NVMeetrics GmbHOpenSlate (Outrigger Media, Inc.)
03
Integration approach
Moving up the advertiser value chain from measurement into activation and outcom...
Moving up the advertiser value chain from measurement into activation and outcomes - Scibids (bid optimization) and Rockerbox (attribution) push DV toward end-to-end media-performance measurement.
Leiki OyAd-JusterZentrick NVMeetrics GmbHOpenSlate (Outrigger Media, Inc.)

The Full Deal Book

7 acquisitions — each with the deal value, financing structure, target revenue, and executive commentary where disclosed.

01 Leiki Oy Not disclosed
Disclosed in 8-K

Acquired Finnish content-categorization and semantic-targeting provider Leiki to strengthen DoubleVerify's contextual classification and brand-suitability capabilities. Deal terms were not separately disclosed.

02 Ad-Juster, Inc. Not disclosed
Disclosed in 8-K

Acquired Ad-Juster, a provider of advertising-data reconciliation and reporting technology, to expand DoubleVerify's measurement and data-management tooling. Deal terms were not separately disclosed.

03 Zentrick NV $23.2M
Announced Feb 2019 Closed Feb 2019

Acquired Ghent, Belgium-based digital video middleware company Zentrick to integrate video-performance technology into DoubleVerify's viewability suite for social platforms and connected TV.

Zentrick, headquartered in Ghent, Belgium is a digital video technology company that provides middleware solutions that increase the performance of online video advertising for brand advertisers, advertising platforms and publishers.
04 Meetrics GmbH $24.3M
Announced Aug 2021 Closed Aug 2021

Acquired Berlin-based European ad-verification provider Meetrics to expand DoubleVerify's international presence, since substantially all of Meetrics' customer base and operations are in Europe.

The aggregate net cash purchase price was $24.3 million. This acquisition expands DoubleVerify's international presence as substantially all of Meetrics' customer base and business operations are based in Europe.
05 OpenSlate (Outrigger Media, Inc.) $147.4M
Announced Nov 2021 Closed Nov 2021

Acquired OpenSlate, a leading independent pre-campaign contextual-targeting platform for social video and CTV, to extend DoubleVerify's brand-suitability targeting across platforms such as Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. Funded with IPO proceeds; $124.9M cash plus $22.5M in stock. USD 147.4 million.

OpenSlate is a leading independent pre-campaign contextual targeting platform for social video and CTV. OpenSlate's technology provides insight into the nature and quality of ad-supported content on large, video-driven social platforms, such as Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.
06 Scibids Technology SAS $121.4M
Announced Aug 2023 Closed Aug 2023

Acquired French AI campaign-optimization company Scibids to combine DoubleVerify's proprietary data with Scibids' privacy-safe, DSP-activated optimization technology for advertiser customers. Consideration was $67.2M net cash, $52.9M in stock and $1.2M contingent (up to a $25.0M performance earn-out). USD 121.4 million.

The acquisition combines DoubleVerify's proprietary data with Scibids' AI-powered optimization technology to provide advertiser customers with enhanced insights and control over their advertising performance.
07 Rockerbox, Inc. $82.3M
Announced Mar 2025 Closed Mar 2025

Acquired marketing-attribution leader Rockerbox to advance DoubleVerify's end-to-end media-performance measurement and AI-powered activation, unifying cross-channel conversion/spend data with multi-touch attribution, marketing-mix modeling and incrementality testing. Total purchase price $82.3M net of cash acquired.

On March 13, 2025, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Rockerbox, Inc. ... a global leader in marketing attribution. The acquisition enhances DoubleVerify's suite of data solutions, advancing the Company's capabilities in end-to-end media performance measurement and AI-powered activation.

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