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Insense

Palo Alto, US · Founded 2014 · Delaware corporation · 157 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors

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Insense is a platform for creating and scaling user-generated content (UGC) and influencer marketing campaigns, offering a self-service creator marketplace and managed services for end-to-end campaign management. It serves DTC brands, mobile apps, and advertising agencies, with features including creator sourcing, automated contracts, payments, content licensing, and integrations for TikTok, Meta, and Shopify.

Also known as Insense

Founders & leadership

NT
Noureddine TayebiNamed on SEC filing

Board

AK
Andrew KauBoard director
HW
Hing WongBoard director

Investors · 5

Also in the syndicate · 2

AvanTech VenturesMetropolis Ventures

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$2.3M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2016–2022

$2.3MraisedDec 2016 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Andrew KauDirector
  • Noureddine TayebiExecutive Officer, Director
  • Hing WongDirector
Offering amount
$3M
Amount sold
$2.3M
First sale
Nov 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2014
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Insense operates an influencer and user-generated content (UGC) marketing platform that lets brands source creators, brief them, license the resulting content, and distribute it across organic and paid social channels. The platform combines a vetted creator marketplace of more than 100,000 creators across 35+ countries with an influencer outreach tool that draws on a database of over 7 million Meta and TikTok influencers and uses AI-assisted, personalized outreach workflows.

Campaign types supported include UGC production (edited and raw footage), product seeding, organic influencer posts, Meta Partnership Ads (formerly whitelisting), TikTok Spark Ads, and affiliate and TikTok Shop programs. Operational tooling covers creative brief templates, automated legal agreements, automated creator payments, a Payments & Copyrights workflow that records perpetual content usage rights on approval, performance tracking, and a Shopify integration for bulk shipping details in product-seeding campaigns. The company states that brands typically receive creator applications within 48 hours and first content assets within 14 days, and that automation can save more than 40 hours per month.

Business model

Insense is offered in two delivery modes: a self-service SaaS-enabled creator marketplace where brand teams run campaigns themselves with a free trial available, and managed services in which the Insense team handles end-to-end campaign management from strategy and creative concepts through execution and optimization. Managed services are sold as customizable packages scoped through a consultation call, and brands can combine both models.

Traction

The website cites more than 3,500 DTC brands, mobile apps, and advertising agencies as customers, a marketplace of over 100,000 creators in 35+ countries, a database of over 7 million Meta and TikTok influencers, and an influencer activation rate above 20% in product-seeding campaigns. A customer testimonial references a relationship of more than five years.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Presents itself as an influencer marketing and creator-ads platform serving performance-oriented consumer brands and agencies, offering both software and managed campaign execution.

Positioning emphasizes vetted, responsive creators who complete an onboarding and education program and actively use the company's mobile app, fast turnaround (applications within 48 hours, content within 14 days), lifetime content usage rights, and a single workflow spanning UGC, influencer, affiliate, TikTok Shop, TikTok Spark Ads, and Meta Partnership Ads campaigns.

Technology

The platform provides marketplace filters for creator matching, AI-powered personalized influencer outreach, brief templates, automated contracts and payments, a Payments & Copyrights rights-recording workflow, performance tracking, one-click requests for Meta Partnership Ads account-level access, delivery of TikTok Spark Ads codes, and a Shopify integration. Creators are onboarded through an education program and use an Insense mobile app.

Go-to-market

Inbound acquisition through the company website, with self-service free trial sign-up, product demo bookings, and free strategy calls for managed services prospects.

Direct-to-consumer brands, mobile app publishers, and advertising agencies; the company states it is used by more than 3,500 such customers.

Geography

Creator network spans 35+ countries, with the site highlighting Canada, the UK, the USA, Australia, Germany, Spain, and Italy.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Brands using the platformJan 20253,500 brands
Countries covered by creator networkJan 202535
Creators in marketplaceJan 2025100,000 creators
Influencers in outreach databaseJan 20257,000,000 influencers

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 10

by search overlap
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Stack Influence832 shared keywordsStack Influence operates a micro influencer marketing platform that matches brands with creators using psychographic, demographic, and geographic data, handling product shipping, creative briefs, and campaign management. It generates user-generated content and testimonials for brands, provides full UGC rights and real-time analytics, and converts top creators into ambassador or affiliate programs.
Statusphere672 shared keywordsStatus (formerly Statusphere) operates a platform that automates influencer marketing campaign management for brands while connecting creators with brand partnership opportunities. The platform handles campaign workflows, fulfillment, reporting, and content rights for influencer marketing at scale.
Later666 shared keywordsLater is a platform for influencer marketing, social media management, and creator commerce that helps brands plan content, run campaigns, and track performance alongside creators.
Influencity651 shared keywordsInfluencity provides an all-in-one influencer marketing platform that enables brands and agencies to manage campaigns through data-driven insights, including tools for influencer discovery, campaign management, and social media inbox functionality. The platform serves brands and agencies globally seeking to streamline influencer marketing operations.
Modash609 shared keywordsModash provides a platform for influencer marketing teams to automatically track creator content and campaign performance across social media, with integrated Shopify sales attribution to measure ROI without manual data collection.
Upfluence548 shared keywordsUpfluence provides a platform for influencer marketing that helps brands connect with content creators and manage campaigns. The platform serves brands and marketing teams across multiple geographies.
Influee495 shared keywordsInfluee is a platform that helps brands run TikTok Spark Ads by connecting them with creators who produce authentic, user-generated content for paid campaigns. The platform manages creator recruitment, content curation, performance tracking, and payment processing to optimize conversion-focused advertising on TikTok.
Popular Pays450 shared keywordsPopular Pays is an influencer marketing and creator management platform that connects brands with creators for campaign development and execution. The company serves brands seeking to collaborate with content creators aligned with their values.

Companies competing with Insense for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
InsenseDelaware

In the news

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Insense do?
Insense is a creator marketing platform connecting brands with vetted UGC creators and influencers for paid and organic social campaigns.
Who are Insense's investors?
Insense's investors include Flyer One Ventures, Geek Ventures, Trestle Partners.
How much funding has Insense raised?
Insense has disclosed $2.3M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Insense headquartered?
Insense is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.