Content Recommendation Company Outbrain Raises $45M

May 12, 2016 | Israeli content recommendation company Outbrain has raised $45 million. Outbrain co-founder and CEO Yaron Galai revealed the closing of the latest financing round in a blog on the company’s website but did not disclose details about investors in the fund raising other than to say that he was personally participating. Outbrain was founded in 2006 by Galai and General Manager Ori Lahav. The company has reportedly raised close to $200 million including the latest financing round. Outbrain provides Internet content and article recommendations, sometimes called native ads, which usually appear at the bottom of websites. Outbrain has 11 offices worldwide including its development center in Netanya.