Deals & Moves

Canadian programmatic advertising platform StackAdapt raised $190M in Series D funding, achieving unicorn status with a valuation exceeding $1 billion. The funding will support international expansion and product development in native, display, and video advertising.

GumGum raised $75M in Series E funding to expand its contextual advertising and intelligence platform as the industry shifts away from third-party cookies. The funding supports AI-powered contextual targeting technology and international expansion.

Data management platform Permutive raised $75 million in Series D funding to expand its privacy-first audience platform for publishers. The funding supports development of cookieless targeting solutions and edge computing technology that processes data on users' devices rather than in centralized servers.

InfoSum, a data collaboration platform for advertising, raised $15M in Series B funding to expand its privacy-first data connectivity infrastructure. The funding supports growth in helping brands and publishers connect first-party data without sharing raw data.

Scibids, an AI-powered advertising optimization platform, raised $14M in Series A funding. The platform uses custom AI algorithms to optimize programmatic bidding strategies, helping advertisers improve campaign performance across DSPs.

Wunderkind (formerly BounceX) raised $76 million in Series D funding to expand its performance marketing platform focused on identity resolution and triggered messaging. The funding supports growth in its autonomous marketing solutions for e-commerce brands.

Scibids, an AI-powered programmatic optimization platform, raised $22 million in Series B funding to expand its custom bidding algorithms and campaign optimization technology. The platform uses machine learning to optimize programmatic advertising across DSPs.

Marketing platform Skai secured strategic investment from Sequoia Capital to expand its omnichannel advertising platform capabilities across retail media, paid search, and social. The investment supports Skai's evolution from search marketing specialist to comprehensive commerce media platform.

Privacy-focused data management platform Permutive raised $75M in Series C funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The funding came as the AdTech industry prepared for the cookieless future and sought privacy-compliant targeting solutions.