What Opera Mediaworks does

Opera Mediaworks operates a consumer-facing coupon and discount-code aggregation platform accessible at operamediaworks.com. The platform curates and verifies promotional codes across thousands of retail brands spanning categories such as fashion, electronics, fitness, health, services, and digital themes/templates, serving value-conscious online shoppers seeking legitimate, in-date discount offers. Its core technology is a database-managed web catalog with an explicit emphasis on a 'rigorous verification and scrutiny process' designed to surface only active codes and avoid the user experience problem of expired or misleading offers. Distribution is primarily through SEO-optimized organic search, a content-driven blog covering mobile commerce and small-business topics, and active social media engagement on Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram.

The business model is straightforward affiliate commerce: the platform is free to consumers, and Opera Mediaworks earns a commission on transactions attributed to coupon usage at partner retailers. Revenue is therefore entirely on the merchant/publisher side, with no disclosed pricing tier or consumer monetization. The company is headquartered at 1875 South Grant Street, San Mateo, California, with a global-affiliate footprint evidenced by per-merchant subdomains spanning EU brands (e.g., Ripcurl EU, ECD Germany, Air Caraibes). A leadership table references Mahi de Silva as CEO, Nikao Yang as SVP Global Marketing, and Riley Scannell as Director, Account Management, while the firmographic profile lists 501-1000 employees, founded in 2013, and a primary served market of North America.

Two important data caveats apply. First, the firmographic profile and documented acquisitions (AdColony, Mobilike, HUNT Mobile Ads, apprupt, Yvolver, adQuota) all dated 2014-2015, plus a 2015 product launch ('100% Instant-Play Video Exchange'), are consistent with a prior mobile-advertising business identity sharing the Opera Mediaworks name rather than the current coupon-aggregation operation; these are listed as historical context. Second, no AI/ML capabilities, patents, certifications, funding rounds, or financial disclosures were identified for the current entity.

Name

Opera Mediaworks

Legal name

Opera Mediaworks

Website

https://operamediaworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Opera Mediaworks operates a free consumer-facing coupon and discount-code aggregation platform at operamediaworks.com, curating verified promotional codes across thousands of retail brands in categories spanning fashion, electronics, fitness, services, and digital templates, and earning revenue through affiliate commissions on resulting transactions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coupon Code Aggregation

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

News & Content Aggregation Portals (BPAMAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affiliate & Performance Creator Programs (BPAFAHAG)

Keywords

• Coupon code aggregation
• Discount marketplace
• Promo code platform
• Affiliate deal network
• Retail savings portal

Headquarters

HQ city

San Mateo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Affiliate/Referral Commissions: Opera Mediaworks earns revenue through affiliate marketing when users utilize their coupon codes to make purchases at partner brands. The company has partnerships with top brands worldwide, earning commissions on qualifying transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Opera Mediaworks operates a web-based coupon and discount code aggregation platform that scours, verifies, and publishes promotional codes from thousands of retail brands worldwide. The service is provided free to consumers and monetizes exclusively through affiliate commissions earned when users redeem codes and complete qualifying purchases at partner retailers. The platform offers a curated directory of verified deals spanning fashion, electronics, services, fitness, and other retail categories, supported by blog content covering marketing insights and shopping tips.

Product overview

OperaMediaWorks operates as a single, unified coupon aggregation platform. The core offering is a curated database of verified discount codes, coupons, and promotional offers spanning numerous retail categories including fashion, electronics, health, fitness, services, and more. The platform bridges partnerships with top brands worldwide to guarantee broad spectrum choices for online shoppers. The service also includes a blog section providing marketing insights and industry analysis. The company emphasizes rigorous validation of coupon codes and a seamless user experience as key differentiators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OperaMediaWorks Coupon Platform A coupon and discount code aggregation platform that scours, verifies, and updates discount codes from thousands of brands worldwide, providing online shoppers with verified savings opportunities across categories such as fashion, electronics, fitness, services, and themes/templates, plus a blog layer publishing marketing and mobile commerce insights.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Top Brands Worldwide (Unnamed)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOpera Mediaworks has established partnerships with thousands of top retail brands worldwide. These partnerships involve the company aggregating and publishing exclusive coupon codes and promotional offers from these brands, who benefit from increased customer acquisition and sales through the platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Slickdeals: Community-driven deals and coupon aggregation platform with heavy SEO presence. Comparable in monetization model (affiliate links), audience (deal-seeking shoppers), and content-led acquisition strategy.
• RetailMeNot: Largest US-focused coupon and promo code aggregator. Directly comparable to Opera Mediaworks in business model (affiliate commissions on retailer codes), SEO-driven acquisition, and consumer-facing deal browsing experience.
• Rakuten (cashback & promo): Cashback and coupon aggregator with a global merchant affiliate network. Comparable in affiliate revenue model, consumer acquisition via search and content, and global brand partnerships.
• DealNews: Curated deals and coupon content site earning through affiliate links. Directly comparable in editorial/deal curation positioning and affiliate revenue dependency.
• DontPayFull: Long-standing coupon and promo code aggregator with global merchant coverage. Comparable as a direct competitor in the international coupon aggregation niche.
• Coupons.com (Quotient Technology / Neptune Retail Solutions): Heritage digital coupon platform distributing retailer-funded coupons online. Same affiliate/revenue-share backbone as Opera Mediaworks and overlapping merchant relationships.
• Capital One Shopping (formerly Wikibuy): Browser extension and web tool for finding coupon codes and price comparisons. Competes for the same affiliate-driven coupon demand with a more tech-forward delivery mechanism.
• Honey (PayPal): Browser extension that auto-applies coupon codes at checkout. Operates in the same affiliate/coupon value chain as Opera Mediaworks, though delivered via a different mechanism (extension vs. destination site).
• GoodSearch / CouponCabin: Cashback and coupon platform monetizing through affiliate networks. Directly comparable in revenue model and consumer-facing deal aggregation.

Broad incumbents

• Groupon: Large-scale deals and local offers marketplace with global merchant partnerships. Broader portfolio (local experiences, goods) but overlapping affiliate-style economics and consumer deal-seeking audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OMediaworks
• Facebookfacebook.com/operamediaworks
• Instagraminstagram.com/opermedia_works
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3025784

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A6 records

Investments

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