Investors in Advertising

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Altaba

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Altaba is an investment company that was established following Verizon's acquisition of Yahoo! Inc.'s Internet business. Based in New York, it operates as an independent, publicly traded, non-diversified, closed-end investment holding company. Altaba focuses on managing its investment portfolio, which primarily consists of various assets stemming from its previous operations and associations with Yahoo!.

Publicis Groupe

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Publicis Groupe, a French multinational, is the world's third-largest communications group. It specializes in healthcare communications, digital advertising, and marketing services. The company offers a wide range of solutions, including interactive communication services, social media expertise, e-commerce, and customer relationship management. With a strong presence in North America and Europe, Publicis Groupe drives business transformation through the integration of creativity and technology.
Made 50 investments in Advertising

AperiamVentures

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AperiamVentures is a venture capital firm that concentrates on the digital transformation of marketing. The team combines decades of experience as founders, operators, and investors, applying practical insight to help portfolio companies scale in a changing landscape. The name Aperiam originates from Aperio, Latin for open, reflecting a guiding ethos of transparency and collaboration. The firm works closely with the marketing ecosystem to support its portfolio companies, aiming to advance the adoption of innovative technologies and business models across the marketing function.
Made 40 investments in Advertising

WPP

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WPP, headquartered in the UK, is the world's largest advertising holding company, measured by annual revenue. It offers a broad range of services, including traditional and digital advertising, public relations, and consulting, to clients globally, with a significant portion of its revenue coming from developed regions like North America, the UK, and Western Europe. WPP's business model revolves around creating transformative ideas and outcomes for its clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.
Made 84 investments in Advertising

Antler

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Founded in Singapore in 2017, Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests globally. It focuses on backing exceptional founders from day one, offering a global community network of co-founders, talent, advisors, expansion support, and capital across various sectors such as technology, healthcare, finance, consumer goods, and more.
Made 26 investments in Advertising

Right Side Capital Management

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Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage, pre-seed technology startups in underserved segments of the ecosystem. It invests in a high-volume, capital-efficient portfolio, typically funding rounds of 50,000 to 500,000 and making roughly 75 to 100 investments per year. The firm targets opportunities across the United States and internationally, including Canada, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, and Western Europe, prioritizing companies with scalable products and prudent capital use outside major metro hubs. Since its inception, it has built a broad portfolio across many states. It commits to a fast decision process, often delivering a yes or no within two weeks to help founders establish momentum.
Made 57 investments in Advertising

Accel

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Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. It focuses on early and growth-stage technology startups, investing across software, cloud, data analytics, mobile technology, consumer services, fintech, security, healthcare, and information technologies. Accel seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to build world-class companies that define new categories and drive growth. Its portfolio includes notable technology companies such as Atlassian, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Cloudera, DJI, Braintree, and Lookout Security, among others.
Made 91 investments in Advertising

GE Equity

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GE Equity invests globally across various sectors, focusing on established companies with high growth potential. It takes minority ownership positions and offers growth capital, buy-out co-investments, secondary direct purchases, recapitalizations, and LP investments.
Made 10 investments in Advertising

Havas

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Founded in Paris in 1835, Havas is a global communications group offering integrated services including advertising, branding, public relations, social media, and marketing. With over 18,600 employees across more than 100 countries, Havas specializes in creating meaningful connections between people and brands through creativity, media, and innovation.
Made 29 investments in Advertising

Greycroft

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Founded in 2006, Greycroft is a venture capital firm based in New York and Los Angeles. With over $1 billion under management, it focuses on early-stage investments in consumer internet, financial technology, healthcare, and enterprise software sectors across the United States. The firm leverages its extensive network of media and technology industry connections to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, and bring products to market.
Made 68 investments in Advertising

