Velti used to be one of the largest Ad platforms globally - a direct competitor of Google AdSense and outcompeting what became Google AdMob - and one of the sta

Velti used to be one of the largest Ad platforms globally - a direct competitor of Google AdSense and outcompeting what became Google AdMob - and one of the stars of the European startup scene. Yet it's collapse in 2013 was severe. When I see a number of HNers bemoan the nonexistence of European AdTech (and tech in general), it was due to the collapse of Velti and the echos of the Eurozone crisis (which only ended 10 years ago).