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Digital Turbine Reports Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Financial Results
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Second Quarter Revenue Totaled $118.7 Million
Second Quarter GAAP Net Loss of $25.0 Million, or GAAP EPS of ($0.24); Second Quarter Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income1 of $5.0 Million and Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS1 of $0.05
Second Quarter Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA2 Totaled $15.3 Million
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Turbine, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPS) announced financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2024.
Recent Financial Highlights:
Fiscal second quarter of 2025 revenue totaled $118.7 million, representing an increase of 1% quarter-over-quarter as compared to the fiscal first quarter of 2025, and a decline of 17% year-over-year as compared to the fiscal second quarter of 2024.GAAP net loss for the fiscal second quarter of 2025 was $25.0 million, or ($0.24) per share, as compared to GAAP net loss for the fiscal second quarter of 2024 of $161.5 million, or ($1.61) per share, which included a noncash goodwill impairment charge of $147.2 million. Non-GAAP adjusted net income1 for the fiscal second quarter of 2025 was $5.0 million, or $0.05 per share, as compared to Non-GAAP adjusted net income1 of $13.9 million, or $0.13 per share, in the fiscal second quarter of 2024.Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA2 for the fiscal second quarter of 2025 was $15.3 million, representing an increase of 6% quarter-over-quarter as compared to the fiscal first quarter of 2025, and a decline of 45% year-over-year as compared to Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA2 of $27.7 million in the fiscal second quarter of 2024.The Company has initiated a transformation program designed to drive greater efficiency and enhance cash flow generation while accelerating innovation and future growth. The program is underway and is targeted to yield more than $25 million in annual cash expense savings.The Company announced the acquisition of ONE Store International to create a leading comprehensive and competitive alternative app ecosystem beyond the traditional app store model, offering greater value to app developers, consumers and mobile operators.
“The September quarter results marked our second consecutive quarter of sequential growth,” said Bill Stone, CEO. “While we anticipate continued sequential growth in the current December quarter and a return to year-over-year growth in the March quarter, our outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2025 has been reduced as a result of more significant anticipated headwinds in some of our legacy businesses. In order to drive greater efficiencies with current operations and enhance cash flow generation while simultaneously accelerating innovation and maintaining our investment is several promising future growth initiatives, we have enacted a strategic transformation project. We expect this transformation project to yield more than $25 million in annual cost savings and position the Company for greater profit and cash flow leverage when top-line growth rates re-accelerate. We remain steadfastly confident in the future of Digital Turbine, but we also recognize that we must execute with greater expediency and efficiency while attacking the enormous market opportunity in front of us. We have a clear plan to achieve this core objective and maximally capitalize on our advantageous foothold position in the newly evolving mobile app marketplace.”
Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Financial Results
Total revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $118.7 million. Total On Device Solutions revenue before intercompany eliminations was $82.4 million. Total App Growth Platform revenue before intercompany eliminations was $37.3 million.
GAAP net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $25.0 million, or ($0.24) per share, as compared to GAAP net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 of $161.5 million, or ($1.61) per share.
Non-GAAP adjusted net income1 for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $5.0 million, or $0.05 per share, as compared to Non-GAAP adjusted net income1 of $13.9 million, or $0.13 per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2024.
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA2 for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $15.3 million, as compared to Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA2 for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 of 27.7 million.
Business Outlook
Based on information available as of November 6, 2024, the Company currently expects the following for fiscal year 2025:
Revenue of between $475 million and $485 millionNon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA2 of between $65 million and $70 million
It is not reasonably practicable to provide a business outlook for GAAP net income because the Company cannot reasonably estimate the changes in stock-based compensation expense, which is directly impacted by changes in the Company’s stock price, or other items that are difficult to predict with precision.
About Digital Turbine, Inc.
Digital Turbine empowers superior mobile consumer experiences and results for the world’s leading telcos, advertisers, and publishers. Its end-to-end platform uniquely simplifies its partners’ abilities to supercharge awareness, acquisition, and monetization – connecting them with more consumers, in more ways, across more devices. Digital Turbine is headquartered in North America, with offices around the world. For additional information visit www.digitalturbine.com.
Conference Call
Management will host a conference call and webcast today at 6:00 p.m. ET to discuss its fiscal 2025 second quarter financial results and provide operational updates on the business. The conference call will discuss forward guidance and other material information. The call can be accessed online via the webcast link: https:app.webinar.net/pvYVXg0ZeQo. The call can also be accessed by dialing 888-317-6003 in the United States (or 412-317-6061 from international locations) and entering access code 4716696.
