Neustar

Neustar is a technology company that specializes in providing cloud-based services designed to assist marketing and IT professionals in enhancing and safeguarding their businesses. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, Neustar operates complex data registries and leverages its expertise to deliver actionable insights that facilitate high-value business decisions in real time. The company's services encompass a unique identity system and cloud-based workflow applications, which empower organizations to understand and connect people, places, and things effectively. This comprehensive approach enables businesses to make precise decisions across various departments, including marketing, risk, security, and operations.

Colin Doherty

CEO

15 past transactions

TrustID

Acquisition in 2018
TrustID, Inc. specializes in enhancing the security of telephony transaction platforms through advanced customer validation technology. The company focuses on validating caller identities to ensure secure remote banking and telephony-based commerce. By providing pre-answer caller authentication services, TrustID employs a patented forensic approach to assess call integrity within the telephone network. This technology allows businesses to automatically identify trusted callers before the call is answered, resulting in reduced operating costs, improved customer satisfaction, and more effective fraud prevention efforts.

MarketShare

Acquisition in 2015
MarketShare is an advanced analytics software company founded in 2005, specializing in helping businesses enhance growth by identifying key actions that drive results. Based in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, MarketShare has established a strong reputation, collaborating with over half of the Fortune 100 companies. The company's flagship platform, DecisionCloud, integrates technology, data, modeling, and business intelligence solutions to facilitate improved decision-making. Additionally, MarketShare offers consulting services and marketing analytics, including Compass, a resource allocation optimizer that enables marketers to create and test various scenarios. The company's diverse clientele includes small and medium-sized businesses, media companies, and marketing agencies, demonstrating its broad applicability across different sectors.

Datasnap.io

Acquisition in 2015
Datasnap.io is a data analytics platform that focuses on measuring and reporting user engagement in physical environments through technologies like iBeacon and other proximity-based systems. The platform enhances its reports by integrating contextual location data, first-party transaction information, and third-party consumer and media consumption data. Datasnap.io is recognized for its engaging visualizations and reliable metrics, leveraging the expertise of its founding team, which has a background in financial reporting, mobile advertising, and media measurement. Acquired by Neustar in October 2015, Datasnap.io continues to provide valuable insights into user behavior in real-world settings.

Bombora Technologies

Acquisition in 2015
Bombora Technologies specializes in domain name registration services, offering registry management for various top-level domains. The company oversees a range of domains, including .au, .melbourne, and .sydney, and has an extensive portfolio that includes over 100 new top-level domains. Among its clients are several entities listed in the Fortune 500, highlighting its significant role in the domain registry industry.

GO.CO

Acquisition in 2014
Built from the ground up to support innovators and entrepreneurs, .CO has become one of the fastest-growing global domain extensions in the world, with over 1.6 million .CO domain names registered by people and businesses in more than 150 countries. From start-ups and small businesses to big brands and multinational corporations, .CO is building a thriving community of users, including companies like Angel List, Twitter, 500 Startups and more, who are building the future of the Internet together. More than just a domain, .CO provides valuable tools, resources and support designed to help .CO users to build and grow successful businesses, including coveted tickets to educational programs, exclusive invitations to networking events, and promotional opportunities to help their businesses and brands to get noticed. .CO was founded by serial entrepreneur, Juan Diego Calle, who sold his previous company, TeRespondo, to Yahoo,Inc. in 2005. You can learn more about .CO at www.go.co.

DSET

Acquisition in 2014
DSET is a telecommunications solutions provider specializing in software development tools and operations support systems (OSS) designed to enhance service provisioning for telecom carriers. With over 25 years of industry experience, DSET focuses on automating and streamlining critical processes such as number portability and directory listing, which are essential for customer service efficiency. The company has a notable history of innovation, having introduced the first Local Service Request/Access Service Request solution mandated by regulatory authorities and the first number portability gateway in North America. Headquartered in the Atlanta, Georgia area, DSET offers a comprehensive suite of products, including portability devices and network solutions, facilitating quicker and more cost-effective service deployments. The company also actively participates in key industry standards organizations, ensuring that its offerings remain cutting-edge and relevant in a rapidly evolving telecommunications landscape. DSET operates through direct sales and distribution channels across Europe and Asia, catering to a global market.

Aggregate Knowledge

Acquisition in 2013
Aggregate Knowledge is a media intelligence company that specializes in providing advertisers and agencies with a comprehensive platform to identify and reach high-performing customers. Its patented media intelligence platform integrates both media and audience data, allowing marketers to optimize their advertising strategies effectively. By delivering real-time personalization and audience-centric display optimization services, Aggregate Knowledge enables clients to execute tailored advertising campaigns that enhance media spend efficiency, increase reach, and drive higher sales. The company's focus on combining data management solutions with actionable insights positions it as a pivotal player in the advertising technology landscape.

