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    About

    Zeta Global is a publicly traded marketing technology company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange as ZETA. Founded in 2007, it provides software and data services for customer acquisition, messaging, personalisation, advertising and loyalty.

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    Zeta Marketing Platform connects customer data, intelligence and campaign activation. The wider portfolio includes Sailthru, Selligent, Liveclicker, Grow, Loyalty, LiveIntent and its programmatic DSP. Zeta acquired LiveIntent in October 2024 and Marigold's enterprise software business in November 2025.

    Founded by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley, Zeta is headquartered in New York City and reports more than 3,000 employees worldwide. It goes to market with the Zeta Marketing Platform, bringing together customer data, intelligence and activation through a modular offering.

    Customer examples

    Zeta’s Pep Boys case study describes connecting vehicle records to customer profiles to trigger timely service recommendations and personalised email journeys, using the Zeta Marketing Platform’s integrated ESP and customer data capabilities.

    Facts

    • Ownership
      Public, NYSE: ZETA
    • Products
      8 products
    • Pricing model
      Quote onlyRequest a quote
    • Delivery and access
      Hosted softwareBrowser interfaceAPIMCP
    • Software type
      SaaS
    • Categories
      • Customer data platforms (CDP)
      • Customer data and identity
      • Marketing automation
    • Data storage
      Global, including USA and Europe
    • Supported languages
      DutchEnglishFrenchGermanJapaneseSpanish
    • Certification and memberships
      • ESPC
      • Emailexpert
    • Industry focus
      • Publishing and media

    In their words

    Provided by Zeta Global

    Zeta Global is an AI-powered marketing cloud that helps enterprise brands acquire, grow and retain customers more efficiently. The Zeta Marketing Platform brings together customer data and identity, proprietary signals, AI-driven intelligence and activation across paid, owned and earned channels. This gives marketers a connected understanding of customers and prospects, the context to determine what should happen next and the tools to deliver more relevant experiences at scale.

    From one integrated platform, organisations can unify and enrich customer profiles, build audiences, orchestrate journeys, personalise messaging, activate media, manage loyalty and measure the business impact of marketing activity. Athena by Zeta and embedded AI agents help teams turn business questions and real-time signals into recommendations, next-best actions, automated workflows and measurable outcomes.

    Zeta's mission is to accelerate brand growth by enabling repeatable and scalable marketing programmes that deliver better customer experiences, stronger business results and a higher return on marketing investment.

    Explore by capability

    • Workflow automation
    • AI assistance
    • Cross-channel marketing
    • CTV advertising
    • Loyalty programmes
    • Marketing analytics
    • Zero-party data collection
    • Marketing attribution
    • Customer acquisition
    • Personalisation
    • Identity resolution
    • Customer messaging
    • Journey orchestration
    • Programmatic advertising

    Related

    Companies and brands3

    Technology ProvidersSailthru

    Personalised email and cross-channel journeys for publishers and retailers

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    Technology ProvidersLiveclicker

    Content that updates when an email is opened

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    Technology ProvidersLiveIntent

    LiveIntent connects advertisers with publisher email audiences and supplies newsletter monetisation and identity services.

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    Memberships2

    Verified from cited rosters or confirmed directly by the membership organisation.

    OrganisationsemailexpertStrategic Partner

    the inclusive email community covering deliverability, security, anti-spam & marketing since 2008 expert vendors, agencies & consultants. Emailexpert is both an email…

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    Confirmed by emailexpert. Checked 27 September 2026.

    OrganisationsESPC

    Industry coalition covering email policy, deliverability and sender practices

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    Roster entry: Zeta Global. Checked 27 September 2026. Official roster

    Activity

    All coverage (25) →
    Mergers and Acquisitions 14 October 2026·emailexpert

    Zeta Global buys Senso and Digital Audience, launches AthenaOS

    Zeta Global has agreed to buy two companies in two days and used its Zeta Live conference in New York to launch a product it calls AthenaOS. The…

    Industry News 18 September 2026·emailexpert

    At least eight arguments, two stages, one church: what to expect at the London Forum

    emailexpert Forum comes to London for the first time on 16 and 17 November. Around 250 people, a Grade I listed church in Marylebone, and a programme designed…

    Contact and locations

    Headquarters

    3 Park Avenue, 33rd Floor
    New York, NY 10016
    United States
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    London office

    9th Floor, Northern & Shell Building
    10 Lower Thames Street
    London EC3R 6EN
    United Kingdom
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    Phone
    +1 212 967 5055
    Website
    zetaglobal.com
    Email
    europe@zetaglobal.com
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    Products8

    SoftwareGrow by Zeta

    Grow by Zeta helps marketers collect customer preferences and other voluntarily supplied data through quizzes, product pickers, giveaways, games, polls and sign-up…

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    SoftwareLiveIntent Platform

    LiveIntent provides advertising and monetisation technology centred on email audiences. Marketers can reach audiences through publisher inventory, while publishers can monetise email…

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    SoftwareSelligent by Zeta

    Selligent by Zeta is a multichannel messaging and journey orchestration platform. Marketers can build audiences, create responsive content templates and run one-off…

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    SoftwareSailthru by Zeta

    Sailthru by Zeta is a cross-channel marketing platform for media, publishing and retail organisations. It combines customer profiles and behavioural data with…

