# Adam Foroughi at AppLovin

> Adam Foroughi, CEO, Co-Founder AppLovin Corporation at AppLovin. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-foroughi (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Angel

# Adam Foroughi

CEO, Co-Founder AppLovin Corporation[See the firm →](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applovin)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 3 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 4 +2 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At AppLovin
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**AppLovin** Corporate VC · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applovin)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Addepar](https://millionrounds.com/startup/addepar)
- [Backplane](https://millionrounds.com/startup/backplane)
- [Belka Games](https://millionrounds.com/startup/belka-games)
- [Drivetime](https://millionrounds.com/company/drivetime)
- [Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)
- [Homejoy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/homejoy)
- [Lyfe Kitchen](https://millionrounds.com/startup/lyfe-kitchen)
- [Merit](https://millionrounds.com/startup/merit-4)
- [OKpanda](https://millionrounds.com/startup/okpanda)
- [Peek](https://millionrounds.com/startup/peek-2)
- [tote](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tote)
- Arkcom
- Brightcom Acquired by LinkedIn
- Opencare

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **AppLovin Corp** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Applovin Corp** Executive Officer, Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **PLAYPHONE INC** Director on 2 filings · since 2012

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at AppLovin

- [**Alice Ahmed** VP, Product *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alice-ahmed)
- [**Omer Hasan** VP, Operations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/omer-hasan)
- [**Pete Schlaefer** CEO at Mental Health App Co *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/pete-schlaefer)
- [**Rafael Vivas** Growth Marketing *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rafael-vivas)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 20 Sept 2026 · 24 min Adam Foroughi, Applovin CEO: Surviving a 92% Drawdown, Ads as ML 1.0 & the $50B Game Ad Market With [Adam Foroughi](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-foroughi) About this episode (0:00) Adam Foroughi joins the Besties! (3:07) Discovery vs search & is your phone listening? (10:04) IPO tumble & becoming your own best investor (16:00) Privacy rules, Apple's crackdown & how agents change people's shopping (20:00) How a lean team beats the giants, margin moats & building in… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 27 Apr 2026 · 1h 21m 20VC: Applovin: $160BN Market Cap, $5.48BN Revenue, $10M EBITDA Per Head | Why the Best Do Not Need Mentorship | Why Founders Should Not Angel Invest | Why Kindness in Business Will Slow You Down with Adam Foroughi With [Adam Foroughi](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-foroughi) Mentions [Angel Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-invest)[Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) About this episode Adam Foroughi is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Applovin, one of the most underdiscussed but incredible businesses. Applovin has a market cap of $160BN, the company does $5.48BN in revenue and has an astonishing $10M EBITDA per head. The margins; 80%+. There is almost no other business in the world like… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 29 Sept 2025 · 3h 43m Claude Sonnet 4.5 Reactions, David Senra Live in The Ultradome | Dylan Field, Adam Foroughi, Mike Krieger, Jeff Weinstein, Adam Draper, James Hawkins, Erik Bernhardsson With [Adam Foroughi](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-foroughi)[James Hawkins](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-hawkins)[Jeff Weinstein](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeff-weinstein) Mentions [Adam Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-draper)[Dylan Field](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-field)[Erik Bernhardsson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/erik-bernhardsson)[Mike Krieger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-krieger) About this episode (01:27) - Meta AI App Community Reactions (19:45) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (35:22) - Stargate Project Reactions (40:33) - Claude Sonnet 4.5 Reactions (43:54) - Mike Krieger, co-founder and former CTO of Instagram, is now the Chief Product Officer at Anthropic, an AI company based in San… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 29 Nov 2021 · 44 min 20VC: AppLovin's Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Foroughi on How AppLovin Might Be The Venture Capital Industry's Biggest Miss, How To Run a 1,000+ Organisation with Very Few Meetings & Balancing the Demands of Wall St with Long Term, Sustainable Growth With [Adam Foroughi](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-foroughi) About this episode Adam Foroughi is the Co-Founder and CEO @ AppLovin, the company that allows developers to market, monetize, analyze and publish their apps. Under Adam's leadership, he has taken the company public, grown the team to over 1,000 people around the world, and scaled revenue in 2020 to $1.5Bn. Prior to… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Adam Foroughi in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 14 Aug 2026 · 1h 27m How AppLovin Built a $100B Ad Machine Mentions [Adam Foroughi](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-foroughi) About this episode Adam Foroughi, Co-Founder & CEO of AppLovin, and Giovanni Ge, CTO of AppLovin, join Sourcery from AppLovin’s Palo Alto headquarters for a deep dive into the technology and strategy behind its advertising business. Gio joined AppLovin in late 2022, when the company was worth roughly $5.5 billion,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Business Breakdowns](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/business-breakdowns) · 20 Apr 2022 · 1h 7m AppLovin: Monetizing & Marketing Mobile Apps - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 55] Mentions [Adam Foroughi](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-foroughi) About this episode Today we’re breaking down AppLovin. It’s a business you may not recognize but have likely interacted with. Founded in 2012, AppLovin provides a platform for developers to market and monetize their mobile apps. The business also owns some of the most popular mobile games in the world, which they use… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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