Ve Interactive
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| Private | |
| Industry | Digital Advertising, eCommerce, Re-engagement, Website Optimisation |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founders | Steve Clucas/David J. Brown |
| Headquarters | Clerkenwell, East London |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | David J. Brown, Co-Founder and CEO |
| Products | VeAds, VeAssist, VePrompt, VeContact |
Number of employees | ~850+ |
| Website |
VeInteractive |
Ve Interactive is a technology company based in London.[1][2] It employs nearly 1,000 staff in 36 offices across 28 countries, working within 43 territories across 30 languages.[3]
Ve Interactive’s headquarters are based in Clerkenwell.[4] It is part of East London Tech City technology cluster,[5] an area of London known for its technology startups.
In 2014, Ve Interactive's annual turnover was estimated at £20m.[6]
In October 2016 Ve Interactive's valuation was estimated at £1.5 bn despite the fact that the company was loss-making. [7]
History
Ve Interactive was first established in October 2009 as a technology startup company[8] by David J. Brown, a British serial entrepreneur. Since then it has grown quickly and currently serves approximately 10,000 clients whilst tracking around 650 million unique devices per month.
A portion of Ve's growth has been inorganic, acquiring several technology companies. Major acquisitions include:
- June 2012: Ve acquired Adaptive Consultancy,[9] making Ve’s platform the world’s first eCommerce software to have both remarketing technology and built-in basket-recovery.
- April 2014: Ve acquired adGenie, a prospecting and retargeting advertising solution provider.[10]
- November 2014: Ve acquired GDM Digital,[11] an adtech and digital advertising company, for £7 million. All their staff were transferred over to Ve's team.
- November 2014: Ve acquired Qunb, a Paris-based data visualisation start-up, for $12 million, adding all their staff to Ve's Paris office.
- December 2015: Ve acquired the Display Retargeting business from eBay Enterprise Marketing Solutions[12]
External links
- Ve Interactive official website.
- Ve Interactive profile on CrunchBase.
References
- ↑ "Contact Us - Ve Interactive". Ve Interactive. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "PPA : Ve Interactive". www.ppa.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "Contact Us - Ve Interactive". Ve Interactive. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "VE Interactive moves to new Clerkenwell premises and joins MiNetwork". The Drum. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "Award-winning Digital Start-Up Chooses Tech City After Outgrowing Mayfair". TechMeetups. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ Companies House
- ↑ "Is Ve Interactive really a unicorn?". FT Alphaville. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ↑ "Ve Interactive Revolutionises The e-Commerce Industry With Its Acquisition of Adaptive Consultancy". Global Banking And Finance Review Magazine – Financial & Business Insights. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "Ve Interactive expands in London with Adaptive Consultancy acquisition". The Drum. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "Ve Interactive acquires adGENIE to enhance its e-commerce conversion platform". The Drum. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "GDM Digital's £7 million sale puts founders quids in". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "E-commerce Technology company Ve Interactive acquires part of eBay Enterprise Marketing Solutions". The Drum. Retrieved 2016-03-01.