Top Adtech Startups in 2027

Moloco is an AI-native performance advertising company, bringing the power of AI advertising to the open internet. From the growing world of apps, connected TV, retail media, and wherever attention goes next we deliver the measurable impact businesses need in the places where users are engaging the most. At Moloco, we combine advanced technology with hands-on expertise, from driving user acquisition and re-engagement for some of the world’s leading apps to powering the ad businesses of global retail giants. Customers share their business goals, and our compound AI system opens up new frontiers for performance.

Nextdoor is the world's largest social network for the neighborhood, enabling truly local conversations that empower neighbors to build stronger and safer communities. Building connections in the real world is a universal human need. That truth, and the reality that neighborhoods are one of the most important and useful communities in our lives have been guiding principles for Nextdoor. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 242,000 neighborhoods around the world in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Australia, with many more to come.

OpenGov is the leader in cloud-based solutions for government. It offers easy-to-use solutions that streamline budgeting and planning, improve operational performance, and spur citizen engagement; empowering governments to make more informed decisions that lead to better outcomes. Over 2,000 Governments in 48 states use OpenGov -- including the State of Ohio, State of West Virginia, the Idaho State Controller’s Office, the City of Minneapolis MN, and many more. OpenGov was founded in 2012, and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Emerson Collective, 8VC, and Thrive Capital.

Enigma builds world-class data infrastructure, developer-friendly APIs, and intelligent tools that radically transform how businesses interact with each other. By engineering better attributes from the ground up and telling a more complete story, we empower our customers with the confidence they need to automate key business decisions. We’re a team of curious, driven individuals with diverse backgrounds and skills, but we’re all passionate about engineering deeper understanding through data—together.

Yieldmo is one of the world’s fastest-growing digital advertising and attention analytics companies. Agencies and brands use its premium marketplace to create, measure, model, and optimize their campaigns for unmatched scale and performance. Underpinned by AEROS Attention Analytics, advertisers can now truly understand how consumers are interacting with ads before the click, and after the initial view. Yieldmo ultimately delivers better results by harnessing the power of attention data to drive superior audience engagement and targeting.

FiscalNote is a technology-powered global software data and media company that uses powerful machine learning to provide clients with the right policy information and insights, and at the right time so that they can better navigate market risk and uncertainty and maximize new opportunities. As the premier hub of domestic and global information for more than 5,000 clients worldwide, FiscalNote’s tools, analysis, news, and award-winning journalism delivers context, clarity, and a competitive edge in a rapidly changing world. To learn more about FiscalNote and its family of brands visit fiscalnote.com. FiscalNote has raised more than $230 million from prominent investors such as S&P Global, The Economist Group, NEA, Mark Cuban, Jerry Yang, Steve Case, etc.

System1 is the world's largest independent marketplace for keyword pay-per-click advertising. Our platform analyzes billions of consumer attributes and uses “pre-targeting” algorithms to unlock and fulfill consumer intent across channels including social, native, email, search, market research, and lead generation. The technology we developed anchors on six major optimization systems, using statistical and machine-learning models to identify how consumers will respond to a variety of inputs, digitally echoing how people naturally behave. This allows us to tap into and serve consumer intent on a massive scale.

Bent Pixels is a creator-powered media and technology company. We help creators earn more than they could on their own, and we help brands reach hard-to-reach audiences through premium creator relationships, advertising solutions and our own data platform. Our creator network reaches more than 6 billion monthly views across YouTube, Snapchat, Meta, MSN, podcasts, gaming, sports, entertainment and lifestyle content. We work with brands like Sony Pictures, McDonald's, Dell, Levi's, State Farm, TurboTax, Prime Video and Honda. We're a team of about 100 people in the US, Europe and Asia, and we've been doing this for nearly 17 years. Bent Pixels is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity across all backgrounds and experiences.

We are improving the TV viewing experience, enabling content discovery, and addressing audience fragmentation across screens to strengthen television’s business model and relevance to consumers. Our data and measurement products are transforming the way today’s largest brands across the media landscape are thinking about their business. Given the dramatic growth in streaming services, connected devices, time-shifting, and multi-screen viewership, our data solves real problems and creates meaningful competitive advantage for our clients.

Front end through back end technology platform that leverages big data and optimizes in real time to engage and convert customers at scale. The Dugout platform delivers over 2,000,000 sales per year to its roster of leading global brands.