RadiumOne

RadiumOne was a marketing technology company that operated in the programmatic advertising sector, founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal. Chahal had a track record in the ad-tech space, having previously founded and sold two other advertising companies, ClickAgents and BlueLithium. RadiumOne began its journey as gWallet, a loyalty and rewards program, before rebranding and shifting its focus to display advertising, leveraging social and mobile data once Chahal's non-compete clause from a previous venture expired.

The company's core business was providing a data-driven marketing platform that automated media buying for advertisers and agencies. RadiumOne's technology analyzed data from social networking sites and mobile activities to identify consumer intent. This allowed their clients to execute targeted advertising campaigns across online display, mobile, video, and social channels using real-time bidding. The platform made big data actionable by generating first-party data on consumer behaviors and interests, which enabled marketers to create personalized messages and offers. It also offered tools to publishers for content sharing to amplify their messages. The business model revolved around buying advertising space from websites and mobile applications and reselling it to advertisers in targeted packages.

Significant milestones for the company included raising a total of $87.5 million in funding over several rounds from investors like Crosslink Capital, Draper Esprit, and Adams Street Partners. The company also made strategic acquisitions, including Focal Labs and Clixtr, to enhance its technological capabilities. Headquartered in San Francisco, RadiumOne expanded its operations globally with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. In June 2017, the digital ad-tech company RhythmOne acquired the assets of RadiumOne for $22 million. This acquisition was intended to create a unified programmatic platform by integrating RadiumOne's data and targeting technology with RhythmOne's extensive supply footprint.

Keywords: programmatic advertising, data-driven marketing, ad tech, media buying, real-time bidding, audience segmentation, social data, mobile advertising, consumer insights, ad targeting, marketing automation, gWallet, Gurbaksh Chahal, RhythmOne, display advertising, online advertising, behavioral targeting, first-party data, ad network, marketing platform