OpenWeb's technology allows publishers and online content creators to host and moderate comments sections, Polls, "Ask Me Anything"s, and Live Blogs. Their products also include a module that allows users to track topics, an insights dashboard, and several advertising modules.
History
The company was founded in 2015 as Spot.IM by Israeli software architects Nadav Shoval and Ishay Green.[2] Roee Goldberg joined as Co-Founder and COO in 2014.[3]
In 2017, co-founder and CEO, Nadav Shoval, was inducted into the second annual Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 list.[5] In addition, the company finalized its Series C investment round of $25M, led by New York City-based fund - Insight Partners, Altair VC, and more.[6][7]
In 2019, Spot.IM raised $25 million in Series D funding.[8] The new funding was led by previous investor Insight Partners along with Norma Investments, AltaIR Capital, Cerca and WGI Group.[8]
In February 2022, the company acquired Hive Media Group for a mix of cash and stock, with a total value of $60M.[12] In April 2022, OpenWeb acquired French advertising company Adyoulike for a mix of cash and stock, with a total value of $100M.[13] In January 2023, OpenWeb acquired personalization and monetization platform Jeeng.[14]