# PubMatic, Inc.
> PubMatic · PUBM · Redwood City, CA
- Profile type: Company
- Profile status: baseline
- Last updated: 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/pubmatic/
- Also known as: PubMatic, PUBM, Pub Matic
## Summary
PubMatic (NASDAQ: PUBM) is an independent supply-side platform (SSP) founded in 2006 by Rajeev Goel, Amar Goel, Anand Das, and Mukul Kumar, and headquartered in Redwood City, CA. Its OpenWrap header-bidding product and AI-powered sell-side stack serve publishers across CTV, mobile, and display. Rajeev Goel has been CEO since inception. Q1 2026 preliminary revenue came in at ~$62.4M, above guidance.

## Company facts

- Ticker: PUBM
- Founded: 2006
- Headquarters: Redwood City, CA
- Domain: pubmatic.com
- CEO: rajeev goel (https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/rajeev-goel/)


## Latest metrics

- Revenue: Q1 2026 (preliminary) revenue of approximately $62.4M and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $2.5M — above the previously-issued $58.0M–$60.0M revenue and $(0.5)M–$1.0M adjusted EBITDA guidance.
- As of: 2026-04-22
- Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422714574/en/PubMatic-Reports-Preliminary-First-Quarter-2026-Revenue-and-Adjusted-EBITDA-Results-Above-Guidance-Announces-Global-CRO-Search


## Recent filings

- 2026-04-22 — 8-K (Q1 2026 preliminary results + leadership changes): Preliminary Q1 2026 results above guidance (revenue ~$62.4M vs. $58.0M–$60.0M guide; adjusted EBITDA ~$2.5M vs. $(0.5)M–$1.0M guide). Announces retirement of CGO Paulina Klimenko and departure of Americas CRO Kyle Dozeman; Heidrick & Struggles retained for global CRO search. (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422714574/en/PubMatic-Reports-Preliminary-First-Quarter-2026-Revenue-and-Adjusted-EBITDA-Results-Above-Guidance-Announces-Global-CRO-Search)
- 2026-04-14 — 8-K (Q1 2026 earnings-call notice): Notice of Q1 2026 earnings release after market close May 7, 2026, with 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET conference call. (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260414081880/en/PubMatic-to-Announce-First-Quarter-2026-Financial-Results-on-May-7-2026)


## Key facts

- PubMatic is scheduled to report Q1 2026 financial results after market close on May 7, 2026, with a 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) conference call. Per PubMatic's April 14, 2026 announcement on BusinessWire. — PubMatic earnings-call announcement (BusinessWire): https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260414081880/en/PubMatic-to-Announce-First-Quarter-2026-Financial-Results-on-May-7-2026
- On April 22, 2026, PubMatic preliminary-reported Q1 2026 revenue of approximately $62.4M and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $2.5M — both above the prior-issued guidance range of $58.0M–$60.0M revenue and $(0.5)M–$1.0M adjusted EBITDA. — PubMatic preliminary Q1 2026 results release (BusinessWire): https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422714574/en/PubMatic-Reports-Preliminary-First-Quarter-2026-Revenue-and-Adjusted-EBITDA-Results-Above-Guidance-Announces-Global-CRO-Search
- The same April 22 release announced the retirement of Chief Growth Officer Paulina Klimenko (15-year tenure; staying through July 2026 for transition) and the departure of Americas CRO Kyle Dozeman (through end of May, advisory thereafter). PubMatic engaged Heidrick & Struggles to search for a consolidated global Chief Revenue Officer. — PubMatic preliminary Q1 2026 results release (BusinessWire): https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422714574/en/PubMatic-Reports-Preliminary-First-Quarter-2026-Revenue-and-Adjusted-EBITDA-Results-Above-Guidance-Announces-Global-CRO-Search
- PubMatic is a founding member of the IAB Tech Lab Programmatic Governance Council, launched April 21, 2026, alongside Dentsu, Omnicom Media Group, WPP, Disney, Magnite, Hearst, News Corp, Yahoo, Amazon Ads, The Trade Desk, Raptive, and Mediavine. — IAB Tech Lab PGC launch release (PR Newswire): https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/iab-tech-lab-launches-industry-council-to-address-transparency-in-200b-us-programmatic-ad-market-302748778.html
- PubMatic adopted Amazon's Dynamic Traffic Engine (DTE) beginning in closed beta in January 2025; CEO Rajeev Goel has publicly cited "up to a 10 percent increase in eCPM" from the integration. Per PubMatic's own blog and MediaPost coverage of Amazon's April 15, 2026 donation of DTE to IAB Tech Lab. — PubMatic blog — DTE integration results: https://pubmatic.com/blog/building-a-better-supply-chain-pubmatic-on-the-future-of-programmatic-performance-with-amazon-ads/
- Goel told MediaPost's Laurie Sullivan, regarding Amazon's DTE donation to IAB Tech Lab, that the move "signals about where programmatic is heading." — MediaPost — "Amazon Ads Donates Framework To Improve Ad Bidstreams": https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/414324/amazon-ads-donates-framework-to-improve-ad-bidstre.html
- PubMatic was founded in 2006 by Rajeev Goel, Amar Goel, Anand Das, and Mukul Kumar; the company IPO'd on the NASDAQ Global Market on December 9, 2020 under ticker PUBM at $20.00 per share. — PubMatic S-1 registration statement (SEC): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1422930/000162828020016438/pubmatics-12020.htm


