AdTech Landscape of Los Angeles
620 AdTech companies in Los Angeles, 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.
Who leads AdTech in Los Angeles
Shows the top AdTech firms in Los Angeles by size, funding, hiring activity and media coverage, noting 620 tracked companies, 37 currently hiring and 97 with recent funding rounds.
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Petra Brands8last posted Jul 2026
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LeadPoint8last posted Apr 2026
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Ylopo6last posted May 2026
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Magnite6last posted Jul 2026
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Disqo5last posted Jan 2026
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Fuel Cycle5last posted May 2026
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Open Influence5last posted Jun 2026
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Connexity5last posted Dec 2025
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VideoAmp$608.6MSeries G · Sep 2023
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Spotter$327.1MSeries D · Sep 2025
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System1$270MPE · Sep 2017
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Prodege$191MConventional Debt · Nov 2018
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Brud$131MSeries B · Jan 2019
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MarketShare$124.1MSeries D · Apr 2015
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Factual$105.3MSeries C · Sep 2018
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Versus Systems$2.2MFY2025 filing
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CrowdGather$441kFY2016 filing
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MarketGid700tracked employees
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Shuttlerock246tracked employees
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CreatorIQ158tracked employees
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Strike Social154tracked employees
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Nativo7.3%14 tracked events
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JumpTime6.2%12 tracked events
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Gumball131articles in the window
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UNUM55articles in the window
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Zefr19articles in the window
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See all 620 AdTech companies in Los Angeles
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How the AdTech ecosystem in Los Angeles grew, 2016–2025
Displays the annual count of new AdTech companies founded from 2016 to 2025, highlighting a peak of 51 startups in 2023 and 8 in 2025.
The AdTech market map of Los Angeles: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the product types these firms develop and their revenue models, with enterprise tech (453) and SaaS (269) leading, and subscription (442) and advertising (279) as the most common income streams.
The biggest kinds of AdTech company, by how many we track.
- Enterprise Tech453 companies · $3.6B raised · 29 hiring
- Enterprise Software345 companies · $3.4B raised · 25 hiring
- SaaS269 companies · $1.1B raised · 14 hiring
- Consumer Digital57 companies · $242.1M raised · 2 hiring
- Lead Generation33 companies · $49.1M raised · 2 hiring
- Lead Management32 companies · $49.1M raised · 2 hiring
- Commerce Enablers24 companies · $135.5M raised · 3 hiring
- Marketplaces23 companies · $88.7M raised · 1 hiring
- Inc 500022 companies · $1.1B raised · 10 hiring
- Artificial Intelligence22 companies · $52.3M raised
- Conversion Rate Optimization20 companies · $69M raised
- Market Research Tools20 companies · $307.5M raised · 3 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.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving AdTech in Los Angeles
Lists 138 corporate events over the past two years, including key‑person changes (51), earnings releases (23), new products (18) and mergers or acquisitions (17).
- FundingPeakMetrics, the leading AI-driven narrative intelligence company, announced the close of its $6M Series A funding round led by Moneta Ventures, with follow-on participation from Techstars, Parameter Ventures, VITALIZE Venture Capital, and Gurtin Ventures, bringing total capital to $16.3M.2026-04-10
- M&ASSP Magnite’s acquisition of Streamr to help grow its AI footprint in connected TV.2025-12-16
- M&ANativo’s acquisition by Life360 accelerates the expansion of family-focused, privacy-forward advertising technology designed to add value to the consumer experience.2025-12-03
- M&AID5, a market leader in providing identification for digital advertising, today announced the acquisition of TrueData, a leading US identity graphics company.2025-11-05
- M&AShareholders approve £723m Unite and Empiric merger2025-10-07
- M&AThe acquisition of the FAN advertising platform is Rubicon's first major purchase since it signalled its ambition by appointing famed US investment and advisory firm Allen & Co in February.2025-08-01
- FundingHe founded StackCommerce in 2012, raised a $1 million seed round from Amplify.LA and a handful of angels and then went on to build the business without raising again.2025-07-06
- FundingTenzing will invest in sales and marketing to target customer segments where ScreenCloud has a clear “right to win.” It will also invest in the product suite to ensure it is on the forefront of leveraging AI, all whilst continuing to deepen the company’s global footprint, both organically and through selective mergers and acquisitions.2025-04-09
- M&AChartbeat, a media operations software platform backed by Cuadrilla Capital, has acquired FatTail, an advertising revenue management software provider.2025-03-12
- FundingTelescope, an Oslo, Norway-based SaaS platform for managing sustainability risks in real estate, has raised €3.7 million in seed funding.2025-03-11
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a AdTech company in Los Angeles was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | — | 2025-12-16 | ||
| $120M | Announced | 2025-12-03 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2025-11-05 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2025-10-07 | ||
| streamer.ai | undisclosed | Announced | 2025-09-15 | |
| Boku Resources SAC | undisclosed | Announced | 2025-08-13 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as leadership changes, product launches and customer contract wins within the sector.
