Draft:Affinity Global

Affinity Global Inc.
Industry	Technology, Internet
Founded	2006; 18 years ago
Founder	Lavin Punjabi;
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois
Number of employees	350 (2024)
Subsidiaries	Opinary;
Website	affinity.com

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Submission declined on 12 August 2024 by Utopes (talk).

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Comment: press releases are not independent sources. Theroadislong (talk) 07:43, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Affinity Global Inc., established in 2006, is a company in the Media and Publishing industry. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and was formerly known as Hostway Solutions Private Limited.^[1] ^[2]^[3]^[4]

Overview

Affinity Global Advertising Private Limited, registered under Corporate Identification Number (CIN) U72900MH2006PTC159578, is a company specializing in media placements and multiple advertising formats for branding and performance outcomes. The board's director, John Hanjoo Lee^[5], has held his position since June 29, 2010. Lavin Suresh Punjabi became a director on September 18, 2015.Lucas Roh, the Founder and CEO of MetalSoft ( Bare-metal_server company)^[6], is known for founding Hostway Corporation and Bigstep Cloud^[7]^[8] currently serves as the co-founder and Chairman of Affinity Global Inc.

Acquisitions

In July 2023, Affinity expanded into the European market by acquiring Opinary GmbH formerly Pressekompass (“press compass”)^[9], a Berlin based consumer engagement media technology company. The acquisition, finalized on July 18, 2023, was financed through equity and cash.^[10]^[11]

Nominations And Awards


Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref(s)
Red Herring Top 100 Global	2022	Marketing/Advertising/SOE	Nominated	^[12]

References

[1] "AFFINITY GLOBAL ADVERTISING PRIVATE LIMITED - Company Profile, Directors, Revenue & More".

[2] ttps://www.zaubacorp.com/company/HOSTWAY-SOLUTIONS-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U72900MH2006PTC159578

[3] ttps://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/12754-27#overview

[4] ttps://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/affinity-global-advertising-private-limited/U72900MH2006PTC159578

[5] "John Hanjoo Lee (SparkLabs)".

[6] "Bigstep : Launches Bare-Metal Cloud for Big Data in the U.S. - MarketScreener". 20 June 2016.

[7] "Bigstep Cloud - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations".

[8] ttps://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/54324-91#overview

[9] "With embeddable tools, the German startup Opinary is trying to change the way readers share opinions".

[10] "Ad-tech company Affinity acquires acquires German consumer engagement platform - CNBC TV18". 24 July 2023.

[11] "Affinity Acquires Opinary, Expands EMEA Footprint". 24 July 2023.

[12] "2022 Red Herring Top 100 Global: Winners".

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