Picnic - the user-first media platform which exists to create a more user-friendly ad-funded web - announced it has closed a £1m funding round. Picnic will leverage the funds to accelerate the development of solutions aimed at delivering outcomes for brands, [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Microsoft unbundles Teams from Office; Israel's AI21 Labs raises £122m in a series C funding round; and Klarna reports it turned a profit in May this year. Microsoft to cut Teams out of Office Microsoft has stated [...]

Adimo, a global specialist in shoppable marketing solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with FirstPartyCapital (FPC), an early stage venture capital firm specialising in ad tech, martech, and digital media. As part of the Scottish company’s move to accelerate its [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Amazon prepares to launch a new SSP; Tracer raises USD$18.1m (£14.2m); and Joe Zawadzki formalises MediaMath bid. Amazon prepares SSP launch Amazon is preparing to launch a new supply-side platform and is actively recruiting across a range [...]

IMPACT+, the pioneer in measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of digital advertising campaigns, today (July 20th, 2023) announced a €2m (£1.7m) seed funding round, led by Elevation Capital Partners, Inter Invest Group Investment Management Company, to build its subscription-based [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the FTC asks for an injunction to block Microsoft's purchase of Activison Blizzard; Nasdaq is set to buy Adenza for USD$10.5bn (~£8.3bn); and Insight Partners slashes the target for its latest fund. FTC asks for injunction [...]

Today (June 13th, 2023) Novatiq, the telco-verified digital identity platform,  announced it has concluded a funding round of  £11m, including a £2.6m investment from Intent HQ, the privacy-first AI customer analytics and personalisation platform. The two companies are forming a [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Coinbase faces legal action for violating US securities law; Spotify cuts 200 jobs as it revises its podcast offerings; and new data indicates funding for European start-ups will decline 39% this year. Coinbase sued for crypto [...]

Astus, the global corporate barter company, has announced a strategic investment with FirstPartyCapital (FPC), an early-stage venture capital firm specialising in ad tech, martech, and digital media. The partnership will focus on accelerating ad tech and martech solutions in the [...]

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: AI startup Anthropic has secured USD$450m in funding; TikTok has retaliated against Montana’s statewide ban with a federal lawsuit; and Warner Bros Discovery’s Max is now live.  Google-backed Anthropic secures investment AI startup, Anthropic, has raised USD$450m [...]