## Related

- rajeev goel (Co-Founder & CEO) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/rajeev-goel/
- magnite (peer independent SSP) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/magnite/
- the trade desk (DSP partner / PGC co-member) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/the-trade-desk/
- amazon (Dynamic Traffic Engine (DTE) adopter relationship) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/amazon/
- iab tech lab (PGC founding member (April 21, 2026)) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/iab-tech-lab/


## External coverage

- PubMatic, Inc.: PubMatic Investor Relations (https://investors.pubmatic.com/)
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: PubMatic 10-K filings — SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001422930&type=10-K&dateb=&owner=include&count=40)
- 2026-04-22 — PubMatic (BusinessWire): PubMatic Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2026 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Results Above Guidance; Announces Global CRO Search (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422714574/en/PubMatic-Reports-Preliminary-First-Quarter-2026-Revenue-and-Adjusted-EBITDA-Results-Above-Guidance-Announces-Global-CRO-Search)
- 2026-04-14 — PubMatic (BusinessWire): PubMatic to Announce First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on May 7, 2026 (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260414081880/en/PubMatic-to-Announce-First-Quarter-2026-Financial-Results-on-May-7-2026)
- PubMatic: Building a Better Supply Chain: PubMatic on the Future of Programmatic Performance with Amazon Ads (https://pubmatic.com/blog/building-a-better-supply-chain-pubmatic-on-the-future-of-programmatic-performance-with-amazon-ads/)
- 2026-04-15 — MediaPost: Amazon Ads Donates Framework To Improve Ad Bidstreams (https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/414324/amazon-ads-donates-framework-to-improve-ad-bidstre.html)
- AdExchanger: AdExchanger coverage tag — PubMatic (https://www.adexchanger.com/tag/pubmatic/)
- Digiday: Digiday coverage — PubMatic (https://digiday.com/?s=pubmatic)

## Profile
PubMatic, Inc. (NASDAQ: PUBM) is an independent sell-side advertising platform founded in 2006 by brothers Rajeev and Amar Goel with co-founders Anand Das and Mukul Kumar. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company [IPO'd on the NASDAQ Global Market on December 9, 2020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1422930/000162828020016438/pubmatics-12020.htm) at $20.00 per share. Rajeev Goel has served as CEO since inception. The business sits squarely in the same independent-SSP cohort as [Magnite](/companies/magnite/), with a parallel CTV-as-share-of-revenue trajectory and overlapping membership at the two governance fronts where the SSP layer is being rewritten in 2026: the IAB Tech Lab Programmatic Governance Council and the Amazon Dynamic Traffic Engine open-source extension.

The May 7, 2026 print is the next material read. PubMatic [pre-announced Q1 2026 results above guidance on April 22](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422714574/en/PubMatic-Reports-Preliminary-First-Quarter-2026-Revenue-and-Adjusted-EBITDA-Results-Above-Guidance-Announces-Global-CRO-Search) — revenue of approximately $62.4M against a $58.0M–$60.0M guide, and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $2.5M against a $(0.5)M–$1.0M guide. The same release packaged the beat with two simultaneous senior departures: Chief Growth Officer Paulina Klimenko (a 15-year PubMatic veteran, retiring for health reasons and staying through July 2026 for transition) and Americas Chief Revenue Officer Kyle Dozeman (departing for an entrepreneurship opportunity, through end of May with advisory continuation thereafter). PubMatic retained Heidrick & Struggles to search for a consolidated global CRO; the structural read on the May 7 call will be how that consolidation is positioned against the Q1 beat.

PubMatic's standards-body posture in April 2026 lines up with Magnite's. Goel went on the record [via MediaPost's Laurie Sullivan](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/414324/amazon-ads-donates-framework-to-improve-ad-bidstre.html) calling Amazon's April 15 donation of the [Dynamic Traffic Engine](https://github.com/amzn/DynamicTrafficEngine) to IAB Tech Lab a signal "about where programmatic is heading," and PubMatic's own blog has cited "up to a 10 percent increase in eCPM" from its DTE integration (which moved from closed beta in January 2025 to global production). Six days later, on April 21, PubMatic took a [founding seat on the IAB Tech Lab Programmatic Governance Council](/advertising-adtech/2026/04/iab-tech-lab-pgc-leap-launch/) alongside Magnite, The Trade Desk, Amazon Ads, Disney, and the major holding-company agencies — the council that will write the auction-transparency rules the SSP layer transacts under for the next cycle.
## Coverage on The State of Streaming
- [Omnicom Says It's Cutting Out the Ad-Tech Middlemen. The Holdco-Direct Era Just Went Live.](https://thestateofstreaming.com/advertising-adtech/2026/05/omnicom-ai-agent-adtech-disintermediation/) — 2026-05-04
- [Machine Cognition Hits Programmatic Ads: 30 Autonomous Campaigns Live on PubMatic](https://thestateofstreaming.com/advertising-adtech/2026/05/machine-cognition-programmatic-ads-agentic-ai/) — 2026-05-03
- [PubMatic's AgenticOS Hits 1,000 Deals as Creative Suite Goes Live](https://thestateofstreaming.com/advertising-adtech/2026/05/pubmatic-agenticos-creative-suite-launch/) — 2026-05-03
- [Amazon Wires the Identity Stack Together Before NewFronts](https://thestateofstreaming.com/advertising-adtech/2026/04/amazon-identity-stack-consolidation/) — 2026-04-26

## Tags

- ad-tech
- ssp
- independent-ssp
- programmatic
- ctv
- public
- NASDAQ

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