We make advertising better for everyone
Jun Group has built a world where consumers are in control of their advertising, and brands can reach them directly.
WHO WE ARE
Jun Group is a technology company powering media campaigns for the best-known brands, agencies, and publishers. We’re an industry pioneer with nearly 20 years of experience building mobile-first advertising products that deliver real results.
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Openness and honesty is at the core of everything we do — from how we interact behind-the-scenes to how our ads show up in the wild. We were founded on the principles of truth and transparency, which will always be our guiding philosophy.
Company history
EARLY BEGINNINGS
Jun Group was co-founded by Mitchell Reichgut, Corey Weiner, and Bill Common, headquartered in New York City.
SUPPLY SIDE LAUNCH
Our Software Development Kit (SDK) and supply side business, HyprMX, was launched, bringing Fortune 500 brands to mobile apps.
SCHEMA RELEASE
Jun Group released Schema, the industry’s first widely-adopted targeting solution backed by consent-based, zero-party data.
ACQUIRED BY ADVANTAGE
We were acquired by retail marketing powerhouse Advantage Solutions, and launched our shopper and influencer marketing businesses.
VERA RELEASE
We launched Vera, our real-time AI technology powering ad delivery, targeting, and optimization for ad campaigns.
AUDIO LAUNCH
Jun Group announced support for audio advertising through our direct SDK integrations, giving brands a new way to reach audiences in-app.
MANAGED+ FOR PODCASTS
We unveiled our first-of-its-kind audience growth tool for podcasters, audio networks, and brands.
ACQUIRED BY VERVE
Jun Group was acquired by Verve, joining forces to make media better for everyone.
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Culture and values
Jun Group supports the boldest ideas with the resources needed to make them happen. We welcome non-traditional career paths and believe in building a team with the right people as opposed to the right combination of keywords.
Foster trust through transparency
Honesty goes beyond how we build our products or show up in the market. We proactively present ways to progress, no matter how great our performance, because trust is not just earned but nurtured through an unwavering commitment to our clients.
Uplift from the top down
Striving to build a community of fulfillment means we have each other's backs. We hold each other accountable, own our individual pieces of the greater puzzle, and come together to reach common goals.
Tenacious commitment powered by ambition
It takes more than a unique solution to outperform the competition. We're unyielding in our search for optimized efficiency. Our determined attitude and drive to operate at a higher level power our iterative approach to execution.
Innovation ignited by curiosity
Curiosity paves the way for opportunity. Every line of code written and every data point dissected provides necessary insights to evolve our technology. If we’re not satisfied with an existing solution, we’ll build it better.
Meet our executive leadership team
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BIO
Mishel is the CEO of Jun Group and oversees all facets of the organization. Prior to Jun Group, he held senior strategy, product, and engineering roles at Vidyo, Motorola Mobility (under Google), Intel, and HP, and also served in the Israeli NSA. He holds an MBA from Wharton Business School and a B.Sc. in Industrial & Information Systems Engineering from Ben-Gurion University.
Mishel Alon, CEO
Mishel Alon
CEO
BIO
Landan is the Executive Vice President of Sales at Jun Group. She leads the company's brand and shopper sales teams nationally, overseeing client relationships and revenue growth. Prior to Jun Group, Landan worked on both the publisher and media agency sides of the industry. She holds a BA from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Landan Rich, EVP, Media Sales
Landan Rich
EVP, Media Sales
BIO
Caitie McCune is the Senior Vice President of Media Strategy at Jun Group. Throughout her tenure, Caitie has brought tremendous growth to the company’s revenue, strategic direction, branding, and design. Today, she leads Jun Group’s sales strategy and SDR teams, overseeing the full pre-sales operation and development of go-to-market strategies for brands. Caitie holds a BA in Communications and Business Marketing from Arizona State University.
Caitie McCune, SVP, Media Strategy
Caitie McCune
SVP, Media Strategy
BIO
Leslie Bargmann is the Senior Vice President of Client Services at Jun Group. She is responsible for providing white-glove service and delivering first-class results for clients globally. Prior to Jun Group, Leslie ran product development for a tourism startup. Leslie holds a BA from Princeton University.
Leslie Bargmann, SVP, Client Services
Leslie Bargmann
SVP, Client Services
BIO
Brian Sykora is the Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at Jun Group. He is responsible for product partnerships, corporate development, and product marketing. Prior to Jun Group, Brian co-founded a retail business and developed election monitoring and ICT tools for the US State Department in Washington, D.C. He holds a BA from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Brian Sykora, SVP, Product Strategy & Corporate Development
Brian Sykora
SVP, Product Strategy
BIO
Jeremy Ellison is the Vice President of Technology at Jun Group. He is responsible for all aspects of Jun Group's technology landscape, including AI, Machine Learning, mobile development, and server infrastructure. Prior to Jun Group, Jeremy founded and led Two Toasters, a mobile technology company specializing in iOS and Android application development.
Jeremy Ellison, VP, Technology
Jeremy Ellison
VP, Technology
BIO
Laura Schaffer is the Vice President of Product Management at Jun Group. She is responsible for formulating product strategy, developing cutting-edge advertising products, and orchestrating seamless product operations. Prior to Jun Group, Laura led an advertising operations team at Vindico (acquired by VIANT). Laura holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Boston College and is a graduate of the Product Management Executive Education Program at the Hass School of Business, UC Berkeley.
Laura Schaffer, VP, Product Management
Laura Schaffer
VP, Product Management
BIO
Marc Melzer is General Counsel for Jun Group, responsible for all of the company's legal and compliance needs. Before joining Jun Group, Marc was a litigation attorney with law firms in New York City, focusing on complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, and technology matters. Marc graduated Princeton University with an A.B. in Public & International Affairs, University of Pennsylvania Law School with a J.D., and Fordham University School of Law with an LL.M. in Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law.
Marc Melzer, General Counsel
Marc Melzer
General Counsel
BIO
James Naz is the Controller at Jun Group, overseeing all accounting and payroll functions. Prior to Jun Group, he worked in similar capacities within both tech startups and ad tech. He holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree from CUNY - Baruch College, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
James Naz
Controller
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Tech at Jun Group
Fueled a culture of openness, honesty, and innovation, we’ve built a large scale ad platform that reaches 100MM users and processes hundreds of thousands of requests per minute.
Explore our technology departments and learn about what we do.
Full stack development
Our full stack developers process hundreds of thousands of requests per minute. From Ruby on Rails to Python, they have the flexibility to choose the right tool for the job.
Mobile development
The mobile team uses Objective-C, Swift, Kotlin, and Javascript to deliver a high performance SDK to hundreds of the top apps across Apple and Google’s app stores.
Machine learning
From building predictive models to analyzing data for similarities and trends, our machine learning team uses BigQuery, Dataflow, and Tensorflow to deliver the right ad at the right time.
Automation
Our automation team ensures our repetitive and high value tests are fully automated. They improve efficiency and repeatability, from web based Selenium tests to iOS.
QA
The manual testers on our QA team work with product and dev to understand new features and write test cases to consistently deliver high quality products as quickly as possible.
DEV OPS
The DevOps team manages pipelines and deployments for multiple applications across AWS and GCP, making our developers’ lives easier and ensuring fast, consistent, deployments.
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