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Top 17 Email Marketing Startups to Watch in 2026

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The email marketing sector remains a competitive field, attracting companies from across the globe. These businesses focus on everything from automation and data management to personalization.

Leading the pack is Sitecore, a customer experience company that has raised $1.2 billion. Other notable companies include ActiveCampaign and Cordial, which have also secured massive funding to improve their marketing platforms.

Below is our list of 17 Email Marketing startups worth keeping an eye on.

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HeadquartersPune, Maharashtra, India
Year Founded2010
FoundersSandeep Sugla
Funding Amount$56M
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsFTV Capital, Zodius Capital

Cordial builds a marketing and data platform designed to help brands send personalized messages across various channels like email and mobile. Their platform unifies customer data from any source, allowing marketing teams to create highly relevant, real-time experiences.

HeadquartersSan Diego, California, United States
Year Founded2014
FoundersAdam Gillespie, Chris McGreal, David Baker, Jeremy Swift
Funding Amount$73.6M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsPeakSpan Capital, NewSpring, ABS Capital Partners, Upfront Ventures, Ankona Capital Partners

Sitecore builds a comprehensive digital experience platform that unifies content, commerce, and customer data. Their suite of tools empowers marketing teams to create personalized, multichannel campaigns and manage the end-to-end customer lifecycle.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2001
FoundersAhmed Rubaie, Kasper Kjaerbye Larsen, Lars Nielsen, Michael Seifert
Funding Amount$1.2B
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsTCV, EQT, Tola Capital

MessageGears provides a customer engagement platform that connects directly to a company's own data warehouse. This warehouse-native approach helps enterprise brands send personalized marketing campaigns to millions of customers without moving or syncing data.

HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Year Founded2010
FoundersDan Roy, Michael Robinson, Taylor Jones
Funding Amount$80.4M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsLong Ridge Equity Partners, The Argentum Group, Atlanta Ventures, Bridge Bank, Michael Cohn

ActiveCampaign builds a customer experience automation platform that integrates email marketing with sales and CRM tools. Their software helps businesses automate personalized communication across the entire customer lifecycle, from initial contact to ongoing support.

HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Year Founded2003
FoundersJason VandeBoom
Funding Amount$360M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsSilversmith Capital Partners, Tiger Global Management, Dragoneer Investment Group, Susquehanna Growth Equity

Dynamic Yield has built an experience optimization platform for companies to personalize, test, and synchronize digital customer interactions. Their technology uses AI and predictive analytics to help businesses deliver tailored experiences across web, mobile apps, and email.

HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2011
FoundersLiad Agmon, Ofer Zinger, Ofer Zinger, Omri Mendellevich
Funding Amount$105.3M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsBessemer Venture Partners, Vertex Ventures, The New York Times, Baidu, Naver

Levitate develops a relationship marketing platform that helps small businesses maintain personal connections with their clients. The platform uses AI to help users send personal emails, manage contacts, and remember key details that nurture those relationships.

HeadquartersRaleigh, North Carolina, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersJesse Lipson
Funding Amount$55M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsProtagonist, Triangle Tweener Fund, Harbert Growth Partners, Bull City Venture Partners, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures

NextRoll builds marketing technology designed to help businesses grow through AI-powered advertising. Their AdRoll platform specializes in ad retargeting and account-based marketing to drive revenue.

HeadquartersDublin, Dublin, Ireland
Year Founded2006
FoundersAaron Bell, Jared Kopf, Peter Krivkovich, Valentino Volonghi
Funding Amount$158.6M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusDebt Financing
Top InvestorsAccel, Founders Fund, IVP, True Ventures, Floodgate

Ortto builds a unified platform that brings together customer data, marketing automation, and business analytics. Their tools help e-commerce companies understand the entire customer journey and deliver personalized marketing through email and SMS.

HeadquartersSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Year Founded2012
FoundersChris Sharkey, Michael Sharkey
Funding Amount$33.9M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsDraper Associates, Salesforce Ventures, Blackbird Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners, Southern Cross Venture Partners

SALESmanago builds an AI-driven commerce growth platform that unifies customer data, marketing automation, and analytics for online businesses. The system is designed to help e-commerce companies execute omnichannel campaigns and gain deeper insights into customer behavior.

HeadquartersKraków, Malopolskie, Poland
Year Founded2011
FoundersGrzegorz Blazewicz, Konrad Pawlus
Funding Amount€7.7M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top Investors3TS Capital Partners, Perwyn, SilverTree Equity, Rafał Brzoska

7 Additional Email Marketing Startups Worth Following

The top ten are just a small slice of the companies building great email tools. A lot of them are focused on marketing and analytics, raising tens of millions in funding along the way.

Some of these startups are newer, while others have been in business for more than a decade. Here’s a look at the other companies that are helping to shape the field.

StartupMain IndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Kiliba logo KilibaMarketing2018$7MSeed
Ematic Solutions logo Ematic SolutionsAnalytics2012$9.1MSeries B
Force24 logo Force24Marketing2010£5.4MSeries A
360Alumni logo 360AlumniNonprofit2012$1MConvertible Note
Clientscape logo ClientscapeAnalytics2014$2.1MGrant
Communicator Corp. logo Communicator Corp.Marketing2003
Manna logo MannaMarketing2005

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