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Techstars' Advertising & Adtech portfolio
Techstars has backed 43 Advertising & Adtech startups in rounds we track, $609M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Cortex.
Funding by segment
- Pre-seed and seed$42M23
- Stage not reported$169M11
- Series A$81M5
- Series B$20M2
- Series C and later$296M2
Where they are based
- United States35$519M
- United Kingdom4$81M
- Spain2$995K
- France1$7.5M
United States
United Kingdom
Spain
FranceFounded
6 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M15
- $1M to $10M16
- $10M to $50M8
- $50M to $250M4
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
35 of 43 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States35
- United Kingdom4
- Spain2
- France1
Startups by country, 4 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Pre-seed and seed
23 startups · $42M raised
- AAdsGencyUnited States$12M
VeesualAugmented Shopping Experiences for fashion.France$7.5M
BlindspotBlindspot is an intelligent sales routes platform located in Kontich, Belgium.United States$3.5M- HHurdlHurdl's patented data-driven experiential (DDX) marketing system converts live event audiences into a direct to consumer SMS channel.United States$3.0M
TrendTrend is a marketing platform that connects content creators brands to create exclusive content.United States$3.0M- ALAra LabsUnited States$2.0M
StreetMetricsAt StreetMetrics, we are a Geospatial data platform providing analytics and insights for the out-of-home advertising industry.United States$2.0M
Visual FeederVisual Feeder is a media technology and digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising company based in Chicago, Illinois.United States$1.9M
Stage not reported
11 startups · $169M raised
BluecoreBluecore’s retail shopper identification and customer movement technology quickly generates incremental revenue for enterprise braUnited States$88M
SproutSprout makes wholesome, ready-to-heat food for children, crafted based on nutrition science, and loved by children and busy parents.United Kingdom$52M- HHYP3RUnited Kingdom$17M
ADstrucADstruc is an Out-of-Home media specialist bringing unprecedented ease and efficiency to media planning and buying.United States$3.1M
BellwethrBellwethr utilizes autonomous operating systems for roles throughout subscription-based businesses.United States$2.5M
CrowdlyCrowdly is a Boston-based customer engagement and advocate marketing platform.United States$2.3M
EnjoyHQEnjoyHQ is the easiest way to search, organize and share all your customer feedback and user research in one place.United Kingdom$2.0M
SocedoSocedo is a B2B demand-generation and social media lead-generation company based in Seattle, Washington.United States$1.0M
Series A
5 startups · $81M raised
- NNativeUnited States$34M
KnitKnit offers personalized recruitment and training services, focusing on quality candidates in the software industry.United States$16M
ClarisightsClarisights is a B2B no-code marketing analytics platform designed for enterprise performance marketing teams.United States$14M
PromoboxxPromoboxx is a software platform with supporting services for brands to engage their independent retailers with brand-compliant diUnited States$11M
AdYapperAdYapper is a digital advertising company based in Chicago, founded in 2013.United States$6.7M
Series B
2 startups · $20M raised
CovaticCovatic is a Birmingham-based adtech company founded in 2016, originally spun out of the University of Oxford.United Kingdom$10M- VLVengo LabsUnited States$10M
Series C and later
2 startups · $296M raised
CortexCortex Intelligence, based in São Paulo, Brazil, is a prominent technology firm specializing in Go-to-Market (GTM) intelligence, dUnited States$151M
LeanplumFor app-first companies, Leanplum is the only solution that helps personalize and optimize all customer touchpoints, both inside aUnited States$145M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Advertising & Adtech and has raised money in a round we track that names Techstars as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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