Automate Ads (formerly Kuhcoon) was an American advertising technology company that offered products for running and creating advertising campaigns on Google and Facebook.^[1][2] The company was founded in 2011 and was acquired by AdHawk in October 2017.

Kuhcoon was co-founded in 2011 by Andrew Torba and Charles Szymanski, who were college roommates at the time, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.^[3][4][5] In October 2011, Torba became CEO of the company.^[6]

In late 2014, Y Combinator invested in Kuhcoon.^[4] In February 2015, the company claimed it was working with over 6,000 advertisers in over 90 different countries,^[7] said they would soon launch on Google Adwords, and were also planning on launching on Twitter and Pinterest.^[7] Kuhcoon also claimed their focus was on serving small and medium-sized advertising businesses rather than serving big businesses.^[7] On June 25, 2015, the company renamed itself to Automate Ads.^[8] In August 2016, Torba stepped down as CEO of the company.^[6] That same month, Torba co-founded Gab, an alt-tech social networking service known for its far-right user base, with Ekrem Büyükkaya.^[9]

On October 18, 2017, AdHawk announced that they had acquired Automate Ads for an undisclosed amount.^[1][3] According to a press release from AdHawk, no employees from Automate Ads would join AdHawk in the acquisition, but the "underlying technology" from Automate Ads would still be acquired.^[1][3] AdHawk also agreed to consult CTO Szymanski to help integrate Automate Ads' technology into AdHawk's advertising platform.^[1][3] AdHawk was planning on fully integrating their platform with Automate Ads' platform in the first quarter of 2018.^[1][3] According to The New Republic, prior to the acquisition, Automate Ads "nearly shut down".^[10] As of August 2021, AdHawk is part of a network of websites on a "mission to transform the way flooring is bought and sold."^[10]