TARGUSinfo

Acquisition in 2011
TARGUSinfo is a provider of real-time caller intelligence applications and on-demand data services, primarily serving consumer-oriented businesses. The company specializes in delivering accurate information on telephone numbers, names, and addresses within the North American dialing plan, offering identification, verification, and location services for web-based marketers, retailers, call centers, and telecommunications providers. With its proprietary network and advanced predictive analytics, TARGUSinfo enables organizations to enhance customer interactions and improve decision-making processes. It processes over 15 billion real-time consumer-initiated transactions and verifications annually, helping clients increase revenue, enhance audience targeting, and optimize customer experiences. TARGUSinfo's unique relationships with telecommunications providers ensure its data remains exceptionally accurate and actionable, making it a valuable resource for various industries, including consumer products, online marketing, commerce, and the public sector. Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, TARGUSinfo is committed to providing insights that drive smarter customer interactions across multiple platforms.

Quova

Acquisition in 2010
Quova, now part of Neustar, specializes in providing Internet Protocol (IP) geolocation data and services that enable businesses to determine the geographical location of their website visitors. Its offerings include the Internet Location Intelligence Platform, which assists online businesses in identifying visitor locations, and the GeoDirectory Server, which allows users to manage and deploy location data effectively. Additionally, Quova provides an On-Demand Web service for seamless integration of geolocation data into web applications, along with the GeoPoint database that contains detailed information about physical locations and network characteristics. The company emphasizes data accuracy and offers various tools for geolocation audits, historical research analysis, and comprehensive IP address profiling. Through its high-quality geolocation data, Quova empowers advertising agencies, publishers, and web design firms to create localized content and applications tailored to specific audiences.

Webmetrics

Acquisition in 2008
Webmetrics, founded in 1999 and acquired by Neustar in 2008, specializes in collaborative web performance management solutions. The company offers website monitoring and testing services aimed at helping organizations maintain optimal online performance and enhance user experience. With a focus on proactive problem-solving, Webmetrics enables clients to track and address web performance issues before they impact customers. Their services include continuous monitoring of websites, web applications, web services, network services, and streaming media, ensuring uptime and performance integrity around the clock. Webmetrics provides both Basic and Enterprise Monitoring options, supported by a global network of agents in over 100 major cities. Additionally, their Load Testing services assess the resilience of websites and applications against heavy traffic, offering both Full-Service and On-Demand testing solutions. This comprehensive approach ensures that clients' web applications are thoroughly validated for real-world performance.

Followap

Acquisition in 2006
Followap was a pioneering provider of mobile instant messaging and presence solutions, founded by Dan Volach and Ben Volach in 1999. The company played a significant role in the mobile industry, enabling over 20 major mobile operators to offer advanced, interoperable messaging services, which catered to a user base of more than 200 million subscribers. Followap launched the first commercial mobile messenger service in 2000 in partnership with Eircell, Ireland's largest mobile network. The company held numerous patents and actively contributed to standardization efforts in several industry forums. It collaborated with prominent device manufacturers such as Samsung, Nokia, and LG, and worked with key clients including the Vodafone Group and Turkcell. Followap's innovations in mobile messaging laid the groundwork for popular services like WhatsApp and WeChat, particularly after the rise of smartphones. The company's interconnect products supported the global adoption of instant messaging across networks. Followap was headquartered in London, with additional offices in Europe, the United States, and Asia, until its acquisition by Neustar.

UltraDNS

Acquisition in 2005
UltraDNS is a managed DNS service provider that focuses on delivering enhanced security, reliability, and performance for organizations that depend on DNS for essential business functions. As e-commerce expands and advanced DNS-based communication and supply chain management services emerge, UltraDNS offers innovative solutions tailored to meet evolving market demands. The company provides a variety of global and local DNS options, including managed services and custom infrastructure, leveraging its unique Directory Services Platform and proprietary technologies. Their offerings encompass traffic management solutions, website performance monitoring, recursive DNS, DNS-based load balancing, and geographic traffic shaping, ensuring that customers maintain seamless internet connectivity and optimal application performance.

Fiducianet

Acquisition in 2005
Fiducianet specializes in providing law enforcement compliance and fraud management services tailored for traditional and VoIP-enabled wireline, wireless, and cable service providers. The company offers a range of solutions that assist telecommunications carriers in fulfilling their legal obligations, including subpoena and court order review and processing. Additionally, Fiducianet supports law enforcement agencies by ensuring compliance with laws governing electronic surveillance, such as CALEA and the USA PATRIOT Act. The firm also manages call data and content, facilitates remote switch mediation and provisioning, and implements comprehensive electronic surveillance compliance. Furthermore, Fiducianet's revenue assurance services help service providers mitigate losses arising from revenue leakage and unaccounted costs.

NightFire Software

Acquisition in 2003
NightFire Software specializes in order management solutions for the telecommunications industry, focusing on automating the service supply chain. Its flagship product, NetServ Express, streamlines the ordering process for competitive service providers, enabling them to deliver services efficiently and cost-effectively in a deregulated market. The company enhances the operational capabilities of telecommunications providers by simplifying interactions between retailers and wholesalers, thereby reducing management burdens. In addition to its core software offerings, NightFire provides a range of services, including customer environment analysis, installation, connectivity testing, and post-implementation support. This comprehensive approach ensures that clients receive ongoing assistance, training, and software updates, facilitating smooth operations and adaptability in a dynamic industry.

BizTelOne

Acquisition in 2003
BizTelOne provides operations support system (OSS) interconnection services to the communications industry. The company develops OSS interconnection clearinghouse, the American Communications Exchange to automate interconnection with incumbent local exchange carriers.
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