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AdTech Landscape of Hyderabad

233 AdTech companies in Hyderabad, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.

233companies tracked
$131.5Mdisclosed funding
16hiring right now
6events · 24 months
917news articles · 12 months

Who leads AdTech in Hyderabad

The list shows which Hyderabad AdTech firms are currently hiring, which have secured recent funding, and which are noted for size or coverage, highlighting 16 firms hiring now and 22 with disclosed funding.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01EarnIn5last posted Jul 2026
  2. 02Zithara.AI4last posted Aug 2026
  3. 03HyperApps3last posted Jun 2026
  4. 04Adonmo3last posted Jul 2026
  5. 05DropX2last posted Jul 2026
  6. 06SurveyHeart2last posted Jul 2026
  7. 07Flutch2last posted Jul 2026
  8. 08Multiplier Solutions1last posted Jul 2026
16 companies hiring · 8 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Adonmo$74.8MSeries C · Sep 2024
  2. 02Pressmart$13.5MSeries A · Jan 2013
  3. 03Bikayi$12.8MSeries A · Sep 2021
  4. 04Bellplus Media$10.9MSeed · Feb 2023
  5. 05App Virality$10MSeries A · Jun 2021
  6. 06Zötok$2.9MSeed · Dec 2024
  7. 07SetuServ$1.4MSeed · Sep 2018
  8. 08Froogal$1MSeed · Dec 2019
22 companies with disclosed rounds · $131.5M total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Adonmo$16.2MFY2022 filing
  2. 02Gaian Solutions$4.9MFY2024 filing
  3. 03Multiplier Solutions$1.9Msnapshot Mar 2023
  4. 04RedCloud$1.7MFY2025 filing
  5. 05Zithara.AI$271kFY2023 filing
  6. 06Optmyzr$269kFY2021 filing
  7. 07Starbuzz$135kFY2022 filing
  8. 08Flashoot$52kFY2025 filing
10 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Adonmo339tracked employees
  2. 02Gaian Solutions125tracked employees
  3. 03Infoesearch Ites75tracked employees
  4. 04Multiplier Solutions60tracked employees
  5. 05Optmyzr60tracked employees
  6. 06SurveyHeart24tracked employees
6 companies with headcount data
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How the AdTech ecosystem in Hyderabad grew, 2016–2025

This section displays the annual count of new AdTech companies founded in Hyderabad, with the highest number, 21, occurring in 2019 and 11 founded in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new AdTech companies in Hyderabad
2016: 172017: 182018: 142019: 212020: 102021: 132022: 182023: 182024: 92025: 11
20162025
peak 21 in 2019
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 6 in 2021
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 255,2922017: 1,371,0252018: 981,4582019: 4,787,7612020: 3,724,0472021: 22,823,1462022: 25,918,8932023: 1,356,6752024: 54,773,0982025: 175,127
20162025
peak $54.8M in 2024
Hyderabad — home to 233 tracked AdTech companies
Hyderabad233 AdTech companies tracked here

The AdTech market map of Hyderabad: what these companies actually do

It breaks down the types of products these firms develop and their revenue models, noting enterprise tech and SaaS as the largest categories and subscription as the most common revenue source.

The biggest kinds of AdTech company, by how many we track.

Enterprise Tech — a AdTech sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 01
Enterprise Tech
195 companies
195companies
$131.5Mraised
14hiring
Enterprise Software — a AdTech sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 02
Enterprise Software
156 companies
156companies
$31.4Mraised
11hiring
SaaS — a AdTech sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 03
SaaS
118 companies
118companies
$53.2Mraised
8hiring
Consumer Digital — a AdTech sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 04
Consumer Digital
14 companies
14companies
$714kraised
1hiring
Market Research Tools — a AdTech sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 05
Market Research Tools
14 companies
14companies
$100kraised
1hiring
Lead Management — a AdTech sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 06
Lead Management
14 companies
14companies
$474kraised
Lead Generation — a AdTech sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 07
Lead Generation
14 companies
14companies
$442kraised
Artificial Intelligence — a AdTech sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 08
Artificial Intelligence
13 companies
13companies
$4.3Mraised
  • Enterprise Tech195 companies · $131.5M raised · 14 hiring
  • Enterprise Software156 companies · $31.4M raised · 11 hiring
  • SaaS118 companies · $53.2M raised · 8 hiring
  • Consumer Digital14 companies · $714k raised · 1 hiring
  • Market Research Tools14 companies · $100k raised · 1 hiring
  • Lead Management14 companies · $474k raised
  • Lead Generation14 companies · $442k raised
  • Artificial Intelligence13 companies · $4.3M raised
  • Retail Tech12 companies · $17.6M raised · 1 hiring
  • Native AI in Marketing12 companies · $4.3M raised
  • Live Chat Software10 companies · $474k raised
  • Commerce Enablers10 companies · $17.6M raised · 1 hiring

Monetization

How AdTech companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

Subscription165
Advertising87
E-Commerce - Service50
Commission on Transaction32
Affiliate Marketing24
Fee-For-Service10
Sponsorship5
E-Commerce - Product4

Funding, M&A and the deals moving AdTech in Hyderabad

The data records six corporate events over the past two years, including three announcements, two funding rounds, and one IPO.

