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Start.io

Start.io

Private
New York City, New YorkAI, Data & Cloud Infrastructurehttps://www.start.io/

Last Round

VC Round

Mar 27, 2012

Total Funding Raised

$1.5M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Start.io is an adtech company that provides a sell-side omnichannel advertising platform powered by real-time mobile audiences and AI.

Sector

AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Verticals

Digital Advertising, Marketing, Business Intelligence

Business Model

B2B2C

Customer Profile

Revenue Share, Data as a Service

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

mobile advertisingmobile monetizationad networkSSPsell-side platformaudience targetingfirst-party dataprogrammatic advertisingmobile SDKad techdata intelligencedata as a serviceDaaSpredictive modelingaudience insightsad exchangeDSPdemand-side platform

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Start.io Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
VC RoundMar 27, 2012

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Ilya Kottel 🇺🇦

CTO

Executive Team

Start.io Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Start.io investors
InvestorRounds
Cedar FundSeed, VC Round
Ascent Venture PartnersVC Round
Cedar FundVC Round

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  • Apr 1, 2026

    Job posting states the company delivers hundreds of millions of ads per day.

  • Jan 1, 2026

    Platform now integrated with one million mobile apps.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Employee Range154
Year Founded2010
Last FundingMar 27, 2012

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