5 AI Agent Startups Automating Ad Ops and Marketing in 2025
Startups are leveraging AI agents to automate ad operations and marketing tasks, with investors pouring $700 million into the sector. Big tech players like Google and Salesforce are also joining the trend.
Startups are betting on AI agents—technology that autonomously handles tasks—to take over the tedious work of ad operations, and investors are taking notice. In 2025, agentic AI startups have raised $700 million, per Crunchbase, as the next wave of AI-driven productivity gains momentum. Big tech players like Google and Salesforce are also rolling out their own AI agents for marketing tasks.
Key Startups Leading the Charge
1. MarkeTeam
- What it does: Equips mid-market brands with AI agents that integrate with social media, analytics, and ad platforms for real-time optimizations.
- Clients: Glassy Baby, Kimberly-Clark, Dunkin’ Donuts, Kellogg’s.
- Funding: $3 million seed round in 2025.
- AI models: Meta’s Llama, Google’s Gemma, Alibaba’s Qwen.
2. Olyzon
- What it does: Plans and executes CTV ads, pulling brand assets to generate creatives.
- Clients: PepsiCo, L’Oréal, Mastercard, Ford.
- Funding: $5 million seed round in 2025.
- AI models: OpenAI, DeepSeek, Anthropic, proprietary tech.
3. ProRata
- What it does: Expands from search into ad copywriting and campaign optimization.
- Clients: Brands in insurance, travel, fashion, and electronics.
- Funding: $25 million Series A in 2024.
- AI models: Meta’s Llama 3.
4. Streamr.ai
- What it does: Automates CTV ad production and media buying, testing creatives in real time.
- Clients: Trident Coffee, Countryside Homes.
- Funding: Bootstrapped, $2.5 million seed expected soon.
- AI models: Google’s Veo 3, OpenAI, ElevenLabs.
5. Swivel
- What it does: Automates ad monetization for publishers, handling 50,000 optimizations daily.
- Clients: LG, Telly.
- Funding: $5.8 million Series A in 2025.
- AI models: Proprietary, client-trained.
Industry Outlook
By 2028, 33% of business software will incorporate AI agents, per Gartner. Sim Blaustein of 1745 Ventures notes, “Ad ops have been a services business, so AI agents replacing them is logical—but can they achieve SaaS-like margins?”
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About the Author
David Chen
AI Startup Analyst
Senior analyst focusing on AI startup ecosystem with 11 years of venture capital and startup analysis experience. Former member of Sequoia Capital AI investment team, now independent analyst writing AI startup and investment analysis articles for Forbes, Harvard Business Review and other publications.