Opera Software AS

Opera Software AS, now known as Otello Corporation ASA, is a Norway-based company founded in 1995. It specializes in developing technology and services in mobile advertising, applications, and gaming. The company offers advertising solutions that enable marketers to effectively reach their target audiences, enhancing business value. Additionally, Otello provides products and services to over 120 operators globally, helping them improve network performance for their subscribers. Through its diverse offerings, Otello Corporation aims to deliver a more efficient and enhanced user experience in the digital space.

Lars Boilesen

Chief Executive Officer

Petter Lade

Chief Financial Officer

9 past transactions

ZenScreen

Funding Round in 2018
ZenScreen is an AI-driven solution that helps individuals and families improve their screen time habits. Established in 2017 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a cross-platform application and browser extension that utilizes artificial intelligence to monitor app usage. It provides users with insights into their digital habits, suggests breaks, and intelligently restricts access to certain applications during designated times, such as evenings and early mornings. By combining artificial intelligence with research-backed practices, ZenScreen aims to promote healthier screen time behaviors and enhance overall digital wellbeing.

Bemobi

Acquisition in 2015
Bemobi, part of Otello Group, is a mobile media and entertainment company that provides solutions for mobile entertainment. It integrates people and mobile content through technology, constantly opening up new opportunities through innovative business models. Bemobi is now present in more than 12 countries in Latin America and Asia.

SurfEasy

Acquisition in 2015
SurfEasy provides easy to use solutions for protecting personal online privacy and security. The portable SurfEasy USB key launches a password-protected web browser that encrypts Internet traffic across the SurfEasy high-speed network.

AdVine

Acquisition in 2014
AdVine is South Africa's leading premium mobile advertising agency and part of the global 4th Screen Advertising Network. Advine manages the advertising sales on behalf of mobile publishers whilst working closely with the media buying agencies to conceptualize effective and innovative mobile ad campaigns across its publisher network.

Skyfire Labs

Acquisition in 2013
Skyfire Labs, now part of Opera Software's Network Solutions division following its acquisition in 2013, specializes in mobile video optimization and cloud services. Founded in 2007 and based in Mountain View, California, the company focuses on enhancing the mobile Internet experience for operators and consumers alike. Its key product, the Skyfire Rocket Optimizer, enables bandwidth savings for wireless operators by optimizing image delivery on mobile devices, thereby improving the efficiency of cell tower utilization. Additionally, Skyfire offers a free mobile browser that provides access to rich web media, further contributing to improved quality of experience (QoE) for users. The division is committed to leveraging cloud computing and network functions virtualization (NFV) to enhance mobile monetization capabilities for operators globally.

Mobile Theory

Acquisition in 2012
Mobile Theory is a premium mobile advertising network that provides technology, solutions, and services to leading brands, agencies, and publishers. The company focuses on delivering engaging advertising campaigns tailored for mobile consumers. By leveraging transparent and high-quality sites and applications, Mobile Theory reaches an extensive audience of over 50 million mobile internet users, ensuring effective engagement and immersion in the mobile advertising space.

4th Screen Advertising

Acquisition in 2012
4th Screen Advertising is a mobile advertising agency specialized in publisher representation for mobile media owners. Their focus is brand engagement and rich-media campaigns, as well as offering brand-safe performance campaigns. As part of the Opera Software group of companies, they benefit from the ad serving technology leadership of AdMarvel. This specialized mobile advertising tool allows them to run scalable global and targeted campaigns.

Handster

Acquisition in 2011
Handster is an AppStore solution company offering a white label platform and a branded AppStore (Handster.com). The platform supports Windows Mobile, Google Android, BlackBerry, Symbian and Java applications. Smart phone users can access the store via a website, mobile web and an on-device client. The company offers a scalable white label AppStore solution for mobile operators, handset manufacturers and distributors. The Company powers the application store for HP EMEA and provides aggregated content for the LG App Store. Founded in 2004, Handster is a privately owned company with operations in the US, Germany and Ukraine.

AdMarvel

Acquisition in 2010
AdMarvel is mobile advertising group that boasts simple management of ad traffic and higher revenue return. They partner with ad networks to deliver better results for publishers. In addition to publishers, AdMarvel works with a broad range of players in the ad ecosystem to improve the performance of mobile advertising. Work with us to accelerate your business.
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