A playback will be available through November 13, 2024. The replay can be accessed by dialing 877-344-7529 in the United States or 412-317-0088 from international locations, passcode 9360917. An online webcast will be archived for a period of one year and is available via the Investor Relations section of Digital Turbine’s website.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, Digital Turbine uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP adjusted net income and earnings per share (“EPS”), non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP free cash flow and non-GAAP gross profit. Reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measures of all non-GAAP measures included in this press release can be found in the tables below.
Non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of the Company’s current financial performance, prospects for the future and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding financial performance by excluding certain expenses and benefits that may not be indicative of recurring core business operating results. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures that exclude such items when viewed in conjunction with GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations enhance the comparability of results against prior periods and allow for greater transparency of financial results. The Company believes non-GAAP measures facilitate management’s internal comparison of its financial performance to that of prior periods as well as trend analysis for budgeting and planning purposes. The presentation of non-GAAP measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
1Non-GAAP adjusted net income and EPS are defined as GAAP net income and EPS adjusted to exclude the effect of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangibles, business transformation costs, transaction-related expenses, severance costs, impairment of goodwill, changes in fair value of contingent considerations, and tax adjustments. Readers are cautioned that non-GAAP adjusted net income and EPS should not be construed as an alternative to comparable GAAP net income figures determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP as an indicator of profitability or performance, which is the most comparable measure under GAAP.
2Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA is calculated as GAAP net income excluding the following cash and non-cash expenses: stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, net interest income (expense), net other income (expense), business transformation costs, foreign exchange transaction gains (losses), income tax (benefit) provision, transaction-related expenses, impairment of goodwill, changes in fair value of contingent considerations, and severance costs. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated as non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. Readers are cautioned that non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to net income determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP as an indicator of performance, which is the most comparable measure under GAAP.
3Non-GAAP free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined as net cash provided by operating activities (as stated in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows), excluding transaction-related expenses, severance costs and business transformation costs, reduced by capital expenditures. Readers are cautioned that free cash flow should not be construed as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP as an indicator of profitability, performance or liquidity, which is the most comparable measure under GAAP.
4Non-GAAP gross profit is defined as GAAP income from operations adjusted to exclude the effect of product development costs, sales and marketing costs, general and administrative costs, impairment of goodwill, and depreciation of software. Readers are cautioned that non-GAAP gross profit should not be construed as an alternative to income from operations determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP as an indicator of profitability or performance, which is the most comparable measure under GAAP.
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP adjusted net income and EPS, non-GAAP free cash flow and non-GAAP gross profit are used by management as internal measures of profitability and performance. They have been included because the Company believes that the measures are used by certain investors to assess the Company’s financial performance before non-cash charges and certain costs that the Company does not believe are reflective of its underlying business.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements in this news release that are not statements of historical fact and that concern future results from operations, financial position, economic conditions, product releases and any other statement that may be construed as a prediction of future performance or events, including financial projections and growth in various products are forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date made and which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may, should one or more of these risks uncertainties or other factors materialize, cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These factors and risks include:
Risks Specific to our Business
We have a history of net lossesWe have a limited operating history for our current portfolio of assets.Growth may place significant demands on our management and our infrastructure.Our operations are global in scope, and we face added business, political, regulatory, legal, operational, financial and economic risks as a result of our international operations.Our financial results could vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and are difficult to predict.A significant portion of our revenue is derived from a limited number of wireless carriers and customers.The risk of impairment of our goodwill.The effects of the current and any future general downturns in the U.S. and the global economy, including financial market disruptions.Our products, services and systems rely on software that is highly technical, and if it contains errors or viruses, our business could be adversely affected.Our business may involve the use, transmission and storage of confidential information and personally identifiable information, and the failure to properly safeguard such information could result in significant reputational harm and monetary damages.Our business and reputation could be impacted by information technology system failures and network disruptionsSystem security risks and cyber-attacks could disrupt our internal operations or information technology services provided to customers.Our business and growth may suffer if we are unable to hire and retain key talent.If we are unable to maintain our corporate culture, our business could be harmed.If we make future acquisitions, this could require significant management attention and disrupt our business.Adverse effects of negative developments affecting the financial services industry, including events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults, or non-performance by financial institutions.Entry into new lines of business, and our offering of new products and services, resulting from our investments may result in exposure to new risks.Litigation may harm out business.
