APPS News & Events

Digital Turbine (APPS) announced the appointment of Ben John as the company's CTO. Joining the company at a period of accelerating growth, Ben will lead DT's global engineering, product architecture, data-first scaling, and AI-driven development to support its momentum. Ben's career is defined by his ability to translate complex technology into real business outcomes. He has successfully built and scaled global engineering teams across multiple continents, navigated multi-billion dollar acquisitions, and built platforms that have shaped the global digital advertising and AI landscape. With over 20 years of experience, Ben brings deep expertise in building large-scale AI and advertising platforms. He most recently served as Vice President of Engineering at Microsoft (MSFT) AI Copilot. Previously, he was CTO and co-founder of Xandr, serving as CTO until its acquisition by Microsoft in 2022. Prior to that he was CTO of AppNexus, the world's largest independent programmatic marketplace for digital advertising including buy-side and sell-side advertising platforms. Ben holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science specializing in machine learning and big data mining and has served as Adjunct Faculty at New York University.

Two analyst estimates $548.17M. Sees FY26 adjusted EBITDA $114M-$117M.

Reports Q3 revenue $151.4M vs. $134.6M last year. "Our December quarter results reflected a continuance of our positive business momentum," said Bill Stone, CEO. "I was particularly pleased with the breadth and diversity of our results, which were driven by strong demand, expanding global supply, and great execution by our team. Collectively, it enabled us to once again deliver upside results and raise our full-year fiscal 2026 outlook. The market opportunity in front of us is expanding quickly, as mobile app publishers and advertisers look to capitalize on newly available ways to promote app usage and profitability. Provided that we continue to execute and align our resources effectively to facilitate the evolving demand trends, we are well positioned to capitalize on the wealth of opportunities that lie ahead."