Optable
Optable provides advertising infrastructure for publishers and media companies, serving publishers across 25,000+ domains and $3B+ in annual ad spend. The company has raised $43M in funding and employs 83 people.
The growth story
Optable grew from 24 to 83 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $43M along the way, most recently a Series A in January 2025.
About
Optable sells a platform that helps publishers manage audience data and advertising transactions. It replaces multiple tools like DMPs and CDPs with a single system, aiming to reduce costs for publishers.
The company, founded in 2020, has grown to 83 employees and raised $43M in Series A funding. It works with publishers representing over 25,000 domains and $3B in annual ad spend.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Optable, with 25 employees. The company is led by a team that includes board members at IAB Tech Lab and Ad Context Protocol.
The Optable org chart
Vlad Stesin (Co-founder, CEO) leads 36 mapped leaders with 5 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 34 (+62% YoY), Business Development 9 (-10% YoY), Operations 6 (+20% YoY), Product Management 6 (+100% YoY), Information Technology 6 (+20% YoY), Sales 5 (+25% YoY).
Talent flow
Optable hires heavily from Samsung Ads Canada and Samsung Ads, with 17 employees coming from these firms. Alumni have moved to companies like Unity and Amazon.
Most common previous employers of Optable staff: Samsung Ads Canada (9), Samsung Ads (8), Cossette (4), Permutive (3), Magnet (3), ReactiveCore (3). Former Optable employees most often moved to Unity (2), Amazon (2), Halls of ... Digital Strategies | Business Coaching | Thought Leadership (1), Publicis Media (1), GrowthCode (1), Techex (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Optable: Python (Programming Language) (29), SQL (27), JavaScript (26), Management (23), Leadership (23), Linux (22), Online Advertising (20), Go (Programming Language) (20).
Where the team actually sits
Optable people are concentrated in Quebec, Canada (33), Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area (8), Canada (5), New York, United States (2).
Search footprint
Optable attracts about 85 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 53 ranking keywords and lost 19 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Optable has 83 employees as of September 2026.
Optable has raised $43M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2025.
Optable was founded in 2020 by Vlad Stesin, Bosko Milekic.
Vlad Stesin (Co-founder, CEO) sits at the top of Optable's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Optable staff are Samsung Ads Canada (9 people), Samsung Ads (8 people), Cossette (4 people).
Former Optable employees most often move to Unity (2), Amazon (2), Halls of ... Digital Strategies | Business Coaching | Thought Leadership (1).
Optable attracts about 85 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Optable staff are Python (Programming Language), SQL, JavaScript, Management, Leadership.
Optable staff are concentrated in Quebec, Canada (33), Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area (8), Canada (5).
Optable has about 34 people in Engineering, up 62% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Optable has about 9 people in Business Development, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 63 current and 42 former Optable profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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