Vungle
Acquired12 known investors
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Vungle, part of Liftoff, provides mobile performance marketing, app monetization, and creative solutions built on Cortex, an AI/machine-learning growth platform. It serves mobile app developers and marketers looking to acquire users, generate ad revenue, and gain app market insights.
Founders & leadership
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Zain Jafferin𝕏CoFounderZain Jaffer founded Vungle, a mobile performance marketing and app monetization company later acquired by Blackstone, and previously served as a General Partner at Blue Field Capital, where he invested in commercial real estate and proptech startups. He is now the founder of Blazel and runs the Zain Jaffer Foundation.30 Under 30 2013
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Jack Smith
Investors · 12
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K
AngelPadSan Francisco · $120K
Crosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M
Eniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M
SHAKTISan Francisco · $250K – $2M
Spider CapitalSan Francisco · $500K
Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M
Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M
Blumberg Capitalreported · 2 sourcesMiami · $500K – $5M
FoundersX VenturesreportedSilicon Valley
Gradient Venturesreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M
Y CombinatorreportedSan Francisco · $500K
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$6M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025
- $6MSeed roundOct 2025 · 2 sources
Blumberg Capital (lead), Gradient Ventures (lead)
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeries AJan 2025Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 7
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Unity Software18 shared keywordsUnity is a cross-platform real-time development engine and creation platform used by content creators and developers to build games and interactive experiences for mobile, PC, console, and extended reality (XR) devices.
Singular14 shared keywordsSingular provides a marketing analytics platform that combines cost aggregation, mobile and cross-device attribution, fraud prevention, and creative analytics for marketing teams. It serves advertisers and agencies across industries including gaming, e-commerce, finance, travel, and web3.
JetFuel13 shared keywordsLiftoff provides mobile marketing and monetization solutions including user acquisition, ad monetization, and programmatic advertising powered by Cortex, an AI-enabled growth platform designed for mobile app publishers and advertisers.
Branch13 shared keywordsBranch is an AI-powered mobile measurement partner (MMP) and omnichannel linking platform that helps brands measure marketing impact and guide customers across apps, web, email, paid media, social, and connected TV. The platform enables organizations to attribute user acquisitions and conversions across channels, optimize campaign performance, and preserve customer context throughout their journey.
AdPushup13 shared keywordsAdPushup provides ad revenue optimization technology for web publishers, offering tools to test and optimize ad layouts, run header bidding auctions across demand partners, and recover revenue lost to ad blockers. It serves growing and independent online publishers with managed ad operations support, and is a Google Certified Publishing Partner.
App Samurai12 shared keywordsA podcast covering mobile growth, user acquisition strategies, monetization tactics, and trends in advertising technology for app developers and marketers.
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In the news
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- What does Vungle do?
- Vungle, part of Liftoff, provides mobile performance marketing, app monetization, and creative solutions built on Cortex, an AI/machine-learning growth platform. It serves mobile app developers and marketers looking to acquire users, generate ad revenue, and gain app market insights.
- Who founded Vungle?
- Vungle was founded by Zain Jaffer, Jack Smith.
- Who are Vungle's investors?
- Vungle's investors include 500 Global, AngelPad, Crosslink Capital, Eniac Ventures, SHAKTI, Spider Capital, Uncork Capital, Wonder Ventures and 4 more.
- How much funding has Vungle raised?
- Vungle has disclosed $6M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.