Former Googler's adtech startup Moloco raises $150M at a $1.5B valuation

Moloco Inc., an advertising and marketing startup led by a former Googler, boosted its valuation to $1.5 billion after raising $150 million in its second funding round this year. The eight-year-old Redwood City business first became a unicorn in April after raising a $20 million growth round led by South Korea-based investors Shinhan Financial Group and Smilegate Investment. The new round was led by New York-based Tiger Global Management. Moloco has developed a machine learning software platform…