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Digital Marketing & Creative Tools

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Shubham Jaipuria

at Sifted

European digital marketing and creative tools startups had a subdued 2023, raising $320m — a sharp decrease from the $1.5bn disbursed in 2022.

For quite some time, the marketing and advertising sectors have eagerly anticipated genuine technological disruption. With AI now in the picture, it would be unwise to assume that AI hasn't already permeated digital marketing. AI-driven digital marketing analytics has emerged as a crucial asset for marketers. Whether it's startups like GEEIQ aiding marketers in traversing the metaverse or Affise facilitating performance marketing, digital marketing startups are actively trying to solve marketers’ problems of tomorrow.

20 most promising early-stage startups

  • Qwarry logo

    Sifted score

    7.61
    -

    Qwarry

    Contextual targeting for cookieless advertising.

    • Serial founder(s)
    • Hiring
    • Year founded

      2019

    • HQ

      Paris, France

    • Latest round

      Seed
      2m / Feb 2020

    • Total funding

      2m

  • inStreamly logo

    Sifted score

    7.4
    -

    inStreamly

    • Serial founder(s)
    • Year founded

      2019

    • HQ

      Warsaw, Poland

    • Latest round

      Seed
      1.6m / Apr 2021

    • Total funding

      3.0m

  • DinMo logo

    Sifted score

    7.25
    -

    DinMo

    Leveraging customer data for insights.

    • Strong investor(s)
    • Year founded

      2022

    • HQ

      Paris, France

    • Latest round

      Seed
      1.6m / Nov 2022

    • Total funding

      1.6m

  • Aggero logo

    Sifted score

    6.6
    -

    Aggero

    Influencer video sentiment analysis platform.

    • Serial founder(s)
    • Hiring
    • Year founded

      2018

    • HQ

      London, United Kingdom

    • Latest round

      Seed
      1.8m / Mar 2022

    • Total funding

      2.2m

  • AdTonos logo

    Sifted score

    6.5
    -

    AdTonos

    Tailored audio content for engagement

    • Serial founder(s)
    • Year founded

      2016

    • HQ

      London, United Kingdom

    • Latest round

      Seed
      2m / Aug 2022

    • Total funding

      2.3m

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