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Key Information

Launch Year

2000

Shutdown Year

2012

Acquisition Price

$6.3B

Peak Users

Unknown

Founders

  • Nick Hanauer
  • Brian McAndrews

aQuantive

Advertising
Acquired by Microsoft

Digital advertising company acquired to compete with Google's DoubleClick. Microsoft wrote off $6.2B, nearly the entire purchase price.

Key Features

  • Digital ad serving
  • Atlas ad platform
  • DRIVEpm ad network
  • Agency services
  • Ad analytics