LAUNCH

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LAUNCH is a California-based organization that supports entrepreneurs and fosters innovation within the technology sector. Established in 2010, it encompasses multiple initiatives, including the LAUNCH Fund, which focuses on early-stage investments in technology-related companies. Additionally, LAUNCH operates an incubator designed to nurture startup development. Its flagship event, the LAUNCH Festival, attracts over 12,000 participants, including venture capitalists, angel investors, founders, and industry professionals, serving as a premier platform for startups to showcase their innovations. The organization also produces the podcast "This Week in Startups," which discusses trends and insights in the startup ecosystem. Through its various endeavors, LAUNCH aims to empower founders and promote the growth of emerging companies.
Made 26 investments in Advertising

Google for Startups

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Google for Startups is an initiative supporting global startups. It offers access to Google's products, connections, and best practices through a network of partners in over 135 countries. The program aims to help determined startups succeed.
Made 27 investments in Advertising

Alumni Ventures Group

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Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices across North America. It provides access to venture investing for individual accredited investors, particularly alumni networks, by offering diversified portfolios of venture opportunities and allowing members to invest alongside fellow alumni in ventures led by peers. The firm backs early-stage and later-stage opportunities across technology, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and other sectors, with a sector- and geography-agnostic approach. It typically invests between $10,000 and $3 million per deal and emphasizes the involvement of alumni connections and an institutional lead investor in opportunities. Alumni Ventures also offers focused funds to broaden participation, enabling accredited investors to access venture portfolios diversified by type, sector, stage, and geography. The model aims to democratize access to venture capital while maintaining rigorous selection standards through alumni networks.
Made 36 investments in Advertising

Bossa Invest

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Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011, that manages investment portfolios and provides asset management services to clients across sectors, with a focus on software as a service companies, and analyzes market trends to inform its investment decisions while operating in finance, technology, and real estate.
Made 33 investments in Advertising

Mizuho Capital

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Established in 2002 through the merger of three subsidiaries, Mizuho Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm affiliated with Mizuho Bank. With approximately ¥50 billion JPY under management, it focuses on investments in information technology and biotechnology sectors.
Made 35 investments in Advertising

FasterCapital

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FasterCapital is an online incubator, accelerator, and venture builder based in Dubai that supports startups and small businesses worldwide. It provides equity-based services, including technical development and business development, and assists ventures seeking funding from angels and venture capitalists. Founded in 2010, FasterCapital engages in a broad range of technology-driven sectors such as fintech, edtech, health tech, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and related fields.
Made 34 investments in Advertising

Sequoia Capital

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Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It invests in seed, early, and growth-stage companies across technology, energy, financial services, healthcare, internet, mobile, outsourcing, manufacturing, media, and retail sectors. The firm seeks ambitious founders and aims to help them build long-lasting, scalable businesses, often taking the lead or significant co-investor roles and providing strategic guidance, networks, and resources. It maintains an international footprint, including investments in India and other regions, reflecting a global approach to partnering with fast-growing companies. Sequoia emphasizes strong teams, innovative products or services, and the potential for rapid growth, positioning itself as a long-term partner for companies that redefine their markets.
Made 52 investments in Advertising

Global Brain

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Founded in Tokyo in 1998, Global Brain is a venture capital firm focusing on seed to late-stage investments across various sectors globally. They have invested in over 300 startups, facilitating 25 IPOs and 61 M&As through hands-on support services.
Made 34 investments in Advertising

Start-Up Chile

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A public business accelerator founded in 2010 by the Chilean government. It aims to attract global entrepreneurs to launch their businesses in Chile, offering a large portfolio of up to 160 startups annually through distinct programs tailored to different stages.
Made 36 investments in Advertising

BDMI

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BDMI is a New York-based venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage investments in innovative digital media technologies, products, and distribution channels across North America, Europe, and Israel. Primarily focusing on Series A and B investments, BDMI also operates a seed fund that encompasses approximately 20 companies. The firm typically invests between $500,000 and $3 million in startups, aiming to accelerate growth through both financial support and management resources. BDMI leverages its close connection to Bertelsmann, an international media company with consolidated revenues exceeding $25 billion, which operates across various sectors including television, book publishing, magazine publishing, music, and media services. This relationship enables BDMI to not only provide capital but also to support startups through an extensive network of contacts within Bertelsmann and the broader media landscape.
Made 43 investments in Advertising

