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Disclosure
Vaknin: YouAppi tracks users solely via device IDs, not IP addresses
“No, we don't. We really keep the very privacy. The only thing we know is your device ID. We know this user, or we don't know who's the user. It's a hundred percent privacy protection. It's just knowing the device ID so we can identify the Source of the user.”
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Vaknin: YouAppi generated nearly $80 million in net revenue in 2016
“Obviously it's close to eighty million.”
Disclosure
Vaknin: YouAppi plans to IPO rather than sell before 2019
“We don't want to sell before 2019 or we think more going public. It's more accurate path for us because this is so much room to grow.”
Opinion
Vaknin: The 2017 IPO market is highly unfavorable for ad tech companies
“The IPO market has to be really favorable, which is not the case today. Especially for ad tech companies.”
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Vaknin: YouAppi partners with 4,500 app developers for ad inventory
“Your IP has an agreement about 4500 app developers as a publishers, as an inventory source.”
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Vaknin: US ride-sharing apps pay $12 to $14 to acquire a first ride
“They're probably willing to pay 12, 14 dollars per every first ride.”
Disclosure
Vaknin: YouAppi pays 70% of ad revenue to its publisher partners
“We paid 70% of our revenue to the publishers.”
Disclosure
Vaknin: YouAppi has raised nearly $20 million in venture funding
“No, we've raised close to twenty million dollars.”
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Vaknin: YouAppi has been profitable since 2016
“Profitable, which we are already since last year.”
Disclosure
Vaknin: YouAppi's top two competitors are AppLovin and ironSource
“I think our top two competitors is Apploving and Aerosource.”
Disclosure
Vaknin: YouAppi has 130 employees with 30 in R&D
“We have about 30 people R&D. Total number of employees, we have a 130 people.”