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Advertising Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the advertising sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,071 recently funded advertising companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,071
Total Funding
$460.1M
Avg Funding
$18.4M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Advertising

Singapore
Madrid
João Pessoa
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Bristol

Recently Funded Companies

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Singapore, Singapore

INKR is a digital comics platform that crosses cultural and language divides, enabling creators to reach global audiences.

$3.1M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

Seedtag is a global AdTech company specializing in AI-powered neuro-contextual advertising solutions.

$255.1M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

João Pessoa, Brazil

We help small businesses in Brazil to sell online in an uncomplicated way.

$381K raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

dFm is a creative and communications company.

$20.9M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Firefly is a mobility based advertising and data platform that allows rideshare drivers to make money through digital advertising.

Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bristol, United Kingdom

BASE Adventure Media is an adventure media studio and publisher that produce adventure content for brands and broadcasters.

$385K raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Nyack, United States

AI-powered Ad Audit that actively protects your ad spend before it’s wasted.

$7.3M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Adway is the only mobility based advertising and data platform that uses projection to turn any car-body into a media display.

$6.0M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

MotiveMetrics gives advertisers AI capable of understanding and influencing the machine intelligence shaping modern customer acquisition

$12.4M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Reston, United States

Buffalo Groupe create a marketing platform designed through the lens of golf.

$825K raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Huntington, United States

Veylan is an AI powered platform for the advertising industry that offers brand intelligence and data unification services.

$5.5M raised
Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sollentuna, Sweden

DanAds provides self-service advertising infrastructure, enabling media owners and publishers to automate ad sales and operations.

$24.8M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Velocity builds ad infra to monetize AI chat using real-time intent.

Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Petra Labs provides software and services to help enterprises win AI search.

$5.2M raised
Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Lolly.com is an advertising company that offers a platform for creator marketing, matching brands with creators to drive performance.

$300K raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Perch is a digital shopper marketing platform.

Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lehi, United States

Roster is a brand engagement platform that drives sales and awareness through word-of-mouth marketing.

$6.0M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Offenburg, Germany

Conversion Maker is a Marketing and Advertising company.

$4.1M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Narcity Media Group is one of the leading digital media publishers for millennials and Gen Z in North America.

$310K raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Manhattan, United States

Point-of-Sales (POS) for live events and venues

Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Colchester, United Kingdom

Wyspr is a London-based AdTech startup specialising in influencer marketing.

$60K raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

S4Capital is a digital advertising and marketing services company.

$96.3M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cary, United States

Keen Decision Systems is a developer of a Software-as-a-Service to help marketers make data-driven decisions.

$11.0M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lewes, United States

AI platform to automate your creative tagging, analytics, strategy and ad generation.

Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Istanbul, Turkey

Edvido is a brand development and digitalization platform in which companies meet corporate agencies and firms for advertising purposes.

$100K raised
Jul 2024

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 1,071 advertising companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$18.4M
Total Funding Tracked
$460.1M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Advertising

1.Los Angeles
3 companies$27.2M
2.New York
3 companies$5.2M
3.Singapore
1 companies$3.1M
4.Madrid
1 companies$255.1M
5.João Pessoa
1 companies$381K

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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