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Advertising Startups

Updated October 2026

Companies in the advertising sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,080 recently funded advertising companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,080
Total Funding
$199.6M
Avg Funding
$8.0M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Advertising

Dublin
New York
Tokyo
Shibuya
San Francisco
Boulder

Recently Funded Companies

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Dublin, Ireland

Contenseo is a copyright exchange that allows copyright holders and individuals looking to reuse their work.

$430K raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Smartfluence is a platform that algorithmically connects brands and advertisers with social media influencers by using machine learning.

$2.1M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

MyDearest specializes in VR game development and publishing, alongside rights management and merchandising for immersive experiences.

$1.2M raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Simon AI provides an AI-driven CDP that activates live customer and contextual data for 1:1 marketing and journey orchestration.

$54.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Inplace is an influencer marketing platform for offline businesses.

$700K raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Hindsight provides a cookie-less monetization platform for advertisers and publishers.

$75K raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Shibuya, Japan

Media Aid is an advertising agency that provides recruitment, marketing, web creation, and SNS management services

$6.8M raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Gravity is an AI ad platform enabling AI apps to monetize conversations with contextual ads, targeting users through conversational intent.

$30.5M raised
Aug 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Shibuya, Japan

ADVATEC develops voice AI medical chart services and AI-driven influencer marketing and digital consulting solutions.

$1.0M raised
Aug 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Oohmatch is an advertising company that specializes in marketing products and businesses through outdoor promotions and publicity.

$813K raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boulder, United States

Outside Interactive, Inc. creates outdoor content, services, events, and experiences.

$50.0M raised
Aug 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Moscow, Russian Federation

Gooroo is an innovative Telegram advertising platform.

$440K raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Digital platform for local business to manage their customer lifecycles.

$6.1M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Playrcart is a real-time technology and data platform that makes all marketing touchpoints transactional.

$1.4M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Ryff is the inventor of the visual AI called Scene Intelligence invented by its Founder, Roy Taylor

$11.7M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Madison, United States

Rentable offers a web-based platform that specializes in online apartment search.

$22.5M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chattanooga, United States

AudiencePoint send time optimizes and delivers marketing campaigns across email, social networks

Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Richmond, United States

OccasionGenius is an event discovery technology company provides services to large companies to capture the experiential consumer.

$75K raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Oslo, Norway

Cavai is a conversational advertising platform.

Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

StoreLab is a mobile tech company that develops mobile applications for brands advertising and marketing.

$580K raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Nozzle.ai is an eCommerce and advertising optimization platform for Amazon.

$2.1M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

One tool that empowers local businesses to master their online marketing.

Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Munich, Germany

Fraud0 is a software that renders uncontaminated analytics, automated non-human traffic, fraud and advertising detection solutions.

$6.6M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Admio integrates with any form of marketing to make it shoppable.

Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vilnius, Lithuania

Boomio is on a mission to revolutionize the customer loyalty sector, which is now plagued by out-of-date or inaccessible loyalty programs.

$551K raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Advertising Startup Ecosystem

The advertising sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Advertising

Advertising companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The advertising sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Advertising Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,080 advertising companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$8.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$199.6M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Advertising

1.New York
4 companies$56.9M
2.London
3 companies$4.0M
3.Tokyo
2 companies$2.0M
4.Shibuya
2 companies$7.8M
5.Berlin
2 companies$6.1M

Related Industries

Companies in the advertising sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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