4 posts and columns on Tumri

Google Buys Ad Optimizer Teracent

in Media on November 23, 2009 at 9:52 am PT

Google’s acquisition spree continues: The company has bought Teracent, a start-up that customizes online ads on the fly. BoomTown reported in September that Google was interested in the San Mateo, Calif.-based company, which is filled with veterans of…Yahoo. No purchase price disclosed, but I’m fairly confident this was in the sub-$50 million category.

Google and Others Fish for Acquisitions: Here's What They Might Be Looking For

in News on September 2, 2009 at 10:33 am PT

Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave what he just had to know would be a much quoted comment to the Nikkei today, explicitly saying that the company had “begun seriously looking into acquisitions again.” Music to the beleaguered mergers and acquisitions market, to be sure, especially after a recent uptick from other big companies pulling out their wallets again as the impact of the econalypse subsides. According to sources, Google is working on at least a half-dozen acquisition deals, most of which are small start-ups in the online advertising and cloud-computing arenas. That would be welcome news for many.
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Former Yahoo Biz Ops SVP McCombs to Tumri as CFO

in News on April 9, 2009 at 12:04 am PT

Yahoo’s ranks keep fanning out all over the tech scene. This time it is former top-ranking Yahoo exec Jeff McCombs, who has signed on to be CFO of Tumri, an online advertising start-up. Backed by Accel Partners and others, the Mountain View, Calif.-based Tumri is trying to crack into the online ad space with what it calls “dynamic and intelligent display advertising solutions.” McCombs is a big hire for a small company like Tumri. He was SVP of Business Operations at Yahoo and had also served as chief of staff to former president, Sue Decker.
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