When was Lionize founded?

Lionize was founded in 2019 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Lionize located?

Lionize is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Lionize have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Lionize is 2.

Is Lionize a funded company?

Lionize is a funded company, having raised a total of $6.5M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Aug 19, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Lionize?

Lionize's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Feb 02, 2024, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Lionize rank among its competitors?

Lionize ranks 78th amongst 1600 active competitors, of which 219 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Passionfroot, which secured $15M in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Lionize?

Lionize's top competitors include SuperAwesome, Hashtag Paid and Humanz. Among them, Passionfroot secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

Lionize - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

AI based influencer marketing platform. It helps brands, agencies, and social media teams manage influencer marketing. The platform allows brands to create influencer marketing campaigns, search and select influencers, collaborate and assign tasks to influencers before publishing content, and track results through reports.

Website: lionize.ai
Email ID: *****@Lionize.ai
Phone Number: +1 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2019

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$6.5M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Feb 02, 2024, $*****

Investors

Cultivation Capital & 2 more

Ranked

78^th among 1600 active competitors

Employee Count

2 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Hashtag Paid & 1417 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Gen Video (Jun 18, 2025)

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Lionize is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Lionize, Inc. CIN: 81-2824784 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2017	-	-	-

Lionize got acquired by Gen Video on Jun 18, 2025.

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Lionize has raised a total funding of $6.5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 19, 2022. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 02, 2024 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Lionize has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lionize:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 02, 2024	6071899	Seed	1318337	2712410	5564590	8336424
Aug 19, 2022	2661493	Seed	5628569	7606648	Cultivation Capital	ScOp Venture Capital

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The founders of Lionize is Chris Buetti. Chris Buetti is the CEO of Lionize.

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

Chris Buetti: Co-Founder & CEO of Lionize and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Lionize's employee count trend

Lionize has 2 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Lionize's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Lionize include SuperAwesome, Hashtag Paid and Humanz. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lionize, 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, Hoxton Ventures & 45 others	74/100
2nd	Hashtag Paid 2013, Toronto (Canada), Series B	Platform offering influencer marketing and collaboration software	$22M	Two Small Fish Ventures, Sands Capital & 20 others	65/100
3rd	Humanz 2017, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series B	Cloud and AI based platform offering influencer marketing solutions	$32M	NGN Partners, Stardom Ventures & 5 others	64/100
4th	CreatorIQ 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Series D	Provider of platform for creator discovery, evaluation, management, and campaign execution	$80M	TVC Capital, Affinity Group & 14 others	64/100
5th	GRIN 2014, Sacramento (United States), Series B	Platform offering influencer marketing solutions for ecommerce businesses	$144M	Lone Pine Capital, Bullpen Capital & 27 others	63/100
6th	ShopMy 2020, Boston (United States), Series C	Influencer marketing solutions for creators and influencers	$169M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures ... & 19 others	63/100
7th	Mavely 2018, Chicago (United States), Acquired	Influencer marketing platform for enterprises	$1M	PivotNorth Capital, Starting Line & 1 others	62/100
8th	BitStar 2014, Tokyo (Japan), Series D	Marketplace for influencer marketing	$27.4M	Global Brain, TBS Innovation Partners & 14 others	61/100
9th	Passionfroot 2021, Berlin (Germany), Series A	Business management platform for creators	$22.2M	Creandum, Insight Partners & 9 others	61/100
10th	Insense 2016, New York City (United States), Seed	Cloud based influencer marketing platform	$1.28M	NP Capital, Venture Development Partners ... & 10 others	60/100
78th	Lionize 2019, New York City (United States), Acquired	AI based influencer marketing platform	$6.5M	Cultivation Capital, Sand Hill East & 1 others	44/100