- London, UK – 12 June, 2023
- Maciej Sawa, CEO, OnAudience, comments
- Rich Ashton, Managing Partner, FPC, comments
London, UK – 12 June, 2023
OnAudience, one of the world’s largest audience data providers, has today announced a strategic partnership with FirstPartyCapital (FPC), an early stage venture capital firm specializing in adtech, martech and digital media. As part of FPC’s growing investment group, the investment will provide OnAudience with access to innovative companies at the forefront of advertising and marketing technology.
OnAudience is a global provider of high-quality audience data for digital advertising and enrichment solutions, including cookieless, mobile and desktop audience data, identity solutions and an in-built future-proof data platform for advertisers. As the demise of third-party cookies fast approaches, with Google announcing trials as soon as early 2024, delivering the advertising ecosystem with high-quality mobile, desktop, and CTV data, and tools for cookieless targeting will help marketers stay ahead of the curve to connect with their customers effectively. Research suggests that as much as 90% of marketers are looking for new adtech and data solutions in 2023, meaning investment in viable solutions is crucial.
FPC has already raised $10M and invested in 13 companies since it was founded in 2021. Approximately £4M ($5M) in funding has been provided to eight UK startups such as Lumen, Good-loop, and Evorra. The firm’s aim is to complete 20 investments and have $15M AUM by the end of 2023, before seeking to raise a $50M second fund next year.
Maciej Sawa, CEO, OnAudience, comments
“As a leading global data partner OnAudience has joined the group to share technology and high-quality data due to the great potential of synergy and creating additional value in the AdTech, MarTech and AI sectors. With the end of third-party cookies approaching, it is crucial for companies to invest in reliable and effective solutions and partner with data companies that have experience in building strategic data alliances.”
Rich Ashton, Managing Partner, FPC, comments
“We saw a huge opportunity to truly add value to founders in this underserved segment, by not only providing them with capital, but also by connecting them to new commercial opportunities through our extensive network of individual and corporate investors across the globe. OnAudience is a great addition to our network, providing rich audience data solutions at a time when industry demand is high. We are excited to seek out and partner with more corporate investors in the near future, adding value to our network, providing essential services for adtech solutions providers, and accelerating growth in the sector.”
About OnAudience
OnAudience is a global data partner, harnessing artificial intelligence tools to collect audience data from over 200 markets worldwide, fueling the advertising ecosystem by providing high-quality mobile, desktop, and CTV data, cookieless solutions for targeting, and privacy-safe data for companies to enrich their first-party data. The data OnAudience collects helps advertisers to reach the right target groups, personalize marketing messages, and tailor ads to users’ profiles. OnAudience also helps companies maximize their sales by providing raw data to build customer segments, enrich CRM systems, and run personalized online campaigns, while remaining GDPR and CCPA-compliant.
About FPC
FirstPartyCapital was set up to provide founders with access to the necessary capital and expertise to help them build category-leading businesses in the ad tech, martech and digital media sector. FirstPartyCapital also democratizes access to the best investment opportunities, by providing senior industry execs and corporates with a portfolio of early stage investments.
The Press Release was originally published on the ExchangeWire.
