Affle
Affle is a mobile-first performance adtech platform for user acquisition and conversion.
Analyst Perspective
Affle is an Indian publicly listed adtech company that sells a mobile-first, performance-led advertising platform to brands, advertisers, agencies and app marketers. Its core offering combines demand-side media buying, consumer data infrastructure, identity capabilities, measurement and AI-assisted creative optimisation to help customers acquire, retarget and convert users across mobile apps, connected TV and adjacent digital channels. The group also includes acquired or integrated brands such as Appnext, Mediasmart, Jampp, RevX and YouAppi. The company makes money primarily from performance advertising, especially conversion-linked pricing such as CPCU, alongside programmatic media buying economics and software-style platform usage embedded in campaign execution. Its customers are businesses rather than consumers: advertisers, app growth teams, agencies and SMEs buying user acquisition, retargeting, analytics and CTV campaign tooling.
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Following its robust FY2026 performance, Affle has accelerated its expansion by acquiring AdColony’s technology assets and trademark. The company has refined its strategic mission to prioritise verticalised AI-led conversions across mobile, Connected TV, and agentic devices, while extending its global footprint into Spain. Key leadership transitions include promoting Ankit Rawal to SVP of Business Development and Partnerships and appointing Nisan Schitrit as CEO of YouAppi. These developments, alongside the integration of Jampp and Youappi, underpin the group’s "10x growth" vision for scaling global cross-screen capabilities and AI-led product innovation.
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Key insights about Affle
Subsidiaries
Affle operates a network including mediasmart, RevX, Jampp.
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Key competitors include The Trade Desk, Criteo, Branch.
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Category Differentiation
Affle is a listed adtech and programmatic advertising platform group, not a consumer app or a pure marketing agency. It should also be distinguished from standalone DSPs because its stack spans data, creative optimisation, analytics and multiple acquired app-growth platforms.
Affle: About
Affle operates as an AdTech Vendor providing an integrated stack for audience intelligence, programmatic media buying, campaign measurement and creative orchestration. It creates value by combining proprietary data assets, identity resolution, AI-led optimisation and media execution into a conversion-focused platform for advertisers. Revenue is generated through outcome-based campaign spend, media execution margins and platform-enabled adtech products that improve targeting, creative relevance and attribution.
How Affle Works & Monetises
Business model analysis and core revenue streams
Affle primarily monetises through performance-based advertising, especially cost-per-converted-user arrangements in which advertisers pay for completed outcomes rather than only impressions or clicks. This is supplemented by programmatic media buying margins, campaign platform usage, and higher-value monetisation from proprietary data, targeting, analytics and AI-driven creative optimisation capabilities bundled into advertiser workflows.
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Affle: Key Subsidiaries & Acquisitions
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Mobile-first DSP for omnichannel programmatic advertising and measurement.
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Performance DSP for app growth, retargeting and cross-channel media buying.
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Mobile DSP for app growth, retargeting and CTV campaigns
Affle: Key Competitors & Alternatives
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Recent Signals (Affle)
Nisan Schitrit Named CEO of YouAppi
YouAppi, a mobile growth and Connected TV advertising platform within the Affle group, appointed Nisan Schitrit as Chief Executive Officer effective May 7, 2026. Schitrit, formerly YouAppi’s Chief Operating Officer and a decade-long member of its leadership team, will lead the company’s AI-led product innovation, cross-screen platform expansion and global growth efforts. The announcement highlights YouAppi’s focus on a verticalized, AI-first strategy across mobile and Connected TV and notes industry recognitions such as AppsFlyer Performance Index and the Singular ROI Index. Anuj Khanna Sohum, Chairperson, MD & CEO of Affle, commented that the appointment supports the group’s “10x growth” vision and scaling of cross-channel capabilities.
Read original sourceAffle Buys Mobile DSP Jampp As Market Volatility Spurs Even More Mobile Ad Tech M&A
Affle completed the acquisition of Jampp, a mobile demand-side platform, in June 2021. Jampp will operate as an independent entity within Affle and adds a programmatic user-acquisition platform to Affle’s marketing suite, complementing tools for user acquisition, brand marketing, retargeting, and ad fraud detection. The deal reflects a wave of mobile ad tech M&A driven by privacy changes, with peers such as AppLovin, Digital Turbine, Zynga, and Vungle also pursuing deals. Jampp’s co-founders Diego Meller and Anuj Khanna Sohum described the combination as leveraging complementary strengths to deliver greater scale and ROI. Jampp has presence in India and Singapore and expands Affle’s footprint into Latin America and North America, while Affle remains strong in Asia Pacific; Jampp’s North America business also provides iOS ecosystem insight amid Apple’s ATT changes. The deal price was not disclosed. Jampp employs 96 people and will continue operating independently within Affle.
Read original sourceHere’s What Apple Is Planning For SKAdNetwork 3.0 As Part Of iOS 14.6
Apple plans SKAdNetwork 3.0 as part of the iOS 14.6 beta, enabling postbacks to multiple ad networks. The winning network will receive an install validation postback, while up to five other networks are alerted that they did not win attribution. SKAdNetwork has evolved from 1.0 (2018) to 2.0 (announced June 2020). The article presents mixed industry reactions: some praise Apple's commitment and the multitouch lite updates in 3.0, while others criticize practical use of loss notifications and the five-network postback limit. Developers and advertisers still seek features like reengagement campaigns using device IDs (IDFA) and web-to-app measurement, which are not current SKAdNetwork capabilities; Private Click Measurement covers web-to-web and app-to-web, but full web-to-app measurement remains uncertain. Overall, the updates are seen as positive progress with notable remaining gaps.
Read original sourceAffle: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Affle?
Affle is an Indian publicly listed adtech company that provides performance-led advertising, data, analytics and creative optimisation products for advertisers and app marketers.
Who uses Affle?
Its customers are brands, advertisers, app growth teams, agencies and SMEs buying user acquisition, retargeting, analytics and CTV campaign tools.
How does Affle make money?
It mainly earns from outcome-based advertising spend, especially conversion-linked pricing such as CPCU, plus programmatic media margins and platform-led upsells.
Company Facts
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- A47 Lower Ground Floor, Hauz Khas, New Delhi (registered office listed in company filing)
- Core Segment
- AdTech Vendor
- Company Size
- 501–1,000
- Official Link
- affle.com
