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Overview
Eyeo GmbH operates in the digital advertising and online privacy space, developing software that makes web browsing safer and more enjoyable. Its main products, such as Adblock Plus, block intrusive ads and tracking and can also protect against malware, with features that allow users to customize what is allowed via acceptable ads. The software is open-source and free for users, and Eyeo earns revenue through partnerships with advertisers who agree to acceptable ad standards, aiming to balance user experience with funding for content creators. Globally available, Eyeo seeks to improve the web by promoting fair advertising practices and providing tools that protect privacy while supporting a sustainable online ecosystem.
About Eyeo
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consumer Software
Cybersecurity
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Cologne, Germany
Founded
2011
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Appointed Vegard Johnsen, ex-Google, as CPO to innovate ad-filtering technologies.
- Won fifth lawsuit against Süddeutsche Zeitung, affirming user ad-blocking rights.
- Partners with Santa's Web3 browser for compliant Acceptable Ads in rewarded browsing.
What critics are saying
- Axel Springer lawsuit revives at Federal Court, targeting ad-filtering functions in 12-24 months.
- Mozilla experts warn copycat suits from publishers threaten browser extensions in 18-36 months.
- Dutch Eyeo imaging startup's €15M funding dilutes Adblock Plus brand visibility immediately.
What makes Eyeo unique
- Eyeo develops Adblock Plus, open-source extension blocking intrusive ads for 60 million users.
- Acceptable Ads program enables non-intrusive ads, balancing user experience with publisher revenue.
- Suite includes Flattr, Adblock Browser, enhancing privacy and malware protection globally.
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Company News
Eyeo, a Dutch-Belgian startup, has secured €15 million in seed funding to enhance image sensor technology. The company aims to replace conventional color filters with a new waveguide technology, promising triple light sensitivity and improved performance. Eyeo's innovation addresses inefficiencies in the current image sensors, which rely on outdated technology.
Dutch startup Eyeo has secured €15M in an oversubscribed seed round to commercialise a new approach to image sensor design that promises to boost light sensitivity, color accuracy, and resolution.
Carbon has partnered with Eyeo and is built on a custom fork of the Eyeo AdBlock chromium SDK.
Eyeo, the parent company of Ad Block Plus, has hired Vegard Johnsen, a former Google employee, as its new chief product officer.
Santa’s partnership with Eyeo ensures that only Acceptable Ads that abide by the criteria specially developed for and by ad-filtering users, and are non-intrusive are allowed to interact with you.
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About Eyeo
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consumer Software
Cybersecurity
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Cologne, Germany
Founded
2011
There are no jobs for Eyeo right now.
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