Aleph
Aleph is a digital advertising and fintech services provider that connects global platforms with local markets, operating in 130 countries with 2,083 employees. It has raised $495M, including a corporate round in October 2025 from investors like CVC Capital Partners and MercadoLibre.
The growth story
Aleph grew from 1,865 to 2,083 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $495M along the way, most recently a Corporate Round in October 2025.
About
Aleph helps digital platforms and businesses expand globally by providing advertising, payments, and compliance services across emerging markets. It partners with over 50 major platforms and runs education programs like Digital Ad Expert under UNESCO’s Global Skills Academy.
The company employs over 2,000 people across 90 offices worldwide. Its $495M funding includes backing from strategic investors like Snap and X (formerly Twitter), reflecting its role in bridging global tech platforms with high-growth markets.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest function at Aleph, accounting for 52 employees. The company has a distributed leadership model with teams spanning 90 offices globally.
The Aleph org chart
Gaston Taratuta (Founder & CEO) leads 29 mapped leaders with 13 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Business Development 650 (+5% YoY), Sales 238 (-4% YoY), Marketing 180 (0% YoY), Finance 115 (+2% YoY), Operations 112 (+7% YoY), Information Technology 95 (-8% YoY).
Talent flow
Aleph hires heavily from Google (19 alumni), TikTok (14), and consulting firms like Deloitte and EY (9 each). Alumni frequently move to TikTok (11), Google (9), and Snap (7). The median employee tenure is 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Aleph staff: Google (19), TikTok (14), Deloitte (9), Meta (9), GroupM (9), EY (9). Former Aleph employees most often moved to TikTok (11), Google (9), Snap (7), AppsFlyer (6), Amazon (6), Seedtag (6).
Alumni worth knowing
The Aleph mafia
Aleph alumni have founded 86 companies, including payments firm dLocal (1,421 employees) and travel platform Seyaha (337 employees). Other spinouts include adtech firms EternityX and ADScholars.
88Pedro Arnt, was Member Board of Directors until 2023Mostafa K. Attia, was Head of Ad Platforms, Board Member until 2013Charlene Ree, was Managing Partner until 2018Szabolcs Szelei, was Chief Marketing Officer, Europe & Asia until 2019Srikanth Rayaprolu, was Head Of Operations - GCC until 2018Alejandro Leon Navas, was Pan-Regional Sales Director until 2015
Max Petrucci, was Sr. VP Advertising Business until 2016
Luis Barrague, was Board Member until 2021
Ignacio Martinez Casas, was Sales Manager until 2012
Emrah Adsan, was Chief Strategy Officer until 2019
Kyle Oosthuizen, was Head of Media Buying until 2015
Rohan Kapoor, was Client Partner Lead until 2021
Poonam Jhaveri Gandhi, was Client Partner- Twitter until 2018
Pablo Tisera, was Agency & Digital Latam Director until 2024
Farah Ahmed Farag, was Sr. Media Solutions & Monetization lead until 2017
Mehul Vora, was Co-Founder & Director until 1997
Scott Thwaites, was Head of Global Projects until 2014
Marwan Noureldin, was Sales Manager - Twitter until 2016
Santiago Cordoba, was Social Marketing Analyst until 2015
Gezim Begolli, was Managing Director Kosovo until 2018
Ahmed Hussam, was Business Development Manager until 2015
Tilen Tkalec, was Pinterest Global Client Solutions Manager until 2026
Matthieu Laporte, was Global VP of SMB until 2024
Pulkit Narayan, was Business Director until 2017
Christian Lee, was Assistant Business Development Director until 2011
Victor Ortiz, was Sr Client Regional Partner Lead until 2022
Rosa Ayde H., was Sr. Sales Executive until 2018
Vishal Gupta, was Sales Director until 2016
Diego Mazon, was Sales Director until 2020
Andreas M. Stefansen, was Twitter Client Partner (Twitter, X, Twitch & more.) until 2023
Josh Cowan, was Head of Social Media Ad Ops until 2014
Agustín Caruso, was Education Analyst until 2024
Marcos Chaves, was Country Manager until 2024
Mohamed El Mehairy, was CEO until 2024
Abdel Hamid Abdella, was Head of Sales - Egypt and North Africa until 2017
Ankit Paul, was Account Director until 2014
Tomasz Przybylowicz, was CEO until 2014
Fabio Pigo, was Global Vice President, Enterprise Partnerships until 2023
Manuel Lamedica, was Regional Finance Analyst until 2019
Karolis Antanas Stankevičius, was Meta Client Solutions Manager until 2023