SoftBank Robotics Europe

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SoftBank Robotics Europe, formerly Aldebaran Robotics, designs and manufactures humanoid robots for education, research, health, distribution, tourism, business applications, and home use. The company serves customers worldwide and focuses on interactive robotics that assist professionals and individuals. Founded in 2005, it is based in Paris, France, with additional offices in France, Japan, the United States, and China, and operates as a subsidiary of SoftBank Group.
Made 56 investments in Advertising

Google

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Google is a multinational technology company renowned for its search engine, offering services such as Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, and YouTube. It specializes in advertising solutions through Google Ads and mobile operating systems with Android, while actively innovating in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Made 54 investments in Advertising

Enterprise Ireland

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Established in 1998, Enterprise Ireland is a government agency dedicated to fostering the growth of Irish businesses. It focuses on accelerating company development to achieve strong global market positions, driving national and regional prosperity.
Made 34 investments in Advertising

Azerion

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Azerion is a European media and technology company that delivers safe, reliable, and valuable content with local presence.
Made 13 investments in Advertising

Gaingels

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Founded in 2014, Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate dedicated to supporting the LGBT+ community. It invests globally in companies led by LGBT+ founders or C-suite executives at all stages of growth, focusing on inclusivity and positive social change.
Made 19 investments in Advertising

Silicon Valley Bank

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Founded in 1983, Silicon Valley Bank specializes in providing diversified financial services to emerging growth and mature companies in the technology, life science, private equity, and premium wine markets. With a global presence through offices in the U.S. and international operations, SVB offers industry knowledge, financing solutions, treasury management, corporate investment, and international banking services.
Made 61 investments in Advertising

General Catalyst

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Founded in 2000, General Catalyst is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage and growth equity investments. It focuses on accelerating ideas, careers, and companies towards success by providing ongoing momentum and mentorship based on deep experience.
Made 44 investments in Advertising

Dentsu Group

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Dentsu Group is a global advertising agency offering comprehensive communication solutions. Established in Japan, it provides services including marketing, media, PR, digital marketing, creative content, and promotions across various platforms.
Made 21 investments in Advertising

Tencent

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Founded in 1998, Tencent is a leading global technology company based in China. It operates the world's largest game publishing business and owns WeChat, one of the most widely used messaging apps globally with over 1 billion users. The company offers a range of services including social networking, gaming, fintech, cloud computing, online advertising, and digital content.
Made 25 investments in Advertising

MassChallenge

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MassChallenge is a global startup accelerator supporting early-stage entrepreneurs across various industries. Founded in 2009, it provides mentorship, resources, and networking opportunities through its programs worldwide.
Made 44 investments in Advertising

Threshold Ventures

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Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It pursues a high-conviction, early-stage investment strategy and partners with entrepreneurs to build technology-driven companies in consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors. The firm provides venture and growth capital to technology companies and has historical ties to the broader Draper Fisher Jurvetson network. Threshold focuses on supporting early-stage ventures across software, consumer, and healthcare technologies, and seeks to back innovative teams aiming to reach market leadership.
Made 92 investments in Advertising

New Enterprise Associates

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New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in Menlo Park, California, with offices in the United States, India and China. It makes investments across technology and healthcare startups at multiple stages, from seed to growth, including software, cloud, data, internet services, fintech, AI, e-commerce, and enterprise technology, as well as healthcare information technology, life sciences, medical devices, and biopharma. It also considers energy technology and infrastructure opportunities, such as solar, batteries and smart grids. The firm pursues a global approach, with activity in the United States, Asia and other regions, and supports companies through rounds of financing ranging from small to sizable investments as they scale. NEA focuses on building portfolios in software, IT services, consumer technology, and healthcare technology, backing ambitious entrepreneurs across sectors and geographies.
Made 52 investments in Advertising

