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| Industry | Online advertising |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Nicolas Chrétien, Xavier Farooghi, Frédéric Hains |
| Headquarters | Quebec City, Canada |
Crakmedia Network is a Canadian company headquartered in Quebec City. It specializes in various Internet-related services. [1] [2] [3]
Crakmedia Network was founded by Nicolas Chrétien, Xavier Farooghi, and Frédéric Hains in 2006. Chrétien, Farooghi, and Hains had also created a humor site in 2004. [4] After refusing a company purchase offer from Brad Greenspan, they attempted to develop the site into a video sharing platform before eventually focusing on traffic monetization and programming their own statistics and advertising campaign management tool. [5]
Crakmedia Network moved to a new office in the Saint-Roch district of Quebec City in 2014. It collaborated with architectural firm Parka on the new office's layout. [6]
In 2015, Farooghi decided to step down from his position at Crakmedia Network, and Chrétien purchased his shares in the company. [7] By 2016, the company had 17,000 affiliate customers, with 98% of the company’s business coming from abroad. [1] [7]
Crakmedia was ranked 31st in Deloitte’s Canadian Technology Fast 50 and 242nd in its Technology Fast 500 list in 2015. [8] [9]
In 2018, the company won the SME of the year at the Mercuriades gala from Federation of Quebec Chambers of Commerce. [10]
Crakmedia partnered with the Centre Durocher community center to provide Christmas gifts to underprivileged children in Lower Town Quebec in 2021. [11]
In 2014, Essociate, Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Crakmedia Network, alleging that Crakmedia Network's internet advertising system infringed upon Essociate's ‘660 Patent. [12] [13] Essociate had also sued companies such as Clickbooth for infringement of this patent. [14] In 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled in favor of Crakmedia Network, invalidating Essociate's patent based on Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank. [15]
Crakmedia was a finalist for the 2015 Prix Rayonnement hors Québec at Fidéides. [16]
Crakmedia was also named one of L'Actualité’s 2015 Leaders, ranked as the 6th-fastest growing company in Quebec. [7] It was also named a Leader by L'Actualité in 2016, ranked as the 16th -fastest- growing company in Quebec. [1]
Crakmedia was a finalist for the 2016 Mercuriades Awards in the category “Contribution to Economic and Regional Development - Large Company.” [17]
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