Sovren Technologies, answered.
Who owns Parler, who runs the company, what it makes and what creators keep.
The company
Who owns Parler?
Parler is owned and operated by Sovren Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation headquartered in Plano, Texas. The company acquired Parler in December 2023 and launched as Sovren Technologies, Inc. in March 2026, renamed from Parler Technologies, Inc. Yasser Elgebaly is CEO.
What is Sovren Technologies?
Sovren Technologies, Inc. is a vertically integrated digital infrastructure company building an independent technology ecosystem. It owns and operates nine products: Parler, Blu, Play, Studio, Shop, Pay, Triton, Edgecast, Sovren Network, plus The Core, its AI data lake.
Is Sovren Technologies the same company as Parler Technologies?
Yes. Parler Technologies, Inc. was renamed Sovren Technologies, Inc. in March 2026. It is the same company under a new name. Before that, the group operated as Parler Cloud Technologies.
Is Sovren Technologies a real company?
Yes. Sovren Technologies, Inc. is a Nevada corporation headquartered at 5700 Tennyson Parkway, Plano, TX 75024. Its leadership team is named on this site, its products, including Parler and Pay by Sovren, are live in the App Store and Google Play, and it publishes a transparency report.
Who runs Sovren Technologies?
Yasser Elgebaly is CEO of Sovren Technologies. The full leadership team, with titles and backgrounds, is on the team page.
Where is Sovren Technologies based?
Sovren Technologies, Inc. is headquartered at 5700 Tennyson Parkway, Plano, TX 75024, United States.
Products
What products does Sovren make?
Nine products: Parler (social), Blu (microblogging), Play (video), Studio (cross-posting and scheduling), Shop (storefronts), Pay (wallet), Triton Cloud (cloud), Edgecast (CDN) and Sovren Network (settlement). The Core, Sovren's AI data lake, connects them.
What happened to PlayTV, Kyvo and Cartix?
They were renamed. PlayTV, later Parler Play, is now Play by Sovren. Kyvo, later Parler Pay, is now Pay by Sovren. Cartix, later Parler Shop, is now Shop by Sovren.
Who owns Edgecast now?
Sovren Technologies, Inc. acquired the Edgecast CDN in March 2025 from the Edgio bankruptcy estate. Edgecast now runs as Sovren's global CDN, with video delivery and DDoS protection.
What happened to Joyent's Triton cloud?
Sovren acquired Triton Cloud, the cloud platform originally built at Joyent, in May 2024. Sovren's own apps run on it, and it is sold to other companies at tritoncloud.io.
Do I need crypto to use Sovren products?
No. You can use Parler, Play and Studio without holding any crypto. Pay by Sovren handles both fiat and crypto, so crypto is an option, not a requirement.
Creators and payments
How much do creators keep on Sovren?
Creators keep 80% of digital sales, 90% of physical sales and 50% of the ad revenue on their content.
Is Pay by Sovren custodial?
No. Pay by Sovren is a non-custodial wallet: you hold your own keys.
SOVR token
Which SOVR token is the official one?
The SOVR token is native to Sovren Network. A token named "SOVREN" on the Base network, listed on Coinbase, is not affiliated with Sovren Technologies, Inc. The venues and the block explorer for the official token are listed on the Get SOVR page.
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Sovren and Parler today
Parler is owned and operated by Sovren Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation headquartered in Plano, Texas. The company acquired Parler in December 2023 and launched as Sovren Technologies, Inc. in March 2026, renamed from Parler Technologies, Inc. Yasser Elgebaly is CEO.
- Legal name
- Sovren Technologies, Inc.
- Formerly
- Parler Technologies, Inc.; Parler Cloud Technologies
- Owns and operates
- Parler, Blu, Play, Studio, Shop, Pay, Triton, Edgecast, Sovren Network, plus The Core, the company's AI data lake
- CEO
- Yasser Elgebaly. Meet the leadership team
- Headquarters
- 5700 Tennyson Parkway, Plano, TX 75024
- Product names
- Play by Sovren (formerly PlayTV and Parler Play); Pay by Sovren (formerly Kyvo and Parler Pay); Shop by Sovren (formerly Cartix and Parler Shop)
How the company got here
- December 2023
Acquired Parler and rebuilt it on the company's own private cloud.
- January 2024
Formed Parler Cloud Technologies to bring every company under one umbrella.
- May 2024
Acquired Triton Cloud, the cloud platform originally built at Joyent.
- March 2025
Acquired the Edgecast CDN from the Edgio bankruptcy estate.
- March 2026
Launched as Sovren Technologies, renamed from Parler Technologies, Inc.