Risks Related to the Mobile Advertising Industry
The mobile advertising business is an intensely competitive industry, and we may not be able to compete successfully.The markets for our products and services are rapidly evolving and may decline or experience limited growth.Our business is dependent on the continued growth in usage of smartphones and other mobile connected devices.Wireless technologies are changing rapidly, and we may not be successful in working with these new technologies.The complexity of and incompatibilities among mobile devices may require us to use additional resources for the development of our products and services.If wireless subscribers do not continue to use their mobile devices to access mobile content and other applications, our business growth and future revenue may be adversely affected.A shift of technology platform by wireless carriers and mobile device manufacturers could lengthen the development period for our offerings, increase our costs, and cause our offerings to be published later than anticipated.Actual or perceived security vulnerabilities in devices or wireless networks could adversely affect our revenue.We may be subject to legal liability associated with providing mobile and online services.Risks of public health issues, such as a major epidemic or pandemic.Risk related to geopolitical conditions and the global economy, including conflicts, financial markets, and inflation.Risk related to the geopolitical relationship between the U.S. and China or changes in China’s economic and regulatory landscape.
Industry Regulatory Risks
We are subject to rapidly changing and increasingly stringent laws, regulations and contractual requirements related to privacy, data security, and protection of children.We are subject to anti-corruption, import/export, government sanction, and similar laws, especially related to our international operations.Government regulation of our marketing methods could restrict or prevent our ability to adequately advertise and promote our content, products and services available in certain jurisdictions.Regulatory requirements pertaining to the marketing, advertising, and promotion of our products and services.Governmental regulation of our marketing methods.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property and Potential Liability
Third parties may obtain and improperly use our intellectual property; and if so, our competitive position may be adversely affected, particularly if we do not, or are unable to, adequately protect our intellectual property rightsThird parties may sue us for intellectual property infringement, which may prevent or limit our use of the intellectual property and disrupt our business and could require us to pay significant damage awards.Our platform contains open source software.Indemnity provisions in various agreements potentially expose us to substantial liability for intellectual property infringement, damages caused by malicious software, and other losses.
Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and Capital Structure
We have secured and unsecured indebtedness, which could limit our financial flexibility.To service our debt and fund our other obligations and capital requirements, we will require a significant amount of cash, and our ability to generate cash will depend on many factors beyond our control.The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations, and you may be unable to resell your shares at or above the current price or the price at which you purchased your shares.Risk of not being able to raise capital to grow our business.Risk to trading volume of lack of securities or industry analysts research coverage.A material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures could, if not remediated, result in material misstatements in our financial statements.Maintaining and improvising financial controls and being a public company may strain resources.Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents could make an acquisition of our company more difficult.Our bylaws designate Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain disputes.Other risks described in the risk factors in Item 1A of our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading “Risk Factors” and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Investor Relations Contact:
Brian Bartholomew
Digital Turbine, Inc.
brian.bartholomew@digitalturbine.com
Digital Turbine, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Three months ended September 30,
Six months ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net revenue
$ 118,728
$ 143,259
$ 236,717
$ 289,625
Costs of revenue and operating expenses
Revenue share
56,336
68,719
112,145
138,311
Other direct costs of revenue
8,438
9,017
16,228
18,630
Product development
9,433
14,037
20,147
29,837
Sales and marketing
15,887
15,537
32,134
31,114
General and administrative
42,176
41,385
85,693
81,884
Impairment of goodwill
—
147,181
—
147,181
Total costs of revenue and operating expenses
132,270
295,876
266,347
446,957
Loss from operations
(13,542)
(152,617)
(29,630)
(157,332)
Interest and other income (expense), net
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
200
372
200
372
Interest expense, net
(9,232)
(7,844)
(17,482)
(15,234)
Foreign exchange transaction loss
(976)
(2,106)
(158)
(183)
Other income (expense), net
(36)
—
78
244
Total interest and other expense, net
(10,044)
(9,578)
(17,362)
(14,801)
Loss before income taxes
(23,586)
(162,195)
(46,992)
(172,133)
Income tax provision (benefit)
1,400
(713)
3,150
(2,252)
Net loss
(24,986)
(161,482)
(50,142)
(169,881)
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
—
—
—
(220)
Net loss attributable to Digital Turbine, Inc.
(24,986)
(161,482)
(50,142)
(169,661)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
2,157
(1,287)
944
(7,394)
Comprehensive loss
(22,829)
(162,769)
(49,198)
(177,275)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest
—
—
—
519
Comprehensive loss attributable to Digital Turbine, Inc.
