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SQREEM Technologies acquires Trade Indy
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SQREEM Technologies Acquires Trade Indy

SQREEM Technologies, a Singapore-based AI company, acquires Trade Indy, propelling both firms into the global A-League of AI innovators and expanding their reach in Asia.

Intelligence Desk4 min read

SQREEM Technologies, a Singapore-based AI digital behavior aggregator, acquires Australian programmatic business Trade Indy, creating one of the world's largest AI partnership providers.,The acquisition enables brands to build longer-term digital relationships, enhance brand impact, and drive budget accountability.,This strategic move expands SQREEM's global reach and offers Trade Indy exclusive access to the world's largest taxonomy of audiences.

SQREEM Technologies Expands Global Footprint by Acquiring Trade Indy

Singapore-headquartered digital behaviour aggregator SQREEM Technologies has acquired Melbourne-founded programmatic business Trade Indy as part of its ongoing global expansion plans. This acquisition creates an unprecedented offering, positioning SQREEM Technologies as one of the world's largest artificial intelligence (AI) partnership providers.

Sqreem describes itself as the world’s largest digital behaviour aggregator, and a “pure artificial intelligence” company. It has built a platform where its AI algorithms continuously collect, analyse, translate, and catalogue the vast amounts of consumer data available online.

It says it can bring this information together to capture the anonymous digital footprints of audience cohorts, which are highly targetable for advertisers without the use of cookies.

“We saw significant growth as a company, and the Sqreem guys in Singapore had contacted Calvin about 18 months ago and presented their platform, and we were keen to try it, and have been stress testing it for over 12 months.”

“We saw significant growth as a company, and the Sqreem guys in Singapore had contacted Calvin about 18 months ago and presented their platform, and we were keen to try it, and have been stress testing it for over 12 months.”

“We saw an unbelievably increased performance working with them and built a strong working relationship. Sqreem is omnipresent across Asia, and it eventually began to become clear that a merger of some kind would make sense.”

Enhancing Brand Impact and Driving Budget Accountability

The acquisition allows agencies and clients to identify and illustrate their audiences with peak precision, enabling them to build longer-term digital relationships. This, in turn, enhances brand impact and drives budget accountability for businesses.

"The Trade Indy acquisition is significant in that it simultaneously puts SQREEM into the global A-League of AI Innovators but domestically, whilst Australia currently ranks 15th out of 62 countries across the world for AI adoption, this presents a unique opportunity for early adopters like SQREEM and Trade Indy, to drive significant growth for their clients whilst expanding their global reach and relevance."

"The Trade Indy acquisition is significant in that it simultaneously puts SQREEM into the global A-League of AI Innovators but domestically, whilst Australia currently ranks 15th out of 62 countries across the world for AI adoption, this presents a unique opportunity for early adopters like SQREEM and Trade Indy, to drive significant growth for their clients whilst expanding their global reach and relevance."

A Natural Progression for Trade Indy

Trade Indy Directors Mark Rosenberg and James Robertson view this acquisition as a natural progression, as both organizations share the same values and drive for creating best-in-market technology and customer service. By amalgamating with SQREEM, Trade Indy gains exclusive access to the world's largest taxonomy of audiences, which, when coupled with supply, is activated through its global network.

Expanding Business Offerings and Horizons

The merger with SQREEM expands both business offerings by bringing together Trade Indy's experienced managed service team with SQREEM's advanced, cookieless, AI-driven technology. Robertson expressed excitement about the relationship, which will provide resources to maintain growth and introduce the SQREEM platform to other agencies and brands across the region.

A Pivotal Time for Growth

Founded in 2014, Trade Indy currently operates across Australia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North America. With the Australian capability expanding alongside rapid growth in their Southeast Asian business, the acquisition has come at a pivotal time for Trade Indy.

How will this strategic partnership between SQREEM Technologies and Trade Indy reshape the AI and AGI landscape in Asia and beyond? Let us know in the comments below!

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Latest Comments (3)

Haruka Yamamoto
Haruka Yamamoto@haruka.y
AI
18 January 2026

@haruka.y: I'm thinking about that "anonymous digital footprints" claim by SQREEM. For my work in elderly care AI, user trust is everything. We anonymize data carefully, but combining so much behavioral data... it always makes me wonder about the line between anonymous and re-identifiable, especially with so many data points. Something to keep an eye on.

Oliver Thompson@olivert
AI
28 March 2024

I'm curious how they're handling the integration of Trade Indy's programmatic tech with SQREEM's existing "pure AI" platform now that some time has passed. Must be a bit of a tricky wicket.

Ahmad Razak
Ahmad Razak@ahmadrazak
AI
21 March 2024

This move by SQREEM and Trade Indy, particularly with SQREEM's focus on anonymous digital footprints and cookie-less targeting, aligns well with discussions we're having in Malaysia regarding data privacy in advertising. It's a key area as we develop our own national AI strategy and look at how businesses can innovate while adhering to evolving data governance frameworks, like those being considered across ASEAN. The balance between effective targeting and user privacy is critical for sustainable growth.

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