Moloco
Moloco is an AI advertising platform that helps mobile apps, retailers and streaming services grow through targeted ads. The company has raised $216 million and employs 971 people.
The growth story
Moloco grew from 236 to 971 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $216M along the way, most recently a Series D in June 2023.
About
Moloco sells AI-powered advertising tools for three markets: mobile app user acquisition, retail media networks, and streaming monetization. Its platform lets businesses use their own customer data to target ads more effectively.
The company raised $216 million in a Series D round in June 2023, with investors including Fidelity and LG Technology Ventures. It employs 971 people, though its recent headcount growth rate is unclear.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Moloco's largest function, making up 34% of its workforce. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
The Moloco org chart
Ikkjin Ahn (Co-founder and CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 360 (+17% YoY), Marketing 135 (+13% YoY), Business Development 74 (+17% YoY), Product Management 55 (+67% YoY), Human Resources 52 (+2% YoY), Operations 44 (+22% YoY).
Talent flow
Moloco hires heavily from tech giants, with 87 alumni from Google and 31 from Amazon. Its employees often move to other ad tech firms like MetaRouter and InMobi Advertising.
Most common previous employers of Moloco staff: Google (87), Amazon (31), Meta (16), Microsoft (15), McKinsey & Company (11), LinkedIn (11). Former Moloco employees most often moved to Google (9), Meta (7), MetaRouter (6), RZR (5), Coupang (3), InMobi Advertising (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Moloco mafia
Moloco alumni have founded 13 companies, including MetaRouter (52 employees) and Upscale AI (24 employees). Several startups focus on AI and real estate tech.
14Nikhil Raj, was Chief Business Officer, Retail Media until 2025Kevin Weatherman, was VP Enterprise until 2023Herman Yang, was Head of Product, Enterprise + New Initiatives until 2024Sangyoon Lee, was Product Manager until 2022David Zhu, was Software Engineering Intern until 2017Clarese Mancl, was Business Partner until 2023
Dhruve Sennik, was Managing Counsel (Legal Director) - EMEA & India until 2025
Joonho Kim, was Software Engineer until 2017
Anurag Agrawal, was VP Product until 2023
James Arredondo, was Sr. Director, Business Development, Retail Media Platform until 2023
John Hamilton, was Business Development; CTV Ecosystem until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 49% direct, 39% search, 2% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Moloco: Python (Programming Language) (305), Data Analysis (216), SQL (213), Leadership (209), Microsoft Excel (207), Microsoft Office (203), Project Management (189), Java (179).
Where the team actually sits
Moloco people are concentrated in California, United States (65), San Francisco Bay Area (31), England, United Kingdom (22), Washington, United States (20). 7 offices on record.
Search footprint
Moloco attracts about 1,070 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $8K a month if bought through ads. It gained 200 ranking keywords and lost 187 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Moloco has 971 employees as of September 2026.
Moloco has raised $216M in total, most recently a Series D round in June 2023.
Moloco was founded in 2013 by Ikkjin Ahn, Sehyuk Park, Donghwan Jeon.
Ikkjin Ahn (Co-founder and CEO) sits at the top of Moloco's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Moloco staff are Google (87 people), Amazon (31 people), Meta (16 people).
Former Moloco employees most often move to Google (9), Meta (7), MetaRouter (6).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at Moloco, including MetaRouter, Upscale AI, Assembly HOA.
Moloco attracts about 1,070 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $8K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Moloco staff are Python (Programming Language), Data Analysis, SQL, Leadership, Microsoft Excel.
Moloco staff are concentrated in California, United States (65), San Francisco Bay Area (31), England, United Kingdom (22).
Moloco has about 360 people in Engineering, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Moloco has about 135 people in Marketing, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 298 current and 295 former Moloco profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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