A Thinking Ape
Acquired
What they do:
We build communities through massively multiplayer mobile games
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Top Marketing Startups
This list has 229 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 53 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (120), New York (22), and London (9). Largest teams: Optimizely, Superside, and Apollo.io. Latest round: Revnu raised €2.6M (Oct 1, 2026).
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Skio
Acquired
What they do:
Subscriptions for Shopify
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Mailmodo
Acquired
What they do:
No-code email marketing platform to send forms & widgets within emails
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
500Friends
Acquired
What they do:
the best loyalty and retention marketing partner for CMOs.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Virool
Acquired
What they do:
Virool provides native video advertising experience for the biggest…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Popular Pays
Acquired
What they do:
Software for collaborating with content creators and influencers
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HQ: Chicago, IL, United States
Zyper
Acquired
What they do:
Recreating social networks for brands.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Tenjin
Acquired
What they do:
Mobile marketing analytics and infrastructure
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Truva
Acquired
What they do:
Sell more. Grind less with AI agents.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Earbits
Acquired
What they do:
Google AdWords for music. Allowing bands and labels to bid for…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
OmniVirt
Acquired
What they do:
OmniVirt is the leading VR Advertising platform for brands and…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Pulpix
Acquired
What they do:
Binge-watching technology for video platforms.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Chute
Acquired
What they do:
Discover the photos and videos people are taking of your brand or…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Perfect Audience
Acquired
What they do:
Self-service display advertising for SaaS and online retail.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
All Screen
Acquired
What they do:
Connecting users with engaging video content across the web.…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Wufoo
Acquired
What they do:
Online form builder.
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HQ: Tampa, FL, United States
Datarank
Acquired
What they do:
Making sense of social data. (Acquired by SimplyMeasured.)
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
Boostable
Acquired
What they do:
Advertising platform tools for marketplace sellers.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Motionlead
Acquired
What they do:
Animated mobile ads.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Liftigniter
Acquired
What they do:
Machine Learning personalization for dynamic digital properties -…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
ClearBrain
Acquired
What they do:
Causal Analytics for Growth Teams
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Indivio
Acquired
What they do:
Customize videos to be more relevant and improve business outcomes.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Phonic
Acquired
What they do:
The best way to collect and analyze voice and video feedback
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Brevy
Acquired
What they do:
Empower your customer service team through AI & automation.
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HQ: Remote
Positional
Acquired
What they do:
A modern platform for content marketing & SEO.
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HQ: Charleston, SC, United States
Hilos
Acquired
What they do:
Close and activate your customers on WhatsApp
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico
Laudable
Acquired
What they do:
App for B2B companies to find customer stories and advocates
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Laudspeaker
Acquired
What they do:
Open source mobile marketing platform. Alternative to appcues /…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Booth AI
Acquired
What they do:
Generative AI Photographer for E-Commerce
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Priceonomics
Acquired
What they do:
We help companies turn their data into great stories.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
TapEngage
Acquired
What they do:
Touch-friendly marketing, acquired by Dropbox
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Hotspots
Acquired
What they do:
Real-time analytics (acq by TWTR, 2012)
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Tapzilla
Acquired
What they do:
Woot for iOS apps.
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
AdGrok
Acquired
What they do:
Easy SEM software. Acquired by Twitter in 2011.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Hublo
Acquired
What they do:
Hublo is making data-driven marketing simpler. It's a super simple…
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Bizzy
Acquired
What they do:
Bizzy is omni-channel marketing for ecommerce businesses.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States