Announcement 3Funding 2IPO 1
  • IPOInitial public offer of upto 35,00,000 equity shares of face value of Rs.10/- each (the equity shares) of Multiplier AI Limited (the company or the issuer) at an issue price of Rs.[*]/- per equity share (including share premium of Rs.[*]/- per equity share) for cash, aggregating up to Rs.[*] crores (public issue) out of which [*] equity shares of face value of Rs.10/- each, at an issue price of Rs.[*]/- per equity share for cash, aggregating Rs.[*] crores will be reserved for subscription by the market maker to the issue (the market maker reservation portion). The public issue less market maker reservation portion i.e. issue of [*] equity shares of face value of Rs.10/- each, at an issue price of Rs.[*]/- per equity share for cash, aggregating upto Rs.[*] crores is herein after referred to as the net issue. The public issue and net issue will constitute [*]% and [*]% respectively of the post-issue paid-up equity share capital of the company.The price band and the minimum bid lot will be decided by the company in consultation with the brlm.2025-01-22
  • FundingAdOnMo has secured USD 25 Mn funding led by Singapore-based VC firm Rigel Capital and Indonesia-based Sinar Mas.2024-09-18

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a AdTech company in Hyderabad was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
zomatoAdonmoundisclosedCompleted2022-02-01
Tanla SolutionsGamoogaundisclosedAnnounced2019-09-11
Multiplier Solutionsabi health$3MAnnounced2017-06-08
ezetapClinkundisclosedCompleted2014-06-06
ValueFirst Digital Media Private LimitedWay2onlineundisclosedTerminated2013-03-14
valuefirst160by2undisclosed2012-06-27

Who is building AdTech in Hyderabad

It lists 178 founders and CEOs across 126 firms, showing common educational backgrounds such as BITS Pilani and frequent prior employers like Microsoft and Amazon.

Founders and chief executives12 of 178, from the best-funded companies on this page
Sravanth Gajula
Co-Founder
Sravanth Gajula

Ex-Microsoft, WebileApps, John Hancock Financial Services, Jet Support Services. KL University BTech 2007, University of Kentucky MS 2008, ISB 2014

Vik Torpunuri
Chairman & CEO
Vik Torpunuri

CEO CentraMed, ex-Founder Analytix On Demand, E2E Analytix. Osmania University BE 1987, Texas A&M University - Mays Business School MBA 1992

Ashutosh Singla
Co-Founder & CTO
Ashutosh Singla

Ex-Square, Zenefits, HackerRank. IIIT Hyderabad BS 2015

Dev Abhilash
Co-Founder & CEO
Dev Abhilash

PSG College of Technology BE 2017, Woxsen University MBA 2019

Ram Papineni
Co-Founder
Ram Papineni

Outplay, ex-Makeideaz Web Solutions, ex-Growthscore, Osmania University, 2005

Nitin Padmawar
Co-Founder & CTO
Nitin Padmawar

Co-Founder & CTO-Zoyok · Ex-MartJack, Technobahn InfoTech · Govt. Engineering College, Aurangabad BE 1996, SGGSIE&T ME 1998

Jeevan M
Co-Founder & CEO
Jeevan M

Ex-Founder & CEO Selebrate India. International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad

Giridhar Rao
Co-Founder & CTO
Giridhar Rao

Founder TailCurrent, ex-Metrikus, Extensity, Tech Mahindra. IIT Kharagpur MSc 1997

Aravindha Bollineni
Co-Founder
Aravindha Bollineni

Ex-Founder Lawalty, Technodom, RuePay, Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals. JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad BE 2013

Abhiram Kolli
Co-Founder
Abhiram Kolli

Ex-Co-Founder Saras Analytics. Osmania University BE 2009

Sirish Reddi
Founder
Sirish Reddi

Co-Founder ChatChit, ex-Co-Founder NovoSupply, TradingPartners, A.T.Kearney. University of Cambridge BA 1988, INSEAD MBA 1995

Varun Kashyap
Co-Founder
Varun Kashyap

Founder BillEz, ex-Various Startups, Deloitte Consulting, HCL Technologies. IES IPS Academy Indore BE 2004…

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 29 of 178 founders
BITS Pilani7
Indian School of Business4
IIT Madras4
IIT Guwahati3
IIT Delhi2
IIT Kharagpur2
Kellogg School of Management1
INSEAD1
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 12 of 178 founders
Microsoft6
Amazon4
Intel2
Paypal1
Salesforce1
Google1
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 141 of 178 founders
11%
of matched founders are women
  • women16
  • men125
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 37 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds AdTech in Hyderabad

