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Advertising Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the advertising sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,044 recently funded advertising companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,044
Total Funding
$481.9M
Avg Funding
$19.3M
Global Reach
7
countries

Top Cities for Advertising

Sisli
Paris
Ponte Vedra Beach
Boston
San Francisco
London

Recently Funded Companies

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Sisli, Turkey

Fomo Games is a mobile game developer of puzzle games for players and users.

$5.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Welcome to the Jungle is a multichannel media and job board company that aims to inspire individuals to thrive in their professional lives.

$54.6M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Ponte Vedra Beach, United States

Cloud Media Center is a developer of a media distribution platform that connects advertisers with content providers and publishers.

$1.3M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

Jebbit is a mobile interactive content that captures attention & drives conversions. Without a line of code.

$70.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Aditto enables scalable AI-driven ad and landing page creation, allowing daily launches to capture growth opportunities instantly.

$500K raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Minute Media is a global technology and content company specializing in sports and culture.

$100.0M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Ottawa, Canada

Trellis provides software for e-commerce vendors to increase their sales and growth of business with an ad optimization platform.

$1.5M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Claybird offers an AI video ad creation agent that plans, generates, edits, and publishes ad videos from concept to release.

$500K raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Unacast built the Real World Graph® and is the leading transparent and contextualized location data platform

$28.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Irvine, United States

Orbee provides digital marketing analytics, data, and automation solutions to the automotive industry.

Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

BIG HAPPY specializes in the fields of marketing and advertising.

$2.5M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Marina Del Rey, United States

myAux! is the social networking platform designed for entertainers to perform and make connections.

$1.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Washington, United States

Twity is a web3.0 advertising and marketing service agency.

$5.0M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

NOBAL creates innovative and intuitive digital interfaces to enhance customer experience.

$90K raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Tiv offers a loyalty platform that allows gamers to earn rewards for playing games and enables game developers to change gamer behavior.

$875K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

A sponsorship marketplace that allows brands to activate across hundreds of gaming communities and events easily.

$500K raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Melbourne, Australia

Nuren Group is a technology company that empower women in parenting, education & maternity wellness

Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Fort Lauderdale, United States

Foundational Model (DID) LLM, Agentic Logo System, Human Energy Grid, Blockchain, NFT Custom Logo and Facial Recognition

Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Red Deer, Canada

Blockchain Based Web3 Service Agency

$1.0M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

VARIETY PUBLISHING connects artists, brands, fashion, and Magazines to offer a variety of ways to reach audiences with multiple issues.

$1.9M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Nextech AR Solutions is a publicly traded Metaverse company, specializing in augmented reality solutions, spatial mapping and 3D models.

$322K raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

Terminus is a marketing platform used to target companies, engage decision-makers on their terms, and accelerate pipeline velocity.

$22.3M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

AdTheorent’s is a machine learning technology powers predictive targeting, predictive creative, and self-learning insights.

$121.5M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

South San Francisco, United States

Playad.ai develops an AI-native marketing platform for multi-agent ad workflows and interactive ad creatives.

$5.4M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Titan OS develops a TV operating system for easier content discovery and offers TV advertising through Titan Ads.

$58.1M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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 1,044 advertising companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$19.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$481.9M
Countries Represented
7

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Advertising

1.New York
3 companies$152.0M
2.San Francisco
2 companies$1.0M
3.London
2 companies$101.9M
4.Sisli
1 companies$5.0M
5.Paris
1 companies$54.6M

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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