Leandro Dall'Acqua, was Senior Sales Account Manager until 2021
Matej Guid, was Chief Scientist until 2018
Blas Herrera, was Sales Manager IMS Social – Twitter's Ad Sales Partner in LatAm until 2016
Danny Greeff, was Senior Account Manager until 2012
Aniket Powar, was Ad Sales Manager until 2017
Vishal K., was Associate Partner Director until 2023
Mark Anderson, was Partner Director until 2024
Kazi Monirul Kabir, was Country Director (Non Exec) until 2024
Pranay S. Chowdhary, was Head of South Asia until 2026
Rodrigo Tigre, was Country General Manager until 2023
Sashank Thapa, was Client Partner Lead until 2024
Catleen Mac Donnell, was Snapchat Sales Manager until 2018
Agustin Mario Gimenez, was Senior Sales Manager until 2016
Shagun Gupta, was Senior Vice President Business Development (South East Asia) until 2020
Samuel Eduardo Romero, was Digital Performance Analyst until 2019
Augusts Ross, was Meta Agency Solution Manager until 2023
Bianca Belman-Adams, was Design, Marketing & Account Manager until 2013
Karim Abd El Kader, was Senior Media Solutions Executive until 2015
Chad Hussain, was Business Director - Sales - GCC until 2012
Pablo D. Alvarez, was DSP Sr. Manager until 2014
Azbe Platisa, was Account Executive until 2017
Juan Romero Carranza, was Campaign Manager until 2023
Ed Johnson, was Client Services & Account Management until 2012
Garth Manthe, was Head of Brand Strategy until 2018
Martin Noé, was Business Development Director Southern Cone until 2013
Ravi Singhal, was Managing Director until 2025
Kristina Frolova, was Vice President of Growth until 2022
Jorgelina Peciña, was Sales Strategist Gaming EA & Twitch until 2019
Rafael Barahona, was Representante de ventas until 2022
Fady EL Masry, was Creative Designer & strategic Manger until 2011
Michelle Genevieve Roblero Amaya, was Digital Marketing Bootcamp Scholarship until 2022
Gonzalo Orsi, was Media Buyer until 2011
Dubravko Grubisic, was Country Manager until 2015
Kleber Liberato, was Digital Media - Analista de Mídia Senior until 2012
Alessandra Heredia, was Twitter Sales Executive until 2016
J. Larry Daniels, was Executive Vice President/COO until 2008
Alexander U. Ritter, was Senior Media Manager until 2013
Marwan Daher, was Senior Account Manager until 2010
Josefina Campodonico, was Senior Account Executive until 2015
Franco Rovagnati, was Media Buying Manager until 2014
Sanja Bozik, was Project manager until 2014
Ariel Zimerman, was Sr. Account Director until 2013
Mirsad Devic, was Co-Founder until 2013Hiring now
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Aleph: Digital Marketing (677), Marketing (545), Microsoft Office (504), Advertising (491), Social Media Marketing (483), Social Media (479), Marketing Strategy (472), Microsoft Excel (451).
Where the team actually sits
Aleph people are concentrated in Cairo, Egypt (32), Argentina (29), Community of Madrid, Spain (28), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (22).
Search footprint
Aleph attracts about 625 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $8K a month if bought through ads. It gained 298 ranking keywords and lost 248 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Aleph has 2,083 employees as of September 2026.
Aleph has raised $495M in total, most recently a Corporate Round round in October 2025.
Aleph was founded in 2005 by Gaston Taratuta, Matej Pangerc, Aljosa Jenko.
Gaston Taratuta (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Aleph's reporting structure, with 13 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Aleph staff are Google (19 people), TikTok (14 people), Deloitte (9 people).
Former Aleph employees most often move to TikTok (11), Google (9), Snap (7).
At least 86 companies have a founder who previously worked at Aleph, including dLocal, Seyaha - سياحة, EternityX.
Aleph attracts about 625 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $8K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Aleph staff are Digital Marketing, Marketing, Microsoft Office, Advertising, Social Media Marketing.
Aleph staff are concentrated in Cairo, Egypt (32), Argentina (29), Community of Madrid, Spain (28).
Aleph has about 650 people in Business Development, up 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Aleph has about 238 people in Sales, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 593 current and 896 former Aleph profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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