EDOChatEDO (Conversational AI for TV outcomes insights)Apr 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +6.0%, half slower.
Who is building AdTech in Los Angeles
Profiles 336 founders and CEOs across 238 companies, noting common alma maters like Stanford (9) and UCLA (8) and frequent prior employers such as Amazon (4).
Getty Images, Markett, Sensay. UCLA BA
Ex-Blue Media Ventures, VentureCorp, Nuance Communications. UCLA BS 1998, USC Marshall School of Business MBA 2004
CEO Newfold digital, ReachLocal, ex-CEO Altegrity, Penton Media. Newcastle Universtity BA 1980
Edo, ex-Primary Care Progress, ex-Cnbc, Harvard University, 1998
Founder CreatorIQ, ex-SavvyMoney, Experian Consumer Direct. Sussex University 1987, CWRU MS 1991
Ex-Morgan Stanley. University of Southern California BS 2018
Ex-Collision Studios, Director Dreamfire, Jirbo. University of Pittsburgh BS 2005, UCLA MS 2009
ex-MEN'S JOURNAL, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS, Time. Loyola University Maryland BA
Ex-Co-Founder RightsID & ChannelID, MOVIECLIPS, Credit Suisse, University Venture Fund, Omniture. Brigham Young University BS 2007
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- men274
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Who funds AdTech in Los Angeles
Summarizes 144 funding rounds since 2016 from 245 investors, with the typical round amount around $5 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Techstars | 6 | 4 | Apr 2026 |
| Alpha Edison | 5 | 2 | Mar 2024 |
| Gaingels | 5 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Iconica Partners | 4 | 1 | Mar 2024 |
| Elysian Park | 4 | — | Mar 2024 |
| TVC Capital | 3 | 2 | Sep 2021 |
| Affinity Group | 3 | 2 | Sep 2021 |
| Upfront Ventures | 3 | 2 | Feb 2022 |
| Harlem Capital | 3 | 2 | Jun 2022 |
| Y Combinator | 3 | 2 | Jan 2024 |
The typical round is $5M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest AdTech funding rounds in Los Angeles
Highlights the largest disclosed round—VideoAmp’s $275 million Series F—and lists ten other sizable recent funding events.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Fmega-round | $275M | Oct 2021 | Spruce House Investment Management, Tiger Global Management, Ankona Capital +2 more | |
| Series D | $200M | Feb 2022 | SoftBank Vision Fund, Access Industries, Coventure +3 more | |
| Series G | $150M | Sep 2023 | Vista Equity Partners | |
| Series B | $125M | Jan 2019 | Spark Capital | |
| Series D | $89.1M | Sep 2025 | — | |
| Series B | $85M | Aug 2021 | Sageview Capital, March Capital, ValueStream Ventures +2 more | |
| Series B | $80M | Apr 2022 | Shamrock Capital Advisors | |
| Series C | $70M | May 2019 | The Raine Group, Ankona Capital | |
| Series B | $67.2M | Mar 2022 | CRV, Mucker, Stripes +2 more | |
| Series C | $61M | May 2014 | TCV |
21 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series A$6MApr 2026
What the news says about AdTech in Los Angeles
Counts 44,954 news articles about the sector in the last year, with coverage focusing on administrative regions, geopolitical issues and international relations.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate AdTech news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Administrative and political subdivisions4,358,400▲+20%
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas320,844▲+34%
- International and transnational geographic entities320,678▲+34%
- International political relations208,151▲+34%
- Security and defense policies145,113▲+60%
- International relations and diplomacy95,946▲+22%
- Geographic naming conventions and etymology82,164▲+453%
- Trade policies and agreements73,541→+8%
- Human rights advocacy reports69,954→+3%
- Political asylum and refugee policies56,591→+3%
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33 AdTech companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch AdTech coverage in United States as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
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.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United States AdTech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
AdTech jobs in Los Angeles: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports 1,094 job postings from 72 employers in the past year, emphasizing skills like Python and SQL, and a median advertised salary of $91 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What AdTech employers in Los Angeles 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.
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- sql43▲
- smart contracts26→
- payments24▲
- pandas23▲
- rust23▲
- nodejs21▲
- apis19▲
- excel18▲
- blockchain17▲
- Manager$122k/yr (n=48)
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140 AdTech-relevant internships in India were advertised over the same 12 months.
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