Advertising Startups

AdGrok offered SEM software that let business owners automate the selection of and bidding on keywords for Google AdWords. The company was acquired by Twitter in 2011.

1 investor

Automate Ads builds software to automate, optimize, and unify digital advertising campaigns. The company operates in the advertising analytics space.

1 investor

Bluma is a platform for creating short-form video content optimized for social media formats like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. It serves creators, agencies, and performance marketing teams seeking to produce ads, UGC-style videos, and social-ready content at scale with fewer tools and faster iteration.

1 investor

CoinTent is a digital wallet and subscription service that lets users buy access to individual pieces of content such as articles, videos, and blog posts through micropayments across websites. It gives publishers an additional revenue channel alongside advertising and subscriptions.

1 investor

Commissary Club operates a digital platform and community for people with criminal records, providing access to employment, housing, and legal resources alongside social connections, with AI agents that handle applications and referrals on behalf of members.

1 investor

Credictive provides metadata tagging systems that attribute ownership and source information to digital content.

1 investor

CustomerOS is a B2B marketing platform powered by AI agents that identifies target prospects, analyzes pipeline data, and optimizes marketing spend to drive revenue. It serves strategic marketers seeking pipeline visibility and data-driven campaign optimization.

1 investor

Demeanor.co was a Los Angeles media and advertising company, now part of thentwrk.com. It operated in the media/advertising space before being acquired.

1 investor

Moots provides software to optimize attendee introductions and networking outcomes at high-value events such as brand activations, retreats, and fundraising gatherings.

1 investor

Gooseworks provides AI-powered growth tools for developers and teams, offering 200+ skills and APIs that integrate with AI agents like Claude Code to automate prospecting, content creation, and ad campaigns. The company also offers Goose Ads, a product for creating and optimizing video and static advertisements using AI templates and an autonomous AI coworker for managing Meta ad campaigns.

1 investor

Grabb-It develops location-based dynamic digital out-of-home (OOH) advertising, delivering ads tied to physical locations. The company operates in the advertising technology space.

1 investor

Knowlify converts documents, blog posts, and ideas into narrated, animated videos for corporate teams. The platform serves compliance training and LMS use cases, offering both self-service video creation and full-service production.

1 investor

LeanMarket identifies high-performing mobile advertising placements and provides detailed reporting so advertisers can assemble optimized campaigns. It operated in the mobile advertising industry.

1 investor

Makrwatch runs YouTube creator sponsorship campaigns to help direct-to-consumer brands acquire new users, positioning itself as an alternative growth channel to Google and Facebook ads. The company works with creators across more than 60 countries to deliver lower cost-per-acquisition customers.

1 investor

Motionlead provides animated and interactive mobile advertising that overlays native and web apps without interrupting user navigation. It serves advertisers and publishers looking to reach mobile audiences.

1 investor

Mth Sense operates a mobile on-device profiling and ad-serving platform that targets ads by demographics and psychographics using an audience library. It aims to address untargeted "blind" mobile advertising.

1 investor

Paneau installs interactive tablets inside Uber and Lyft vehicles so businesses can advertise to riders, who can make purchases or re-route the car through the screen. The company operates in rideshare advertising and is based in San Francisco.

1 investor

Perfect Audience offers a self-service display advertising and retargeting platform that helps businesses re-engage lost customers and drive additional sales. It targets SaaS and online retail companies.

1 investor

Polished is an AI agent that generates finished advertisements (video and static) from user prompts or existing ads in minutes, then iterates on them conversationally. It serves ad creators and marketers across all platforms (Meta, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn) with built-in generation, remixing, voiceover, and music composition.

1 investor

Stewdio is a collaborative platform that aggregates image and video generation AI models for creative professionals, serving music video directors, advertising agencies, and architects.

1 investor

TapEngage built touch-friendly marketing and advertising technology. The company was acquired by Dropbox.

1 investor

Tell If AI builds autonomous content systems for brands, leveraging deep learning and multimodal AI technologies.

1 investor

Vapor builds server-side software using Swift.

1 investor

Supafax is an AI email assistant that learns a user's writing tone to compose replies, prioritizes inboxes, schedules meetings, and automates routine email tasks through natural language commands. It serves professionals and organizations relying on email for business operations.

1 investor