Adify is an online marketplace for highly targeted ads. Businesses can sell ad space directly to advertisers; advertisers can target specific market niches while Adify handles the back-office work.
Funding: $8 million (Venrock Associates)
Cofounder & CEO: Larry Braitman (shown right)
Headquarters: San Bruno, Calif.
Employees: 40
Founded: 2005
Business model: Advertising
Bragging rights: 4,000 publishers have signed up, including The Washington Post; revenues doubling quarter-over-quarter
Next up: Signing more publishers
Contact: 877-462-3439
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