10 Oct 2026 · TrustList Editorial
Only 26 of 84 funding announcements named a single customer
Our count of 84 October items finds 73 named a lead investor, 63 a stage and 6 a company-stated valuation, while none of the 48 customer or…
5 of 17 advertising companies ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 17 advertising companies on this page cover creative (14), advertising (10), video (7) and production (7). They also list work in North Dakota, Reading, Louisiana and Minnesota. 17 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
5 of 17 advertising companies ranked on evidence held on 9 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.
Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

Arts, Entertainment & Music · Creative · Advertising · Also in New Orleans and Louisiana
GMc+ Company, also written GMc+Co, is an integrated communications agency headquartered in New Orleans' Warehouse District.
Why #1: Founded 1987, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Advertising · Production · Also in Arkansas and Kentucky
Cates & Co Creative Design Inc is a creative and advertising agency that began in 1989 as a one-person business.
Why #2: Founded 1989 · One-person, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Production · Responsive · Also in Pittsburgh
Bump Design is a graphic design and branding studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Why #3: In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Arts, Entertainment & Music · Advertising & Marketing · Financial Services
Haven Media & Marketing began in 2006 as a one-woman media buying business started by Amy Jo Haven-Reynolds.
Why #4: Founded 2006 · One-woman, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Also in Louisiana
Lewis Graphic Design is a graphic design business owned by Venessa Lewis.
Why #5: In business 12+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Advertising · Video · Also in Florida
301 Digital Media is a media and agency services business based in Nashville, Tennessee, with staff spread across the United States.

Creative · Advertising · Video · Also in Richmond and Dubai
Blackiron is an advertising and marketing agency in the Ottawa–Gatineau region.

Creative · Partnership · Learning · Also in Belfast and Hanoi
Blick Shared Studios is a non-profit provider of workspace for creative people in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Creative · Advertising · Partners · Also in Indiana and Reading
Bowe Digital runs marketing, communications and advertising for businesses from a single-person operation up to large teams.

Creative · Advertising · Video
Constellation Marketing Group is a network of experienced marketing professionals who can be hired one at a time or as a coordinated team.

Advertising
F@N Communications, known in Japan as FAN Communications or FANCOMI, is an internet advertising group built around performance marketing.

Arts, Entertainment & Music · Advertising & Marketing · Information Technology · Also in Texas and Arizona
Go Fish Advertising, styled goFish, is a design-led advertising agency rooted in Comal County, Texas. It serves the San Antonio and New Braunfels area and clients further afield.

Creative · Video · Production · Also in New York and York
Hammer + Nail Studio is a creative content agency in New York that combines video production with digital and print design.

Financial Services · Creative · Partners
Karian and Box is a consultancy that studies how employees feel about work and helps organisations respond.
Also in Cleveland
Kleidon is a marketing communications and public relations agency based in Akron, Ohio, serving Cleveland and the wider region.

Project Management · Health Care · Creative · Also in Minnesota and Denver
LEVEL is a marketing and advertising agency with a mixed team of strategists, designers, producers, animators, writers and developers.

Project Management · Health Care · Creative · Also in Minnesota and Denver
LEVEL Mpls is a brand and marketing agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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