# Adthena funding: rounds and investors

> Adthena has raised $110M across 5 rounds since 2015. Investors include CIBC, Updata Partners and Espresso Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/adthena (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Adthena*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Advertising & Adtech Big Data & Analytics Martech

Raised 3 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$110M** raised across 5 rounds since 2015, from 5 sources

**$1.5M** Seed **$14M** Series A **$14M** Debt **$604K** Round **$80M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $80M Jul 2026
- **Step-up i:** 133×
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

**$1.5M** Seed

**$14M** Series A

**$14M** Debt

**$604K** Round

**$80M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $1.5M
- **Biggest round:** $80M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.3 years

## The rounds

- **Jul 2026** Round **$80M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **May 2025** Round **$604K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Feb 2022** Debt **$14M** *2 new* [CIBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cibc) [Espresso Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/espresso-capital) Source recorded
- **Mar 2019** Series A **$14M** *1 new* [Updata Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/updata-partners) Reported by FinSMEs
- **Apr 2015** Seed **$1.5M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## Funding filed with regulators

Adthena filed 4 raises, $1.3B in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Jul 2026 **$80M** UK share allotment
- May 2025 **$604K** UK share allotment
- Jul 2024 **$1.2B** UK share allotment
- May 2023 **Amount not stated** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Adthena's own website: 21 on the team.

- **Phillip Thune** CEO
- **Ashley Fletcher** Chief Marketing Officer & VP of People
- **Ben Peck** Chief Customer Officer
- **Paul Felby** Chief Product and Technology Officer
- **Will Richards** Chief Financial Officer
- **Dori Dolan** VP Account Management
- **Josh Mizrahi** Global Head of Talent Acquisition
- **Josh Pickering** VP Sales
- **Luke Stowe** Global Head of People
- **Michal Gondar** Head of Engineering
- **Stefan Potgieter** Global VP of Customer
- **Anna Dutton** Director, Account Management (EMEA)
- **Carmen Wong** Customer Success Director, APAC
- **Charlotte Langston** Director of Growth Marketing
- **Joshua Baines** Director, CS (US)
- **Kat Pouwer** Senior Director, Agency UK
- **Mery Hayles** Senior Product Marketing Manager
- **Shaohong Bai** Director of Data Science and Analytics

And 3 more on the team.

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Seed** 2015 **Series A** 2019 **Debt** 2022 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2026 [CIBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cibc) [Updata Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/updata-partners) [Espresso Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/espresso-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[CIBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cibc) VC firm **1** round

[Updata Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/updata-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Espresso Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/espresso-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Adthena

### Who invested in Adthena?

Adthena's investors include CIBC, Updata Partners and Espresso Capital.

### How much has Adthena raised?

Adthena has raised $110M across 5 rounds since 2015.

### When did Adthena last raise?

Adthena's most recent round, $80M, was in Jul 2026.

### What was Adthena's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $80M in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Adthena first?

Adthena's first round on record, in Mar 2019, was backed by Updata Partners.

### What stage is Adthena at?

Adthena's latest named round is a Debt, in Feb 2022.

### Where is Adthena based?

Adthena is based in the United Kingdom.

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