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    SoftwareLiveclicker by Zeta

    Liveclicker by Zeta provides dynamic content for email and other customer messages. Marketers can personalise content using information such as device, location,…

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    SoftwareZeta Activation / DSP

    Zeta Activation / DSP is Zeta’s programmatic advertising platform. Advertisers use it to organise campaigns, select audiences and manage creative assets and…

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    SoftwareZeta Marketing Platform

    Zeta Marketing Platform connects customer data, campaign activation and measurement across paid, owned and earned media. Zeta says it recognises known and…

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    SoftwareLoyalty by Zeta

    Loyalty by Zeta is a platform for designing and operating customer loyalty programmes. It brings together member data, points, tiers, earn-and-reward rules…

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    Company details

    • Company type
      Public
    • Legal name
      Zeta Global Holdings Corp.
    • Year founded
      2007
    • Employees
      1,001–5,000
    • Contact email
      europe@zetaglobal.com

    Ownership and investment

    Controlling party

    David A. Steinberg

    As disclosed 17 April 2026. Zeta’s 2026 proxy reports David A. Steinberg’s beneficial ownership as representing 51.4% of total voting power on 17 April 2026, including holdings through controlled entities and related voting arrangements. Class B shares carry ten votes each; this is voting power, not an equity percentage.

    Official source ↗

    NYSE:ZETA

    Last recorded close
    33.5500
    Change
    1.2800 (3.9665%)
    Volume
    7,021,001

    Quote date: 2026-10-15 00:00:00 · US/Eastern

    History and disclosed funding

    Deals, funding and ownership disclosures, as reported at the time.

    1. 2025-11-24

      Marigold enterprise business acquired

      Completed

      Zeta completed its acquisition of Marigold’s enterprise business, including Sailthru, Selligent and Cheetah Digital.

      Zeta Global

      Company announcement filed with SEC ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    2. 2024-10-21

      LiveIntent acquisition completes

      Completed

      Zeta’s Form 8-K records completion of its LiveIntent acquisition on 21 October 2024.

      Zeta Global

      SEC filing ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    3. 2023-03-01

      WhatCounts customer contracts and technology assets acquired

      Asset acquisition

      Zeta’s clarification of 5 May 2023 states that its 1 March agreement covered certain WhatCounts, Inc. assets, including customer contracts, technology assets and certain employees. This was an asset acquisition, not a stated purchase of WhatCounts, Inc. itself.

      WhatCounts assets

      Zeta Global clarification ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    View 1 earlier disclosure
    1. 2021-06-09

      Initial public offering priced

      IPO pricing announced

      US$10 per share

      Zeta priced 21.5 million Class A shares at US$10 each. The offering included shares sold by Zeta and existing shareholders, with trading expected to begin on 10 June.

      Zeta Global

      Company announcement ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    News and coverage

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    Zeta Global has agreed to buy two companies in two days and used its Zeta Live conference in New York to launch a product it calls AthenaOS. The…

    Industry News 18 September 2026·emailexpert

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    Business & Finance 6 August 2026·emailexpert

    Zeta’s twentieth beat and raise, and what it means for email

    Zeta Global reported second quarter results on 4 August. Revenue was $442.8 million, up 44 per cent year on year. Adjusted EBITDA was $92 million, up 56 per…

    Business & Finance 28 July 2026·emailexpert

    Zeta Just Raised $1 Billion. It Probably Isn’t Coming for Your Email Platform.

    Zeta Global signed a five-year $1 billion senior secured credit facility on 24 July and announced it on 27 July. That is a lot of zeros. Posting on…

    Business & Finance 2 July 2026·emailexpert

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    Goldman Sachs has initiated coverage on Twilio, Braze and Klaviyo with Buy ratings across the board. Its Klaviyo target implies a near doubling of the share price. The…

    Partnerships 2 July 2026·emailexpert

    Zeta Global Partners with Palantir to Rebuild Its Data Cloud on Foundry

    Zeta Global and Palantir Technologies have announced a strategic partnership to build what the companies describe as an enterprise AI infrastructure layer connecting operational intelligence, customer intelligence and…

    Industry News 2 January 2026·emailexpert

    The Evolution and Legacy of CheetahMail: From Early Email Marketing Pioneer to Integration with Zeta Global

    Discover the evolution of CheetahMail, an early email marketing pioneer whose legacy shaped decades of digital marketing innovation and strategy.

    Business & Finance 5 December 2025·emailexpert

    Zeta Global Boosts Outlook After Marigold Deal

    Zeta Global acquires Marigold’s enterprise unit, raising revenue guidance and boosting its loyalty and engagement platform.

    Mergers and Acquisitions 3 October 2025·emailexpert

    The Marigold Family Break Up: Zeta Global Acquires Enterprise Business

    In a major shake-up in the marketing technology world, Zeta Global has announced it will acquire Marigold’s enterprise software business for up to $325 million. The deal will…

    Business & Finance 1 November 2024·emailexpert

    Zeta Global Acquired LiveIntent

    Zeta Global recently announced it has successfully completed its acquisition of LiveIntent. The addition of LiveIntent’s assets, publisher network, and channel capabilities will bolster the Zeta Marketing Platform,…

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