Marin Software

Christopher Lien, Wister Walcott, and Joseph Chang founded Marin Software in April 2006.

Lien stated he thought of the company's concept following a brief stint of working for an online advertisements firm in 2005.

Alongside Lien, they both drove up and down California’s Highway 101 in early 2006, interviewing search marketers in Silicon Valley about their experience managing online ads.

[1] In April 2007, Marin Search Marketer made its debut and became commercially available in North America, signing Razorfish, Trouve Media, and ZipRealty.

[7] In late 2012, Marin Software's CEO, Chris Lien, remarked to MediaPost that the company would undergo an IPO in 2013.

Marin Software has thirteen offices worldwide. Its newest office was opened in Portland, Oregon in December 2012.