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Xandr

• Founded 2018

Xandr is an advertising technology company that provides a programmatic advertising platform for buying and selling digital ad inventory across channels. It was created by AT&T through the acquisition of AppNexus and later acquired by Microsoft, where its technology has been integrated into Microsoft Advertising.

AI Strategy

Xandr applies machine learning to optimize programmatic bidding, audience targeting, forecasting, and yield management across its demand- and supply-side platforms. Under Microsoft ownership, its capabilities have been positioned to strengthen Microsoft Advertising’s end-to-end programmatic stack.

Key AI Products

Xandr Invest (DSP)Xandr Monetize (SSP)Xandr Curate

Financials

Funding

Business Focus

AdTechProgrammatic advertisingDigital advertising marketplace

Competitive Analysis

Strengths

  • End-to-end programmatic stack spanning DSP/SSP
  • Strong marketplace liquidity and integrations with publishers and buyers
  • Optimization and measurement tooling for programmatic campaigns

Challenges

  • Intense competition from Google and independent ad tech leaders
  • Strategic uncertainty due to ownership changes and product integration/retirement risk

Competitors

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