In her latest column, Charlotte McEleny looks at Singapore’s investment in AI, how the country treats tech momentum as a national asset, and where marketing fits...

Andrea Tortella, CEO and co-founder of Thrad, the advertising infrastructure enabling paid ads in LLMs, has announced the publication of Mark Loves Marketing: How to Share Big Ideas for Young Minds, a children’s book. Aimed at young readers, the book [...]

FirstPartyCapital has announced the launch of a new corporate innovation model.

Bedrock Platform today (19th February, 2026) announced the successful close of its seed extension funding round, led by London-based First Party Capital, with NY-based Aperiam Ventures joining as a co-investor. The round brings additional strategic capital and deep ad tech [...]

Adtelligent Group has acquired a majority stake in AdSales, strengthening its demand-side platform (DSP) capabilities and accelerating its expansion into social and messenger advertising environments, including Telegram and Meta platforms.  The investment supports Adtelligent’s strategy to offer advertisers unified access to [...]

This week, from record-breaking investments to regulatory battles and job cuts, Big Tech dominated headlines with high-stakes moves and major shifts. The UK advertising industry continues to show mixed signals, according to the IPA Agency Census 2025. The total workforce at [...]

Proper Sports Media, the sports division of Kipling House Investments, today (26th November, 2025) announces a strategic investment in and partnership with Pixels, a creator platform that deepens engagement with fans across TV, web and digital out-of-home. This investment will [...]

GoWit, the leading ad tech company in connected commerce and retail media, announced a strategic investment round led by Nuwa Capital, with participation from existing investors Formus Capital, APY Ventures, and DCP. The investment marks a milestone in GoWit’s mission to [...]

FirstPartyCapital, the leading early stage investment fund in the ad tech, martech, and digital media sector, today (9th September 2025) announced the launch of FirstPartyFinance, which tackles the industry-wide challenge of restricted access to non-dilutive funding.  An over-reliance on equity funding and [...]

Multilocal, a global technology company and pioneer in audience curation, has announced a strategic investment in FirstPartyCapital’s (FPC) start-up fund to fuel advertising innovation globally.  Established to offer a launchpad for emerging businesses in the ad tech, martech, and digital media [...]