$ (22,829)
$ (162,769)
$ (49,198)
$ (177,794)
Net loss per common share
Basic
$ (0.24)
$ (1.61)
$ (0.49)
$ (1.69)
Diluted
$ (0.24)
$ (1.61)
$ (0.49)
$ (1.69)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic
103,041
100,604
102,722
100,272
Diluted
103,041
100,604
102,722
100,272
Digital Turbine, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par value and share amounts)
September 30, 2024
March 31, 2024
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 32,765
$ 33,605
Accounts receivable, net
191,612
191,015
Prepaid expenses
7,093
7,704
Other current assets
12,419
10,017
Total current assets
243,889
242,341
Property and equipment, net
48,159
45,782
Right-of-use assets
11,222
9,127
Intangible assets, net
285,848
313,505
Goodwill
221,059
220,072
Other non-current assets
34,309
34,713
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 844,486
$ 865,540
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 148,062
$ 159,200
Accrued revenue share
29,518
33,934
Accrued compensation
7,408
7,209
Other current liabilities
38,643
35,681
Total current liabilities
223,631
236,024
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs
407,620
383,490
Deferred tax liabilities, net
17,460
20,424
Other non-current liabilities
13,405
11,670
Total liabilities
662,116
651,608
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock
Series A convertible preferred stock at $0.0001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, 100,000 issued and outstanding (liquidation preference of $1)
100
100
Common stock
$0.0001 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized; 104,279,577 issued and 103,521,452 outstanding at September 30, 2024; 102,877,057 issued and 102,118,932 outstanding at March 31, 2024
10
10
Additional paid-in capital
875,827
858,191
Treasury stock (758,125 shares at September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024)
(71)
(71)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(48,011)
(48,955)
Accumulated deficit
(645,485)
(595,343)
Total stockholders’ equity
182,370
213,932
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 844,486
$ 865,540
Digital Turbine, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income
$ (24,986)
$ (161,482)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
19,352
20,668
Non-cash interest expense
456
(147)
Allowance for credit losses
1,084
475
Stock-based compensation expense
8,999
9,016
Change in estimate of remaining contingent consideration
(200)
(372)
Right-of-use asset
(2,304)
1,173
Foreign exchange transaction loss
976
2,106
Impairment of goodwill
—
147,181
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Accounts receivable, gross
3,183
8,102
Prepaid expenses
(161)
(334)
Other current assets
(451)
—
Other non-current assets
(96)
(2,566)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable
(20,435)
1,663
Accrued revenue share
3,025
5,350
Accrued compensation
434
(1,906)
Other current liabilities
2,079
11,808
Deferred income taxes
(1,035)
(12,351)
Other non-current liabilities
1,361
(930)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
(8,719)
27,454
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures
(7,477)
(7,001)
Net cash used in investing activities
(7,477)
(7,001)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings
21,000
12,000
Payment of debt issuance costs
(1,561)
—
Repayment of debt obligations
(6,000)
(34,136)
Acquisition of non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
—
—
Payment of withholding taxes for net share settlement of equity awards
(112)
(106)
Options exercised
79
1,998
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
13,406
(20,244)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
(174)
(629)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
(2,964)
(420)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
35,729
59,069
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$ 32,765
$ 58,649
REVENUE BY SEGMENT
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
% Change
On Device Solutions
$ 82,414
$ 99,060
(17) %
App Growth Platform
37,346
46,183
(19) %
Elimination
(1,032)
(1,984)
(48) %
Consolidated
$ 118,728
$ 143,259
(17) %
GAAP (LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS TO NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
Net revenue
$ 118,728
$ 143,259
(Loss) income from operations
(13,542)
(152,617)
Add-back items:
Product development
9,433
14,037
Sales and marketing
15,887
15,537
General and administrative
42,176
41,385
Depreciation of software included in other direct costs of revenue
51
1,509
Impairment of goodwill
—
147,181
Non-GAAP gross profit
$ 54,005
$ 67,032
Non-GAAP gross profit percentage
45 %
47 %
GAAP NET (LOSS) INCOME TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED NET INCOME
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
Net (loss) income
$ (24,986)
(161,482)
Add-back items:
Stock-based compensation expense
8,999
9,016
Amortization of intangibles
13,505
16,157
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(200)
(372)
Tax adjustment (1)
7,200
—
Business transformation costs
237
2,528
Transaction-related expenses
—
79
Severance costs
268
809
Impairment of goodwill
—
147,181
Non-GAAP adjusted net income
$ 5,023
$ 13,916
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per common share
$ 0.05
$ 0.13
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted
105,345
103,428
(1) Valuation allowance
GAAP NET (LOSS) INCOME TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EBITDA
