Best Marketing Services Companies in Ireland
The 280 best Marketing Services companies in Ireland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Sabetech Technology.
Ireland's Marketing Services sector doesn't have a unicorn yet, but 280 tracked companies and $20M in disclosed funding tell you the ecosystem is genuinely active. This directory ranks the strongest Marketing Services companies in Ireland by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, so you can cut straight to who's actually capitalized. Sabetech Technology leads at $5M raised, with Ceartas, Payemoji and Advisable each pulling $4M. The funding pool is concentrated, and the investor mix, Enterprise Ireland, AIB Seed Capital Fund, Local Enterprise Office, reflects a market still running on institutional scaffolding rather than private venture heat.
Globally, the market sat at roughly $286.4B in 2021 and is growing at a 5.68% CAGR, driven hard by AI-automated insights and the measurable decline in traditional search. I'd note that median app install growth across 657 marketing apps is running at roughly +10% YoY, which signals real consumer-side pull, not just agency-side hype. Hot themes right now include analytics tools and consumer surveys, and with digital promotion strategies evolving fast, the Irish players who move on data infrastructure earliest are the ones worth watching.
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Ranked: Best Marketing Services companies in Ireland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabetech Technology Providing knowledge transfer, project management, and communication solutions for research projects | $5M | 74 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1992 | — | — |
| 2 | Ceartas Provides protection for creators, brands & enterprise | $4M | 25 mo ago | Seed | Dan Purcell Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | WebflowReactstyled-components+28 | — |
| 3 | Payemoji Conversational commerce company that provides omnichannel messaging solutions | $4M | 30 mo ago | Seed | Damien Stephens Co-Founder | 2021 | WebflowMicrosoft ClarityGoogle Analytics+13 | — |
| 4 | Advisable Recruitment services provider for marketing freelancers | $4M | 67 mo ago | Seed | Galen Lowney Co-Founder | 2017 | PleskPHPBootstrap+21 | — |
| 5 | iZest Marketing Branding and marketing services provider | $1M | 96 mo ago | Seed | Alan Mc Govern Founder & MD | 2011 | — | — |
| 6 | Fantom Provider of digital marketing services | $810K | 174 mo ago | Seed | Áine Maria Mizzoni Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director | 2011 | — | — |
| 7 | eConcepts Provider of custom web applications, digital strategy, and IT support services | — | 78 mo ago | Funding Raised | Pat Kennedy Co-Founder & CEO | 2012 | — | — |
| 8 | 53Six Provider of digital marketing solutions for sports teams | — | 90 mo ago | Funding Raised | Marcus McDonnell Co-Founder | 2016 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+24 | 4 job openings · 1 partnership |
Top 10 Marketing Services companies in Ireland
#1
Seed · Dublin, County Dublin · founded 2021 · 9 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Ceartas is a leader in piracy protection for creators, brands, and enterprises, offering the highest removal rate in the industry through AI-powered DMCA takedowns. They provide software solutions for copyright and piracy protection, backed by venture capital funding. For further information, please visit their website at www.ceartas.io.
- Apr 2024Seed$4.5M
#2
Seed · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2021 · 25 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Conversational commerce company that provides omnichannel messaging solutions. It enables businesses to engage with customers, sell products and services, accept digital payments, book appointments and facilitate customer and employee journeys using messaging. It caters its solution to industries such as hospitality, trade, fashion, and more.
- Dec 2023Seed$379.8K
- Mar 2023Seed$2.2M
#3
Funding Raised · Dublin, Leinster · founded 1992$5.2Mraised▾
Providing knowledge transfer, project management, and communication solutions for research projects. The organization specializes in offering communications, dissemination, knowledge transfer, knowledge management, and project management solutions to various projects. They partner in projects funded under different programs. Their experienced team consists of specialists in scientific research, project management, communications, training, and business development. They offer services to EC-funded projects. The organization focuses on knowledge dissemination and effective communication strategies. They work with research institutions and universities. They are involved in training and development initiatives. They are a B2B service provider.
- Apr 2020Grant (prize money)$324.3K
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$372.3K
- Nov 2018Grant (prize money)$534.9K
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$660.2K
#4
Seed · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2017 · 2 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Recruitment services provider for marketing freelancers
- Nov 2020Seed$3M
- Oct 2018Seed$1.2M
#5
Seed · Dublin, County Dublin · founded 2011$1.2Mraised▾
iZest Marketing provides branding and marketing services to the businesses. Its services include brand discovery, brand identity, digital marketing, and marketing strategy.
- Jun 2018Angel$1.2M
#6
Seed · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2011 · 13 employees$810Kraised▾
Provider of brand engagement services intended to deliver key promotion insights into shopper behavior, demographics, and engagement. The company's services offer digital sticker collections for web and mobile, for fun, brand engagement, and digital media campaigns, enabling agencies, retailers, and fast-moving consumer goods to drive consumer engagement, repeat purchases, and accelerate the frequency of purchases.
- Dec 2011Seed$780K
- Jan 2011Seed$30K
#7
Funding Raised · Dublin, County Dublin · founded 2012—raised▾
Provider of custom web applications, digital strategy, and IT support services. The company specializes in custom and off-the-shelf web development, offering design, hosting, maintenance, and support. It delivers digital transformation consultations, process automation, digital strategy, training, graphic design, UI/UX design, marketing, and communications support. The company caters to business, public service, and non-profit sectors, providing bespoke consultancy, development, and data services. It develops frameworks and technologies to support approaches to development.
- Dec 2019Grant (prize money)—
#8
Funding Raised · Dublin, County Dublin · founded 2016—raised▾
Provider of digital marketing solutions for sports teams. It is a sports marketing agency offering digital, creative, content and media solutions. It provides services like creative production, brand content, motion design, performance campaign and more
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)—
#9
Funding Raised · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2017—raised▾
Estivus is a digital & video marketing agency which helps organizations to creates promotional videos. Specialized in producing and delivering promotional videos, motion graphics, social media video, corporate, video, digital signage, and live streaming.
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)—
#10
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2009 · 146 employees—raised▾
Storyful is a social news agency platform, which aggregates stories found on social media networks like Twitter, Instagram Facebook. Verifies the sources, curates delivers content to news organizations. Helps news organizations in verification of sources to validate the authenticity of news. Has in-house technology to monitor social platforms through API for user-generated content. Editorial team draws insights from the content curates. Works with clients like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, ABC News, People, Fox News, Vice, among others. Acquired by News Corp in Dec, 2013 for $25M.
- Dec 2011Seed—
- Oct 2011Seed—
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