# AI-driven marketing startup funding

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/ai-driven-marketing-startup-funding
> Updated: 2026-10-20T20:37:26.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

New York-based Melius raised $25 million in total funding, including a $20 million Series A and a $5 million seed round, to support its AI-driven creative advertising platform. The company pivoted from a performance marketing tool to an “agents lab for creative work” that generates advertising assets.

Following this, San Francisco-based startup Different emerged from stealth mode after securing a $48 million seed round led by General Catalyst. Different focuses on automating end-to-end B2B demand generation through an AI system that manages campaign orchestration, including planning, advertising, and email.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-20: Different raises $48 million seed round for AI marketing platform

Martech startup Different has raised $48 million in seed funding to launch an AI platform that automates end-to-end B2B demand generation and campaign orchestration.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/different-raises-48-million-seed-round-for-ai-marketing-platform

### 2026-10-06: Melius raises $25M for AI-driven creative advertising platform

New York-based AI startup Melius has raised $25 million to develop tools for generating automated advertising campaigns and creative assets.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/melius-raises-25m-for-ai-driven-creative-advertising-platform

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