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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
$349.0M
Avg Funding
$14.0M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Advertising

Copenhagen
Townsville
Helsinki
Lexington
Los Angeles
New York

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Cobiro is an Artificial Intelligence for Google Ads and Google Shopping.

Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Townsville, Australia

Lavish Loyalty is an advertising company that offers networking and loyalty platform for small to medium business.

$250K raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

StyleDoubler is a leading influencer marketing technology company.

$1.6M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lexington, United States

Xooker is a mobile-commerce platform that helps local businesses Attract, Acquire, Engage and Reward their customers via mobile devices.

Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Ranked is creating an intelligence layer by connecting brands with consumers of color.

$500K raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Howl is a creative platform that provides commerce and payment tech providing better rates and easy payments for big ideas.

$4.0M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brasil, Brazil

Rentbrella is an umbrella sharing solution that enables urban mobility and delivers high impact brand activations in cities around the world

Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Nashville, United States

SaaS advertising platform providing SMBs the ability to create & manage Targeted TV, Internet and Digital Billboard campaigns.

$1.9M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

OutPoint is a data science platform built to enable effective allocation of paid media budgets through automated media mix modeling (MMM).

$1.2M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Florida, United States

COVR PROMO is a developer of AI-powered promotional platform enabling gamified marketing, customer engagement, and revenue growth.

$1.0M raised
Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

IRIS.TV is a video data platform. We provide video data connectivity to enable better viewing experiences and advertising outcomes.

$249K raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Dimension Studios is an AI-driven social commerce platform that accelerates consumer brands on TikTok Shop and beyond

$1.6M raised
Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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

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

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

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

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

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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
$14.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$349.0M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Advertising

1.Los Angeles
4 companies$27.7M
2.New York
2 companies$4.0M
3.Copenhagen
1 companiesUndisclosed
4.Townsville
1 companies$250K
5.Helsinki
1 companies$1.6M

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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