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Paris-Based Criteo Raises $40M

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Display advertising company Criteo  has completed a roughly $40 million (€30 million) round of financing led by SoftBank Capital. The Series D round pegs the company at a $800 million valuation, according to Kara Swisher of AllThingsD. 

Criteo is a privately held company in the digital performance display advertising space. It currently partners with over 3000 ecommerce brands around the world. Criteo was created in 2005 in Paris, France and now has 15 offices across the US, Europe and Asia, serving more than 30 countries globally. Criteo employs around 700 employees.

[Image Courtesy: Criteo]

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