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Ad Lightning
Seattle, US · Founded 2016 · Delaware corporation · 16 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Boltive provides an independent governance engine that evaluates autonomous agents, creatives, and inventory in advertising transactions to ensure compliance with defined business, security, and quality rules. It enables publishers, platforms, agencies, and brands to govern agentic advertising workflows at machine speed without replacing the autonomous systems themselves.
Founders & leadership
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Pamela SleaChief Executive OfficerPamela Slea is Chief Executive Officer of Ad Lightning, a governance platform for autonomous agents and inventory in advertising workflows.
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Christine DesrosiersChief Product OfficerChristine Desrosiers has spent over 20 years in ad technology, developing technical and operational solutions for ad operations, programmatic operations, and customer success functions. She specializes in the intersection of ad tech and privacy regulation, holds multiple privacy certifications (CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP), and serves as a founding member of the Brand Safety Institute Board of Advisors.
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Catherine MietekChief Marketing OfficerCatherine Mietek is Chief Marketing Officer at Boltive, where she leads go-to-market strategy and product positioning. She brings over two decades of B2B SaaS marketing experience in adtech and martech, with background in product lifecycle marketing, complex product launches, and pricing strategy.
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KC ReaneyChief Technology OfficerHe previously served as technical co-founder at HUMAN, where he led engineering for platforms processing 1.5 trillion daily interactions and worked on Ad Click Defense.
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MICHAEL GALGONNamed on SEC filing
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SCOTT MOORENamed on SEC filing
Board
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KEVIN COTLOVEBoard director
Investors · 2
R/GA Ventureslisted by R/GA VenturesBrooklyn
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Pioneer Square LabsreportedSeattle
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$11.9M disclosed across 6 rounds · 2016–2022
▶$7.5MraisedSep 2022 · 30 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$7.5MraisedSep 2022 · 30 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Scott MooreDirector
- Kevin CotloveDirector
- Daniel FrechtlingExecutive Officer
- Michael GalgonDirector
- Offering amount
- $10.5M
- Amount sold
- $7.5M
- First sale
- Sep 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$344.7KraisedFeb 2021 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$344.7KraisedFeb 2021 · 5 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Michael GalgonDirector
- Scott MooreExecutive Officer, Director
- Kevin CotloveDirector
- Offering amount
- $1.5M
- Amount sold
- $344.7K
- First sale
- Feb 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$550KraisedJan 2019 · 7 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$550KraisedJan 2019 · 7 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- KEVIN COTLOVEDirector
- SCOTT MOOREExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- MICHAEL GALGONExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $1.5M
- Amount sold
- $550K
- First sale
- Jan 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.6MraisedApr 2018 · 17 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$1.6MraisedApr 2018 · 17 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- SCOTT MOOREExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- KEVIN COTLOVEDirector
- MICHAEL GALGONExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2M
- Amount sold
- $1.6M
- First sale
- Mar 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$355KraisedJul 2017 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$355KraisedJul 2017 · 6 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- MICHAEL GALGONExecutive Officer, Director
- SCOTT MOOREExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- KEVIN COTLOVEDirector
- Offering amount
- $1M
- Amount sold
- $355K
- First sale
- Jun 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.6MraisedNov 2016 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$1.6MraisedNov 2016 · 13 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- MICHAEL GALGONExecutive Officer, Director
- KEVIN COTLOVEDirector
- SCOTT MOOREExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $2.1M
- Amount sold
- $1.6M
- First sale
- Oct 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Ad Lightning do?
- Boltive provides an independent governance engine that evaluates autonomous agents, creatives, and inventory in advertising transactions to ensure compliance with defined business, security, and quality rules. It enables publishers, platforms, agencies, and brands to govern agentic advertising workflows at machine speed without replacing the autonomous systems themselves.
- Who are Ad Lightning's investors?
- Ad Lightning's investors include R/GA Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs.
- How much funding has Ad Lightning raised?
- Ad Lightning has disclosed $11.9M raised across 6 rounds.
- Where is Ad Lightning headquartered?
- Ad Lightning is headquartered in Seattle, US.