The section details 56 funding rounds since 2016 involving 271 investors, with an average round size of $304 k.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
Z Nation Lab44Feb 2024
Vishal Varshney4Jul 2020
BVR Mohan Reddy31Mar 2019
Mumbai Angels31Apr 2021
Venkata Seshagiri Gedela3Sep 2016
Deepak Lal Ambwani3Sep 2016
Sreenivasa Rao Kurakula3Sep 2016
Gita Nayyar3Apr 2021
Anil Yamani3Apr 2021
Hemant Sood3Apr 2021
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel49
Series A–B4
Series C+ / PE1
Grants, debt & other2

The typical round is $304k — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest AdTech funding rounds in Hyderabad

It highlights the biggest disclosed funding deals, including Adonmo’s $25 M Series C round, and lists ten large recent rounds.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
AdonmoSeries C$25MSep 2024Rigel Capital, Sinar Mas, Alteria Capital +1 more
AdonmoSeries B$25MFeb 2024Ravindranath Kancherla, Z Nation Lab, QIC +16 more
AdonmoSeries A$14.9MJan 2022Zomato
BikayiSeries A$10.8MSep 2021Peak XV Partners
Bellplus MediaSeed$9.9MMar 2022Hyderabad Angels
App ViralitySeries A$7MJun 2021
PressmartSeries A$6.3MAug 2008Kalaari Capital, DFJ, New Enterprise Associates +1 more
PressmartSeries A$6MJan 2013DFJ, New Enterprise Associates
AdonmoSeed$3MJan 2019Astarc Ventures, Mumbai Angels, BAce Capital +44 more
AdonmoSeed$2.7MApr 2021Z Nation Lab, VSS Investco, Venture Catalysts +46 more
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M10
$1–10M1
$10–50M2
$50–250M0
>$250M0

13 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about AdTech in Hyderabad

The page counts 917 news articles from the last year, covering topics such as market research, product launches, technology adoption, and strategic partnerships.

News volume
AdTech coverage tagged Hyderabad · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 1052021Q3: 1462021Q4: 1292022Q1: 2072022Q2: 1682022Q3: 2132022Q4: 2522023Q1: 2432023Q2: 1992023Q3: 2292023Q4: 2222024Q1: 2222024Q2: 2302024Q3: 2002024Q4: 3472025Q1: 5512025Q2: 2612025Q3: 1572025Q4: 2862026Q1: 198
2021Q22026Q1
peak 551 in 2025Q1 · 917 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 89% → 73%, negative 11% → 27% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate AdTech news in India. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • Market research and consumer behavior analysis7,006▲+17%
  • New product launches and innovations3,221▲+54%
  • Technology adoption and digital transformation3,041▲+40%
  • Strategic partnerships and collaborations2,759▲+36%
  • Competitive analysis and market positioning2,728▲+47%
  • Executive leadership changes and appointments1,963▲+58%
  • Industry-specific business trends1,464▲+105%
  • Industry awards and recognition announcements1,432→-8%
  • Social media marketing campaigns1,051→+6%
  • Global marketing and localization995▲+34%
Most-covered companies · last 24 months

2 AdTech companies here were named in the news over this period.

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Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

innovative product+119%in-store promotions+388%retailtainment strategies+577%digital initiative+71%digital strategy+69%consumer trends+119%innovation+170%bus service changes+54%intercity bus routes+83%intercity bus connections+73%
analytics tools-36%marketing automation platforms-36%sales engagement platforms-37%regulatory advertising frameworks-45%truth-in-advertising laws-43%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in India AdTech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
40,681 articles touch this dimension · 41.1% critical tone
20212025
signals: truth-in-advertising laws, regulatory advertising frameworks, socially responsible ads
Funding Momentum → flat
10,511 articles touch this dimension · 43.3% critical tone
20212025
signals: funding announcement, pre-ipo valuation, ipo prospectus
Growth ▲ rising
43,489 articles touch this dimension · 19.6% critical tone
20212025
signals: purchase intent research, consumer trends, ad revenue

AdTech jobs in Hyderabad: who is hiring and what they ask for

It reports 608 job postings from 524 employers in the past year, emphasizing skills like digital marketing and SEO, with a median advertised salary of $5 k per year.

608postings · last 12 months
767postings tracked overall
524employers advertising
$5kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=125)

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What AdTech employers in Hyderabad put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • digital marketing504
  • seo178
  • social media marketing104
  • google analytics103
  • marketing102
  • google ads100
  • email marketing92
  • social media81
  • campaign management76
  • content marketing72
What level are these roles?
Entry23
Intern67
Senior77
Lead78
Manager154
Most advertised titles
  • Digital Marketing Executive36
  • Digital Marketing Specialist28
  • Digital Marketing Intern14
  • Digital Marketing Manager13
  • Digital Marketing12
  • Marketing Manager9

140 AdTech-relevant internships in India were advertised over the same 12 months.

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About this data: built from Fliar's company, founder, funding, hiring, jobs and news trackers, covering Hyderabad. Counts are of companies we track, not of every company that exists. Updated August 2026.
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