Ezoic

Ezoic is a Carlsbad, California-based AI ad monetization platform for website publishers and webmasters, founded in 2010 by Dwayne Lafleur. The platform uses machine learning and first-party data tools (including its ezID identity solution) to help publishers optimize ad revenue, user experience, and site performance simultaneously. Ezoic is a Google Premier Certified Publishing Partner (1 of only 4 globally as of 2025) and winner of Google's Business Innovation Award. The platform optimizes 768 million network pageviews per month and more than 360 million monthly videos. Ezoic has raised $38.6 million across 2 rounds from investors including Balderton Capital, SVB, and Sageview Capital. Prior to founding Ezoic, CEO Dwayne Lafleur founded Cubics, the first display ad network for Facebook app developers. The company has offices in Carlsbad CA (HQ), London, Newcastle, and Edmonton.