Last chance to save on Digiday Publishing Summit passes is February 9
According to Digiday sources, MediaMath‘s rumored funding round will be to fund acquisitions in ad tech, possibly in the video space. Published reports suggest that the company is in the midst of a funding round that has been described as possibly as much as $100 million. MediaMath provides ad technology to agencies to facilitate ad buys on the major exchanges. CEO Joe Zawadzki would not comment specifically on the companies MediaMath is interested in acquiring or targeted fundraising goals. “We’ve engaged Lazard specifically to look into raising another round,” said Zawadzki. “We think this is the right moment to accelerate growth and develop our acquisition strategy.”
More in Media
The Rundown: What YouTube creators should expect to change in 2026
YouTube has big changes slated for 2026 across AI content, Shorts, YouTube TV, and more – what does it all mean for creators?
Q&A: Nikhil Kolar, vp Microsoft AI scales its ‘click-to-sign’ publisher AI content marketplace
What started with a limited group of publishers and Copilot as the first customer is now evolving into a more scalable model, with Microsoft testing how pricing, access and compensation might work as usage grows.
A running list of publisher lawsuits targeting Google’s ad tech practices
Digiday has compiled a running list of publishers’ lawsuits against Google for its ad tech practices, seeking compensation for claimed lost revenue.