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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…
27 of 72 advertising companies ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 72 best-ranked of these 73 advertising companies cover consumer products & services (24), arts, entertainment & music (17), retail (17) and advertising (16). They also list work in California, York, New York and Boston. 72 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
27 of 72 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.

DPGW, styled dpgw, is an independent creative agency founded in 2017 and headquartered in Los Angeles, with creative teams in other countries.
Why #25: Based in Los Angeles, California, USA · Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transport · Consumer Products & Services · Hospitality & Leisure
Avidon Marketing Group is an SEO company in Los Angeles, California, set up in 2018 by digital marketer Igor Avidon.
Why #26: Based in Los Angeles, California, USA · Founded 2018, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consumer Products & Services · Advertising & Marketing · Automotive
Cast Iron LA is a small Los Angeles marketing and creative agency set up in 2019 by art director Luis Ramirez and copywriter J Barbush.
Why #27: Based in Los Angeles, California, United States · Founded 2019, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transport · Financial Services · Retail · Also in Newport
Iffel International Inc. is a digital marketing agency that also acts as a fractional chief marketing officer for its clients.
On record: Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

Advertising
Axial PR is a boutique public relations firm that links brands with their audiences through media work, storytelling and digital campaigns.
On record: Founded 2013 · Boutique, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

Advertising & Marketing · Also in London
White Label DM offer comprehensive digital marketing solutions.
On record: Address in Los Angeles

Advertising & Marketing · Information Technology · Advertising · Also in Cheltenham
Los Angeles performance marketing agency combining digital and traditional media with its own reporting and home-services tools
On record: Based in Los Angeles, United States, with a distributed team

Hospitality & Leisure · Business Services · Real Estate · Also in California
Arpi Design is a graphic and web design studio in Los Angeles that has been building websites since 2010.
On record: Based in Los Angeles, California, USA

Creative · Production
Axiom Print, trading as AxiomPrint, is a commercial printer in Los Angeles that takes online orders and specialises in fast turnaround, including same-day rush jobs.
On record: Based in Los Angeles, California

Creative · Sport
Be-Hookd Digital is a social media agency serving the entertainment, music, sport and lifestyle worlds.
On record: Office in Los Angeles
Advertising · Production
Berk Marketing is an independent media buyer for radio and television advertising, run by president and chief media strategist Peter Berk.

Arts
Big Imagination Group, known as BIG, is a Los Angeles marketing agency that pairs commercial work with social impact campaigns.
On record: Based in Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, at the La Kretz Innovation Campus

Web Development · IT Services · UI/UX Design · Also in United States of America
Blend is a small creative production studio and digital marketing agency in Los Angeles.
On record: Based in Los Angeles · Boutique

Consumer Products & Services · Hospitality & Leisure · Retail
Blind Society is a branding agency with a presence in Phoenix and Los Angeles.
On record: Office in Los Angeles

Arts, Entertainment & Music · Advertising & Marketing · Non Profit
BLKBX Creative Group is a creative agency that plans and produces social media content, campaigns and live stunts for entertainment and gaming brands.

Brand Culture Company, known as BrandCulture, is a strategic branding agency with a presence in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Barcelona.
On record: Office in Los Angeles

Consumer Products & Services · Medical · Manufacturing
Branding Los Angeles is a multicultural marketing and communications firm in Los Angeles, California.
On record: Based in Los Angeles, California, United States

Consumer Products & Services · Advertising & Marketing · Medical
Bread & Butter PR, which trades as bread & Butter, is a communications agency that works almost entirely in hospitality.
On record: Based in offices in over 20 US cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago

Consumer Products & Services · Hospitality & Leisure
Bright Design, which presents itself simply as Bright, is a creative branding house in Los Angeles.
On record: Based in Los Angeles, California
Brooklyn Outdoor is an out-of-home advertising firm headquartered in Detroit, with satellite offices in Los Angeles and Chicago.
On record: Office in Los Angeles

Advertising & Marketing · Business Services · Information Technology · Also in California
BYStudio is a branding and packaging design agency in Los Angeles.
On record: Based in Los Angeles, California

C&I Studios is a creative studio that makes video, photography, branding and web work for brands.
On record: Based in Los Angeles, California, United States

Advertising · Creative · Also in Texas
CDM Digital Advertising Agency Worldwide, also known as Creative Design Media, is a small marketing agency that began in Los Angeles and has a branch near Austin, Texas.
On record: Based in Los Angeles, California

Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Business Services
Crate47 is a boutique creative and marketing agency with offices in London, Brighton and Los Angeles, serving clients in the UK and abroad.
On record: Based in London, Brighton and Los Angeles · Boutique
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