Adthenarevenue & funding

Adthena revenue

Adthena's annual revenue was $22.8M in December 2025 (Companies House). That is up 14% from $19.9M a year earlier. Adthena is #239 on the Latka List. The list ranks the 1,297 companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by revenue.

Adthena funding rounds & investors

Adthena has raised $26.9M across six rounds since 2015. The latest was a $3M Series A in May 2023.

Interviews with Ian O'Rourke

Nathan Latka has interviewed Adthena once, speaking with Ian O'Rourke. Each figure links to the second it was said.

Watch: How Adthena Reached $7.5M ARR and 200+ Enterprise Customers in 2018 (Interview with Ian O'Rourke)

August 2018 · Ian O'Rourke, Founder and CEO

How Adthena Reached $7.5M ARR and 200+ Enterprise Customers in 2018 (Interview with Ian O'Rourke)

• Revenue$7.5M run rate (his words: close to seven and a half, eight; in US dollars, so it moves with the pound); closer to $8M closing out that monthWatch at 8:03
• CustomersA bit over 200 enterprisesWatch at 7:01
• Average contract$50KWatch at 1:39
• CAC$30KWatch at 10:53
• Growth115% (2018 growth target; on target at recording)Watch at 7:28
• Growth84%Watch at 7:40
• +3 more

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Adthena competitors

Adthena competes most directly with Ahrefs.

Company	Revenue	Funding	Employees	Customers	Founded
Ahrefs	$100M	–	147	50K	2010
Adthena	$22.8M	$26.9M	118	397	2012

#2 of 73 Paid Search Intelligence Software companies by revenue · category median $1.3M · See the ranking

Adthena founders & employees

Ian O'Rourke, Andrew Evetts and Erik Huddleston founded Adthena in 2012. Adthena has 118 employees (December 2025, Companies House), down from 133 a year earlier.

• EH
  Erik HuddlestonCo-founder & Board Member
• IO
  Ian O'RourkeFounder & Board Member (CEO 2012-2023)
  1 interview
• AE
  Andrew EvettsCo-founder; Director 2013-2019
• PT
  Phillip ThuneChief Executive Officer
• SN
  Sam NunezChief Product Officer
• WR
  William RichardsChief Financial Officer

InvestorsMel Morris

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