When was ACTIVATE founded?

ACTIVATE was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round 7 years after it was founded.

Where is ACTIVATE located?

ACTIVATE is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does ACTIVATE have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at ACTIVATE is 24.

Is ACTIVATE a funded company?

ACTIVATE is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Mar 2014.

When was the latest funding round of ACTIVATE?

ACTIVATE's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Mar 2014, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does ACTIVATE rank among its competitors?

ACTIVATE ranks 174th amongst 1094 active competitors, of which 181 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Humanz, which secured $15M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of ACTIVATE?

ACTIVATE's top competitors include SuperAwesome, Humanz and Hashtag Paid. Among them, Humanz secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

ACTIVATE - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Activate is a social media platform for influencers. The platform provides a solution to measure the impact of influencer collaboration, discover influencer, and scale influencer relationship, get content performance reports on Blog, Facebook, Instagram, IG Stories, IGTV, YouTube, Pinterest, and Twitter.

Website: try.activate.social
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Email ID: *****@activate.social

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Mar 2014, $*****

Investors

White Star Capital & 1 more

Ranked

174^th among 1094 active competitors

Employee Count

24 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

Humanz & 1320 more

Exit Details

Acquired by IMPACT (Aug 25, 2020)

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ACTIVATE got acquired by IMPACT on Aug 25, 2020.

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ACTIVATE has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Mar 2014 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. ACTIVATE has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of ACTIVATE:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 2014	2545461	Seed	1528680	3557828	9535340	3556689

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The founders of ACTIVATE is Dan Carlberg.

Here are the details of ACTIVATE's key team members:

Dan Carlberg: Co-founder & Head of Design of ACTIVATE.

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ACTIVATE's employee count trend

ACTIVATE has 24 employees as of Jul 24. Here is ACTIVATE's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of ACTIVATE include SuperAwesome, Humanz and Hashtag Paid. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of ACTIVATE, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	SuperAwesome 2013, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Ad platform for the kid-safe programmatic ad	$58M	Isomer Capital, M12 & 44 others	74/100
2nd	Humanz 2017, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series B	Cloud and AI based platform offering influencer marketing solutions	$32M	Stardom Ventures, NGN Partners & 5 others	68/100
3rd	Hashtag Paid 2013, Toronto (Canada), Series B	Platform offering influencer marketing and collaboration software	$22M	Two Small Fish Ventures, Sands Capital & 20 others	66/100
4th	ShopMy 2020, Boston (United States), Series C	Influencer marketing solutions for creators and influencers	$169M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Avenir Growth Capital ... & 19 others	64/100
5th	GRIN 2014, Sacramento (United States), Series B	Platform offering influencer marketing solutions for ecommerce businesses	$144M	Lone Pine Capital, Triventures & 26 others	64/100
6th	CreatorIQ 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Series D	Provider of platform for creator discovery, evaluation, management, and campaign execution	$80M	TVC Capital, Affinity Group & 13 others	63/100
7th	iKala 2011, Taipei (Taiwan), Series B	AI powered influencer marketing platform and cloud management solutions	$51.4M	Wistron, ACE Capital & 5 others	63/100
8th	Mavely 2018, Chicago (United States), Acquired	Influencer marketing platform for enterprises	$1M	PivotNorth Capital, TMV & 1 others	62/100
9th	BitStar 2014, Tokyo (Japan), Series D	Marketplace for influencer marketing	$27.4M	Global Brain, TBS Innovation Partners & 14 others	61/100
10th	Gen Video 2004, New York City (United States), Series B	Video marketing and syndication platform	$15.2M	Gotham Ventures, Prism Venture Partners & 1 others	61/100
174th	ACTIVATE 2007, New York City (United States), Acquired	Social media platform for influencers	-	White Star Capital, Northzone	35/100