27 Best Monetization Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Monetization Startups

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There are 27 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $869.4m. The average funding per company in this subset is $32.2m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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7

Funding Rounds

$219.2m

Money raised

Aria Systems is a San Francisco-based software company.

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1

Funding Rounds

$1.7m

Money raised

Steady is a Berlin-based, digital media company offering users a place to publish and monetize projects through a membership platform.

5

Funding Rounds

$72.4m

Money raised

Tapjoy is a mobile advertising company

1

Funding Rounds

$161.7k

Money raised

Avocarrot is a company powered by Glipsa Global Group with a specialization in a monetization platform for app developers. Its headquarters are in Athens, Greece and it was founded in 2013.

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6

Funding Rounds

$240.2m

Money raised

A technology company with cloud solutions for the media industry.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

Lotame is a data connectivity solutions provider.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

Grooveshark is a streaming media system founded in 2006 by Josh Greenberg, Andres Barreto, Sam Tarantino and Josh Greenberg.

2

Funding Rounds

$11.0m

Money raised

Brainbase is a company founded in 2016 by Nate Cavanaugh, Karl Johan Vallner and Nikolai Tolkatshjov.

6

Funding Rounds

$139.0m

Money raised

Tidelift is a Boston-based company founded in 2017 by Havoc Pennington, Luis Villa and Donald Fischer.

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3

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

Scientific Revenue is a company that offers an active pricing solution for application providers.

3

Funding Rounds

$8.0m

Money raised

PlayHaven is a San Francisco-based company founded by Raymond Lau.

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1

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

Trac is a blockchain company founded in 2003.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.7m

Money raised

GawkBox is a startup located in Seattle, WA. The company primarily offers users an ads based service to allow the transfer of real money donations to video game streamers. Users can download apps or watch ads in order to earn "Goins", which can be used to purchase Twitch subs or onstream stickers.

3

Funding Rounds

$20.0m

Money raised

Developer of a recurring billing platform designed to facilitate the management of subscription contracts.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

Pivotshare is an Irvine, California-based company founded in 2010.

1

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

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2

Funding Rounds

$38.6m

Money raised

Ezoic is a company founded in 2010.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

Connatix is a native Video Syndication and Monetization Platform founded in 2014.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.5m

Money raised

Company

2

Funding Rounds

$21.3m

Money raised

Zestworld Inc. is a Brooklyn-based company founded in 2021.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

Monda is an all-in-one data monetization platform founded in 2024 by Thani Shamsi.

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1

Funding Rounds

$6.1m

Money raised

TapResearch is a San Francisco-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$275.0k

Money raised

Transforming big data generated by mobile apps into reachable Audiences and Insights.

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3

Funding Rounds

$5.5m

Money raised

Levels Beyond is a Denver-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$525.0k

Money raised

HotClickVideo is a Laguna Beach, California-based company founded by Christopher Scott.

1

Funding Rounds

$750.0k

Money raised

Company

1

Funding Rounds

$20.0k

Money raised

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