When was Start.io founded?

Start.io was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Start.io located?

Start.io is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Start.io have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Start.io is 155.

Is Start.io a funded company?

Start.io is a funded company, having raised a total of $4.3M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Mar 27, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Start.io?

Start.io's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jun 01, 2013, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Start.io rank among its competitors?

Start.io ranks 4th amongst 318 active competitors, of which 28 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was InMobi, which secured $350M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Start.io?

Start.io's top competitors include Applovin, InMobi and Affle. Among them, InMobi secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Start.io - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of a platform for mobile advertising and audience monetization. The platform offers tools for app developers and website publishers to generate revenue through advertisements. It also provides brands and agencies with first-party consumer signals processed using artificial intelligence. The platform facilitates audience exploration and activation for digital advertising campaigns.

Website: www.start.io/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$4.3M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jun 01, 2013, $*****

Investors

Hercules Capital & 5 more

Ranked

4^th among 318 active competitors

Employee Count

155 as on Jun 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Gameta

Similar Companies

Applovin & 357 more

View Start.io's full profile

Start.io has raised a total funding of $4.3M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 27, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 01, 2013 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Start.io has 6 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Start.io:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 01, 2013	2687346	Series A	7919239	1478895	6561068	8289241
Mar 27, 2012	3282144	Series A	8795709	5271532	1438877	Ascent Venture Partners & 1 more

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Start.io's employee count trend

Start.io has 155 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Start.io's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Start.io include Applovin, InMobi and Affle. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Start.io, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Applovin 2012, San Francisco (United States), Public	Mobile marketing platform for attribution and user acquisition	$1.72B	Streamlined Ventures, Webb Investment Network ... & 18 others	83/100
2nd	InMobi 2007, Bengaluru (India), Series D	Provider of advertising solutions and platforms for brand building and growth	$266M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Kleiner Perkins & 44 others	74/100
3rd	Affle 2005, Singapore (Singapore), Public	Provider of consumer intelligence driven platform for mobile advertising solutions	$10M	D2C, Sohum 9x & 12 others	73/100
4th	Start.io 2010, New York City (United States), Series A	Provider of a platform for mobile advertising and audience monetization	$4.3M	Hercules Capital, Scale Up Venture Capital ... & 4 others	70/100
5th	Moloco 2013, Redwood City (United States), Series C	Cloud platform offering AI enabled mobile DSP software	$200M	Tiger Global Management, Mirae Asset & 11 others	69/100
6th	Agentio 2006, Brooklyn (United States), Series B	Provider of a platform for managing and scaling creator advertising campaigns	$62.5M	Benchmark, Craft Ventures & 13 others	62/100
7th	Simpli 2010, Fort Worth (United States), Acquired	Programmatic DSP for advertisers	$22.6M	Blackstone, Frontier Capital & 3 others	60/100
8th	Mobavenue 2017, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Provider of a platform for advertising and consumer growth solutions	-	-	60/100
9th	Marfeel 2011, Barcelona (Spain), Series B	RTB enabled supply side platform	$5.5M	Nauta Capital, Wayra Deutschland & 6 others	59/100
10th	ironSource 2010, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	Online application monetization platform for developers	$530M	Morgan Stanley, J P Morgan & 7 others	56/100