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
Net (loss) income
$ (24,986)
$ (161,482)
Add-back items:
Stock-based compensation expense
8,999
9,016
Depreciation and amortization
19,352
20,668
Interest expense, net
9,232
7,844
Other income (expense), net
36
—
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(200)
(372)
Business transformation costs
237
2,528
Foreign exchange transaction (gain) loss
976
2,106
Income tax provision (benefit)
1,400
(713)
Transaction-related expenses
—
79
Severance costs
268
809
Impairment of goodwill
—
147,181
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA
$ 15,314
$ 27,664
GAAP CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO NON-GAAP FREE CASH FLOW
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended September 30,
2024
2023
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$ (8,719)
$ 27,454
Capital expenditures
(7,477)
(7,001)
Transaction-related expenses
—
79
Severance costs
268
809
Business transformation costs
237
2,528
Non-GAAP free cash flow provided (used) by operations
$ (15,691)
$ 23,869
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First-of-its-kind partnership to help Earthquakes capitalize on soccer’s surging popularity through AI-powered GTM transformation
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Apollo, the AI go-to-market system, announced today a multiyear Official Sleeve Partnership with Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes that entails becoming both the club’s Official Go-to-Market Partner and the first go-to-market (GTM) company to combine a professional sports sponsorship with a full-scale partnership for revenue operations transformation.
As soccer continues its unprecedented rise in popularity across the United States, with MLS seeing a 62% year-over-year increase in viewership to kick off the 2026 season, the unique partnership positions the Earthquakes to modernize their GTM, accelerate revenue and capitalize on the sport’s expanding global audience.
In the partnership, Apollo will serve as both a brand sponsor with its logo featured prominently on the right sleeve of the Earthquakes’ jersey, and as a technology partner, powering the club’s GTM strategy. The club will deploy Apollo’s system across key revenue-generating functions, including group ticket sales, sponsorship pipeline management, inbound lead routing and season ticket renewals, creating a modern GTM system designed to drive fan engagement and commercial growth.
“We see this partnership as a natural extension of Apollo’s mission to make world-class go-to-market accessible to everyone by bringing it to the world’s most popular game,” said Matt Curl, CEO of Apollo. “Soccer is entering an incredible growth phase in the U.S., creating a once-in-a-generation opportunity for clubs to deepen fan relationships and accelerate commercial growth. Every professional sports team is running a revenue business focused on finding customers, engaging fans, growing sponsorships and driving renewals. By bringing together data, intelligence and execution into one system, we’re helping the Earthquakes build a modern commercial operation that will become a model for the future of sports.”
The partnership reflects Apollo’s broader vision that every organization can benefit from its AI GTM system. With the rise in soccer’s popularity, clubs face increasing pressure to convert fan interest into lasting relationships, ticket sales, sponsorships and recurring revenue. While sports organizations have historically relied on fragmented tools across ticketing, sponsorship sales, CRM and marketing, Apollo brings those workflows together into one connected system to help organizations capitalize on this moment.
For the Earthquakes, that means:
Modernizing group ticket sales workflowsImproving inbound lead managementGrowing sponsorship pipelineStreamlining season ticket renewal campaignsGiving sales and marketing teams a unified system
“While excitement around soccer continues to grow across the country, we’re investing in the technology and systems that will help us better engage our supporters and continue growing our commercial business,” said Earthquakes President Jared Shawlee. “I started my career in sales and have never seen the kind of technology that Apollo provides. This will transform our approach to sales and marketing by giving us one system to connect data, automate workflows and create a more connected experience for Quakes fans throughout their journey with the club.”
“We are excited to roll out the Apollo AI GTM system to revenue teams across our organization,” added Earthquakes Chief Strategy Officer Ian Anderson. “Apollo is at the forefront of AI-powered GTM and the Quakes are committed to being ahead of the technology curve for our industry.”
The Earthquakes become Apollo’s first official sports partner, laying the foundation for a broader strategy to bring modern GTM technology to sports organizations worldwide. Apollo plans to use the partnership as a blueprint for working with hundreds of professional sports organizations facing similar revenue and commercial challenges.
“This is just the beginning,” added Curl. “Professional sports organizations have the same GTM challenges as fast-growing businesses. We’re excited to demonstrate what’s possible when data, intelligence, and execution come together in a single system to help teams build stronger relationships with fans, partners, and customers.”
