# CloudX

> CloudX is an AI-native ad monetization platform for mobile publishers, built by the founders of MoPub and MAX. It rebuilds the programmatic supply-side stack so autonomous AI agents - not manual ops teams - can run auctions, manage price floors, and optimize revenue, with auction integrity verified inside Trusted Execution Environments. The company launched out of stealth in November 2025 with a $30M Series A led by Addition.

- **Founded:** 2025
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Jim Payne (Co-founder & CEO), Dan Sack (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~32 employees
- **Products:** AI-Native SSP, Monetization as Code, Agentic SDK, TEE-Verified Auctions
- **Notable:** Founded by the creators of MoPub (acquired by AppLovin in 2021) and MAX, two influential mobile advertising platforms., Raised a $30M Series A led by Addition with DST Global participating, November 2025., Launched general availability on February 4, 2026 with Meta, Liftoff, and Magnite integrated.

## Products & services

- **AI-Native SSP** — A programmatic supply-side platform for mobile publishers where AI agents handle ad operations - price floors, line items, and demand path optimization - rather than manual ops teams.
- **Monetization as Code** — A code-driven approach to ad monetization with line items, dynamic price floors, real-time analytics, and the ability to simulate auctions, all configurable programmatically.
- **Agentic SDK** — Mobile SDK with native support for AI copilots and coding agents, available for iOS, Android, Flutter, and React Native.
- **TEE-Verified Auctions** — Auction mechanics run inside Trusted Execution Environments to deliver verifiable transparency and data integrity across every transaction.

## Achievements

- Founded by the creators of MoPub (acquired by AppLovin in 2021) and MAX, two influential mobile advertising platforms.
- Raised a $30M Series A led by Addition with DST Global participating, November 2025.
- Launched general availability on February 4, 2026 with Meta, Liftoff, and Magnite integrated.
- GA launch coincided with notable pre-market stock dips for AppLovin ($APP) and Unity ($U).

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Emerged from stealth with a $30M Series A led by Addition, founded by MoPub and MAX alumni.
- **2026-02** — Launched general availability of its AI-native SSP with Meta, Liftoff, and Magnite integrations; AppLovin and Unity shares dipped on the news.

## Links

- Website: https://cloudx.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloudxinc/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/cloudx
- GitHub: https://github.com/cloudx-io

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Last updated: 2026-06-09