SOSV

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Founded in 1995, SOSV is a global venture capital firm headquartered in New Jersey. It focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments in deep tech innovations, primarily in bio-tech/life sciences and hardware/robotics sectors, with a commitment to human and planetary health.
Made 34 investments in Advertising

First Round Capital

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First Round Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that concentrates on seed- and early-stage investments, often supporting pre-revenue startups across sectors including enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, consumer, hardware, artificial intelligence, and web3. The firm emphasizes a community-driven approach, providing founder-focused services, mentorship, and access to a broad founder network to help companies grow. It operates nationally with offices in San Francisco and New York and seeks to take an active role in portfolio companies to aid scaling and access to follow-on funding.
Made 77 investments in Advertising

Accenture

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Accenture is a global professional services company, operating in over 120 countries. With approximately 204,000 employees, they specialize in management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing across various industries. Accenture helps clients become high-performance businesses by delivering transformational outcomes through strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations capabilities.
Made 28 investments in Advertising

Wayra UK

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Wayra UK is the corporate venture arm and accelerator of Wayra, the global open-innovation program of Telefónica. It runs accelerator programs for early-stage technology startups across industries including health care, information technology, cybersecurity, smart transport and smart city, and 5G, providing investment and acceleration support. The unit connects startups with Telefónica’s networks and partners to enable collaboration and scale opportunities, aiming to generate joint business opportunities between innovators and Telefónica. As part of a worldwide network spanning multiple countries, Wayra UK positions itself as a bridge between entrepreneurs and corporate-scale opportunity, facilitating access to capital, mentorship, and business development.
Made 59 investments in Advertising

Bpifrance

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Bpifrance is a financial institution dedicated to supporting companies throughout their development stages, particularly those preparing for stock market listing and seeking credit equity. The organization provides a range of financial solutions, including financing, innovation assistance, and capital investment. By integrating various entities such as OSEO and CDC Entreprises, Bpifrance aims to deliver tailored financial support that addresses the specific needs of businesses. The institution is committed to fostering innovation and helping companies transition toward sustainable growth, ensuring they are well-equipped to face future challenges.
Made 23 investments in Advertising

Kleiner Perkins

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Founded in 1972, Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies across various sectors including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and consumer goods. The firm partners with founders from inception to IPO, supporting them to maximize the potential of their ideas.
Made 50 investments in Advertising

Omnicom Group

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Omnicom Group is a global advertising and marketing communications company that provides a wide range of services, including advertising, branding, content and digital marketing, public relations, healthcare communications, data analytics, and other specialty services. Through its network of branded agencies and specialty firms, it delivers creative design, media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, experiential and field marketing, shopper and retail marketing, and investor relations and corporate communications for thousands of clients across more than 100 countries. The company combines traditional and digital capabilities to support brands across industries.
Made 20 investments in Advertising

The Trade Desk

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The Trade Desk is a technology company that provides a self-service, cloud-based platform for managing digital advertising campaigns. The platform enables advertisers and agencies to buy and optimize data-driven media across display, video, audio, native, and social formats on computers, mobile devices, and connected TV. It uses data and iterative optimization to improve the performance of ad impressions and supports campaign management with additional features. The company serves advertisers and advertising agencies worldwide and derives revenue from fees based on a percentage of client spend through its demand-side platform.
Made 4 investments in Advertising

FJ Labs

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Founded in 2015, FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing on stage-agnostic investments in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Their investment range varies from $50,000 to $5,000,000, typically at seed or series A stages.
Made 13 investments in Advertising

Hearst Communications

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Founded in 1887, Hearst Communications is a diversified American media and information company. It publishes newspapers and magazines worldwide, operates television stations and cable networks, and provides information services to various industries.
Made 30 investments in Advertising