The partnership will officially debut ahead of the Earthquakes’ annual California Clasico match on Saturday, July 25, against the LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium, with Apollo and the club jointly celebrating the launch through customer events, social activations and in-stadium experiences.
About Apollo
Apollo is the AI GTM System that uniquely combines data, intelligence, and execution in one loop helping every business find and win their next customer. Trusted by millions of users and over 600,000 companies worldwide, Apollo combines one of the industry’s largest B2B contact databases with a purpose built GTM intelligence engine and a full execution stack, in an all-in-one system. Learn more at apollo.io.
About San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes, one of Major League Soccer’s original teams, are the epicenter for soccer in Northern California, playing at the highest professional level in the United States. The club won MLS Cups in 2001 and 2003 and took home Supporters’ Shields in 2005 and 2012. The Earthquakes are based out of PayPal Park, an 18,000-seat soccer-specific stadium that opened in 2015 and is the first cloud-enabled venue in MLS. The organization was originally founded in 1974 in the North American Soccer League, and in 2024, celebrated its 50th anniversary of positively impacting communities around Northern California. The club’s nonprofit arm, the Quakes Foundation, focuses on health and fitness initiatives for local underserved youth and fighting food insecurity. For more information about the Earthquakes, visit sjearthquakes.com.
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CIQ Arms Federal Agencies and Contractors with Kernel-Level Detection and BOD 26-04-Compliant Remediation
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RLC Pro Hardened and Ascender Pro together give federal teams kernel exploitation detection as it happens and CVE remediation before it wipes out an entire fleet
RENO, Nev., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CIQ, the founding commercial sponsor of Rocky Linux, today announced the launch of an RLC Pro Hardened and Ascender Pro deployment that gives federal agencies real-time kernel exploit detection, audit-ready compliance, and automated remediation in a single deployment. The pairing gives federal teams a stronger position inside the three-day remediation window Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04 sets for the highest-risk vulnerabilities on federal systems.
On June 10, 2026, CISA issued BOD 26-04, and the three-day clock starts when a flaw enters the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, not when a patch ships. For the most dangerous vulnerabilities, the exploit often arrives before the patch does, leaving agencies with a compliance deadline and no fix to apply yet. Non-compliance penalties can include a range of administrative consequences, including greater regulatory oversight and asset disconnection.
RLC Pro Hardened, CIQ’s federal-ready Enterprise Linux distribution, answers that gap. It is the first Enterprise Linux distribution to ship runtime kernel exploitation detection enabled and supported by default, giving agencies a record of what happened during the window before a fix shipped. CIQ delivered that capability well before BOD 26-04 put federal agencies on a three-day clock.
“A single critical vulnerability can impact an entire federal fleet before it’s even confirmed as a CVE,” said Gregory Kurtzer, founder and CEO of CIQ. “RLC Pro Hardened’s LKRG catches the exploit behavior at the kernel the moment it happens, patch or no patch. Once remediation is required, Ascender Pro orchestrates it across the entire fleet and proves it happened, system by system. Agencies get both sides covered without rebuilding their infrastructure.”
RLC Pro Hardened ships with Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG), which validates kernel integrity continuously and records kernel-level exploitation as it happens. The distribution also arrives audit-ready, with FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography and CIQ-engineered lockdown playbooks for DISA STIG, CIS and NIST 800-171.
Ascender Pro adds Reaqt, an event-driven engine that watches fleet logs, matches them against rule sets, and fires the right Ansible playbook automatically. Across a fleet, that closes issues faster than manual, ticket-driven review.
More About BOD 26-04
BOD 26-04 replaced the severity-score deadlines of BOD 22-01 and BOD 19-02 with a risk model. It scores each vulnerability on four factors: public exposure, presence in the KEV catalog, exploit automation and technical impact. A vulnerability that meets all four carries a three-calendar-day remediation deadline, the shortest CISA has set in a Binding Operational Directive. Agency remediation policies must support the directive by August 7, 2026.
About CIQ
CIQ is the founding support and services partner for Rocky Linux and a leading provider of enterprise Linux infrastructure. CIQ delivers commercially supported Linux offerings, high-performance computing solutions and AI infrastructure to enterprises, government agencies, research institutions and supercomputing centers worldwide. CIQ’s products include the Rocky Linux from CIQ (RLC Pro) family of operating systems, Ascender Pro for IT automation, Fuzzball job-based container orchestration, Warewulf cluster provisioning and Apptainer, the leading container system for high-performance computing. For more information, visit ciq.com.
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