Connexity

Connexity

Fully managed multichannel retail advertising

Overview

Connexity is a performance marketing firm that helps retailers acquire new customers and grow sales. It runs fully managed retail growth campaigns using a mix of channels, including its premium publisher network, the ShopYourLikes social influencer platform, and Google Product Listings Ads, to place ads where high-value customers are active. The service uses sophisticated technology to optimize ad opportunities across these channels and manage campaigns at scale for hundreds of clients and thousands of product campaigns. Compared with others, Connexity combines a broad multi-channel reach with a managed, technology-driven approach and uses its established publisher network and influencer platform to reach hard-to-reach customers, including 40% of the Internet Retailer Top 100 companies and 1600 active campaigns. The company's goal is to help retailers find new customers and increase sales by delivering incremental opportunities beyond traditional advertising channels.

Significant Headcount Growth

About Connexity

Simplify's Rating
Why Connexity is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Consulting

Enterprise Software

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$5M

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

1996

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Connexity says it generates $5 billion in annual retailer sales, signaling durable scale.
  • 2026 diversification into BNPL, shopping tools, and social channels expands monetization surfaces.
  • Taboola reported Q1 2026 revenue growth of 9.1%, supporting Connexity investment capacity.

What critics are saying

  • Taboola integration makes Connexity dependent on a larger parent’s strategy and capital allocation.
  • Amazon and Google control cheaper demand channels, squeezing open-web performance marketing margins.
  • If retailer budgets shift into retail media networks, Connexity loses its merchant acquisition engine.

What makes Connexity unique

  • Taboola-owned Connexity reaches 100 million shoppers monthly across 6,000 publishers.
  • It manages 1,600 direct merchants with guaranteed-performance retail campaigns.
  • ShopYourLikes extends Connexity into influencer-led social commerce and creator monetization.

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Funding

Total Funding

$5M

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Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Leave Benefits

Learning & Development Program

Flexible Work Hours

Wellness Program

Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

7%
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