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Ari Paparo
Episode 182: Brian Quinn from AppsFlyer on the Billion Dollar Investment from Google and Meta
44 minutes Posted Jul 17, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Introduction with Ari Paparo and Eric Franchi
Marketecture’s new MADDB MCP server
Brian Quinn joins the conversation
What is AppsFlyer?
Inside AppsFlyer’s $1 billion funding round
Why AppsFlyer selected strategic investors
Protecting independent measurement
Why Google and Meta invested
AppsFlyer as an optimization signal
How the unusual funding round came together
Strategic investors versus private equity
Competing with Adjust while partnering with AppLovin
Mobile advertising beyond gaming
Growth in retail and e-commerce apps
Connecting CTV, web, and mobile measurement
Ad tech news of the week
Fia and the affiliate attribution controversy
The problems with last-click attribution
Can AI advertising meet its revenue forecasts?
Questions around IP-based CTV targeting
Open-web ad supply falls sharply
The Trade Desk expands its leadership team
PubMatic exits the wrapper-management business
Closing thoughts
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Show notes
AppsFlyer President and General Manager Brian Quinn joins Ari Paparo and Eric Franchi to discuss the company’s $1 billion funding round backed by Google, Meta, Unity, and Moloco. They explore independent measurement, mobile commerce, CTV attribution, and the future of AI advertising.
Takeaways:
- AppsFlyer’s strategic investors hold minority, non-controlling stakes, allowing the company to remain independent.
- Google, Meta, Unity, and Moloco rely on independent measurement signals to improve advertising optimization.
- E-commerce and retail are among AppsFlyer’s fastest-growing categories.
- Connecting CTV, web, and app activity is essential for measuring the complete customer journey.
- Last-click attribution remains vulnerable to manipulation and affiliate fraud.
- AI advertising growth will depend on proving incremental returns for marketers.
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