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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
$168.1M
Avg Funding
$6.7M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Advertising

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Singapore
Seattle
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco

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Gent, Belgium

StoryChief is an intelligent content marketing platform that helps teams plan, create, distribute, and track performance.

$3.5M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

AnyMind Group is a commerce enablement company with software for brand building, manufacturing and e-commerce, to marketing and logistics

$28.9M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Seattle, United States

Guide Resource Services is an advertising agency that specializes in sales strategy by coaching teams.

$1.1M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

SHÙ is a vertical video studio and creative platform pioneering new cinematic languages for the mobile-first generation.

$500K raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

The Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute was created to unite and advance Black-owned media businesses.

$750K raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Singular, a marketing intelligence platform, unifies marketing analytics, giving marketers actionable insights from previously siloed data

Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

LinkBy makes your brand famous with cost-per-click press releases sent to the publishing brands.

$15.0M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Coral Gables, United States

WeGrow provides mobile growth at scale for brands around the world.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Orlando, United States

Disrupting advertising effectiveness and activation.

$50.0M raised
Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Trend is a marketing platform that connects content creators brands to create exclusive content.

$3.0M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boca Raton, United States

Instreamatic’s AI turns video & audio ads into hundreds of hyper-personalized versions in minutes—boosting ROAS while cutting costs & time

Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

BlendAI is Creating and managing online advertisements.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Mobees offers a digital out-of-home advertising platform for smart, connected screens on taxis and app-based cars.

$1.1M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

emberos is the Operating System for AI Brand Management, helping companies detect, fix, and prove lift.

$5.5M raised
Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Melbourne, Australia

The leading high-performance retail media platform empowering better business.

$10.4M raised
Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Manchester, United Kingdom

Lunio surgically removes IVT, bots, and invalid users from all the paid acquisition efforts.

Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Quantum OOH transforms parked vehicles in high-traffic intersections into mobile advertising platforms.

$600K raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

RECRD enables creators and users to transform their content into NFTs.

$4.0M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Promoted unifies organic search, promotions, and ads in one optimized system for marketplaces.

$6.0M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Redwood City, United States

FamePick offers a platform to connect celebrities with brands for digital endorsements.

$2.0M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cologne, Germany

_blaenk is a retail company that offers lifestyle products with personalization and optimization with its own retail process.

$560K raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

ARHT Media is a technology company that develops interactive human holograms.

$726K raised
Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

SaaS, Immersive Ecosystem, Focus Frequency Index (FFI)

$4.7M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Caulfield Junction, Australia

Speedlancer is a freelance platform that enables users to sell or purchase professionals skills in content creation, marketing, and design.

$1.9M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

CreativeX is a developer of a smarter visual communication platform.

$25.0M raised
Jun 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 1,071 advertising companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$6.7M
Total Funding Tracked
$168.1M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Advertising

1.Los Angeles
3 companies$6.6M
2.New York
2 companies$25.8M
3.San Francisco
2 companies$6.0M
4.Sydney
2 companies$16.5M
5.Austin
2 companies$7.7M

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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