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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
$3.6B
Avg Funding
$143.9M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Cities for Advertising

Brasil
Sydney
Vila Velha
San Francisco
São Paulo
Oakland

Recently Funded Companies

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Brasil, Brazil

Chiligum Creatives automates the production of afinal arts, to make the advertising production processes more agile and efficient.

Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Skoutli is a digital platform that offers location and vehicle rental services for photo shoots, video shoots, and advertisements.

Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vila Velha, Brazil

Growth Venture is a financial firm that offers investments to new and existing enterprises and also provides venture capital to startups.

$946K raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Frameplay is truly the in-game advertising leader, enabling intrinsic advertising within video game environments.

Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Spaceback is a creative technology automation platform designed for the programmatic era specializing in social display ads.

$1.6M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

DR.CASH is a platform that connects manufacturers and digital marketers in the human beauty and health industry through affiliate marketing.

$10.5M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oakland, United States

Lumanu enables seamless, tax-compliant global payments with faster execution and improved financial visibility.

Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

LightBox is a management solution company for providers and marketers in the television advertising landscape.

$1.2M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Lausanne, Switzerland

Kido Dynamics uses AI and Big Data to analyze human mobility for smart cities, transport, and business insights.

$2.1M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bloomington, United States

Wisdom Gaming Group is creative and consulting agency with a focus on digital marketing and esports activations.

$14.2M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Köseköy, Turkey

Bloom studies the fields of automotive, health, technology, rocket, energy, social, and carbon technology.

$1.5M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vilnius, Lithuania

A new payments & loyalty marketplace

$284K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Flowbox is an award-winning SaaS company offering a User-Generated Content platform (UGC platform) to help brands leverage social content.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Nashville, United States

VideoBomb’s webAR platform enables businesses to create augmented reality experiences to better engage and inform their customers.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Santiago, Chile

Iwana Cash is a cashback site that gives users their money back for their daily purchases in affiliated brands.

$800K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Web and mobile app platform to connect people with different service providers like Aircon Servicing, Personal Trainer, Handyman etc.

$550K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Primeiro Market Network gratuito para construção de projetos com creators digitais.

$500K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Roswell, United States

AdKaddy is a mobile application that automatically organises brand emails.

$1.3M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vanves, France

Adagio (ex-Onfocus) develops technologies to help premium publishers face the adblocking and ad viewability challenges.

$3.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Copenhagen, Denmark

Woomio enables brands, agencies, retailers, and online influencers to find each other and measure on their collaborations.

$5.2M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

Outdoor media for digital marketers big and small.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Shoplinks provides offline CPG retailers technology platforms to enable brands to distribute and personalize coupons to shoppers.

Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Formed in 2018, Direct Digital Holdings provides both a demand-side ad platform (DSP) and a supply-side ad platform (SSP).

$3.0M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers.

$3.5B raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Durham, United States

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$1.2M raised
Nov 2024

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
$143.9M
Total Funding Tracked
$3.6B
Countries Represented
12

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Advertising

1.San Francisco
2 companies$1.6M
2.São Paulo
2 companies$11.0M
3.Singapore
2 companies$550K
4.Brasil
1 companiesUndisclosed
5.Sydney
1 companiesUndisclosed

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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