Norwest Venture Partners

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Norwest Venture Partners is a global technology venture capital firm founded in 1961 and based in California. It invests across venture and growth stages in the United States, India, Israel, and other markets, targeting software, cloud and IT infrastructure, information services, enterprise software and services, financial services, consumer products and healthcare. The firm backs entrepreneurs with capital plus an extensive network and operating experience to help scale their businesses. Since its inception it has backed hundreds of companies and manages a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, deploying capital in seed to growth rounds and across sectors that drive technology-enabled growth. Norwest emphasizes building lasting relationships with founders and mentoring teams through strategic guidance and market access to accelerate expansion and scale globally.
Made 36 investments in Advertising

Hawke Ventures

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Founded in 2019, Hawke Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California. It focuses on investing in commerce technology, marketing technology, advertising technology, and emerging marketing channels.
Made 7 investments in Advertising

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells software products and services. Its offerings include the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office suite, server products like Windows Server and SQL Server, business solutions such as Dynamics, cloud services through Azure, hardware devices like Surface and Xbox, and online advertising platforms.
Made 45 investments in Advertising

Upfront Ventures

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Upfront Ventures is a California-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on seed and Series A rounds for technology-led startups. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Santa Monica with an additional office in Los Angeles, the firm backs companies across software, SaaS, fintech, health tech, AI, consumer internet, gaming, hardware, and related sectors. It pursues opportunities primarily in North America with a concentration in Southern California and also considers investments in Europe and other regions. Typical checks range from 0.5 million to 15 million in seed rounds and 2 million to 5 million in Series A rounds, reserving capital for follow-ons and often taking a board seat in portfolio companies. Upfront has supported notable founders and startups across technology sectors, including Ring, TrueCar, Bird, Maker Studios, GOAT, Apeel Sciences, thredUP, Invoca, and Kyriba, reflecting a long-term partner approach to building scalable businesses.
Made 24 investments in Advertising

Billups

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Billups specializes in transforming out-of-home advertising by integrating digital experiences into physical spaces. Utilizing advanced technology that blends art and science, Billups enables clients to build and measure intelligent campaigns, connecting advertisers effectively with their audiences.
Made 7 investments in Advertising

Advantage Capital Partners

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Advantage Capital Partners is a United States‑based venture capital firm that provides growth equity, debt, and mezzanine financing to small and mid‑market companies, with a focus on underserved communities and state and local economic development. The firm invests across sectors including manufacturing, technology, business services, life sciences, and energy, and also supports real estate development projects with equity and debt. It typically makes initial investments ranging roughly from half a million to ten million in companies with modest sales, and may participate in larger follow‑on rounds or co‑invest with other firms. It uses senior debt, mezzanine debt, subordinated loans, and government‑guaranteed lending, and often pursues equity positions through preferred shares or convertible notes. Advantage Capital operates nationwide in the United States, with roots in New Orleans and offices in multiple states, and has backed thousands of jobs and housing projects as part of its mission to expand inclusive economic growth.
Made 32 investments in Advertising

Collider Accelerator

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Collider Accelerator is an accelerator based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, specializing in marketing technology, advertising technology, and sales technology startups. Established in 2012, the firm focuses on B2B and B2B2C companies that create innovative platforms and services to enhance brand engagement and consumer understanding. Collider offers a structured 13-week program aimed at early-stage startups, particularly those under two years old, providing investments of approximately £0.1 million for a 5-8% equity stake. In addition, it runs a one-year program that includes coaching sessions, brand and investor introductions, and workshops for a fee. Collider seeks to connect these startups with potential corporate partners and investors, fostering sustainable growth and innovation within the marketing and advertising sectors. The firm primarily targets startups outside London and aims to drive advancements in marketing, advertising, and commerce technology across Europe.
Made 25 investments in Advertising

Mod Op

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Mod Op is a full-service agency that provides a range of marketing solutions for both individual and commercial clients. The agency specializes in brand strategy, advertising, creative development, digital marketing, and public relations, allowing clients to effectively target their desired audiences. Additionally, Mod Op has a technology division that offers services in web and app UX/UI design, development, and maintenance. By leveraging these diverse capabilities, Mod Op aims to help clients capitalize on their opportunities and enhance their market presence.
Made 7 investments in Advertising