Adsolut pioneers ad-tech in Nigeria, a country with ‘advertisers but no platform’

Adsolut launched today as the "admeld for Africa." It is an ad network and management platform that helps web publishers more effectively sell and manage their ads online in sub-Saharan Africa.

SkimLinks helps publishers nail affiliate marketing, no wooing required

Skimlinks has raised a round of growth financing from Greycroft Partners for its suite of solutions that automatically turn digital content into affiliate links.

Ad-tech firm Marin Software’s shares rise 26% in IPO

Ad-tech startup Marin Software made its public debut this morning on the NYSE, netting a higher than expected price in early trading.

IPO candidate Marin Software admits it won’t be profitable in the ‘foreseeable future’

This is the first ad-tech company to go public in 2013, a year that looks set to be chock-full of IPOs.

Investors make a $27M bet in ad-tech startup DataXu

DataXu pulled in $27 million in funding today, proving that investors continue to see potential in the massively complicated world of ad-tech.

Isocket brings self-service ads to MailChimp’s newsletters (exclusive)

Who says e-mail is dead? Advertising startup isocket has forged an agreement with MailChimp that lets publishers sell ads directly on e-mail newsletters, potentially turning old-school e-mail into a money maker.

Isocket simplifies the advertising process for publishers with its …

Namely raises $1M to help ad agencies battle tech startups for talent

Turnover has always been a problem at top advertising agencies. But these days the designers and developers needed to create rich media campaigns are also being lured away from Madison Avenue by the booming New York tech scene.

“Retaining top …