Company Profile
The Trade Desk
Company Overview
The Trade Desk is the fastest-growing RTB platform for a reason – its people. In each of our offices, our team works with a relaxed intensity. We’re bringing a level of sophistication to online advertising that has only been seen previously in the financial markets.
We have a rock-solid background in the RTB industry; our CEO, Jeff Green, founded AdECN, the first online ad exchange, which sold to Microsoft in 2007. Our media traders have degrees in economics and statistics from universities such as the University of Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard and the University of Virginia. Our sales and accounts teams have managed clients, marketing strategy, and advertising campaigns at companies such as JWT, WebMD, DoubleVerify, Bain & Company, and Microsoft.
Our technology team is extremely agile and fast-moving. Our talented team of engineers ships product weekly.
We are looking for people who get excited about building something that’s literally never existed before. We want employees who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty and savor the challenge of being involved with a company early enough that they get to influence decisions and strategy.
Company History
October 2004: Jeff Green co-founds AdECN, the first exchange for online advertising.
October 2006: Green launches AdECN commercially in U.K.
March 2007: Green launches AdECN commercially in the U.S., signing up over 30 networks and ad agencies over 30 days.
August 2007: Microsoft acquires AdECN.
October 2009: Green founds The Trade Desk, a new demand-side platform, with the goal of being the most cost-effective and reliable RTB platform on the market, with corporate headquarters in Ventura.
March 2010: The Trade Desk takes an initial round of funding from IA ventures and Founder Collective, as well as many industry insiders and experts.
March 2010: The Trade Desk partners with the City of Ventura, CA to accelerate the progress of its incubator and become a flagship partner.
July 2010: The Trade Desk open its New York City office. It serves as the company’s sales and service center.
November 2010: The Trade Desk launches in Europe.
January 2011: The Trade Desk changes from a twice-a-month development cycle to a weekly development cycle, continually shipping new products and features. This continues into today and for the foreseeable future.
July 2011: The Trade Desk opens its Boulder office, an additional engineering office.
September 2012: The Trade Desk goes live in Australia and Asia Pacific, extending its reach to its third and fourth continents.
September 2012: The Trade Desk furthers its relationship with the Facebook Exchange, being named an alpha partner and gaining exclusive access to Facebook’s biddable inventory. Having been chosen to work with Facebook as an industry expert, The Trade Desk works closely with Facebook to shape the product that is now FBX.
November 2012: The Trade Desk opens its San Francisco office, an additional accounts center.
February 2013: The Trade Desk is named to AlwaysOn OnMedia’s 100 “35 to Watch” Private Companies List
March 2013: The Trade Desk opens its Los Angeles office, an additional sales/business development center.
May 2013: The Trade Desk launches full RTB video advertising capabilities.
June 2013: CEO Jeff Green is named a finalist for the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Greater Los Angeles.
July 2013: The Trade Desk is named an AlwaysOn Global 250 “Company to Watch.”
August 2013: The Trade Desk launches a second-generation data management platform (DMP), bridging buying and measurement worldwide.
September 2013: The Pacific Coast Business Times names Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green to its “40 Under 40? in 2013
July 2014: The Trade Desk is named as one of AlwaysOn's Global 250 Top Private Companies
August 2014: The Trade Desk is named to AlwaysOn's 2014 OnMedia 100 Top Private Companies
October 2014: Crain's Best 100 Places to Work NYC 2014
October 2014: Outside's Best 100 Places to Work 2014
Benefits
Most employees pay $0 for their medical plans including coverage for dependents. Dental and vision coverage is also provided for the employee and their dependents at no cost.