Velocity named AdTech Platform of the Year as AI reshapes digital advertising
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Velocity has been named AdTech Platform of the Year by TVC Analyst as U.S. digital ad revenue hit $294.6B in 2025. The company’s platform turns conversational AI messages into intent signals, matches them with advertisers in real time, and delivers ads natively inside conversations rather than around content. It recently raised $27M from NFX and Red Dot Capital Partners. WARC forecasts global ad spend will reach $1.30T in 2026.
Digital advertising is entering another structural shift. For years, the industry has been organized around webpages, search queries, social feeds, mobile apps, and increasingly connected television. Now, as consumers move from clicking through interfaces to interacting directly with AI systems, the advertising model is beginning to follow them.
That shift is reflected in the latest industry numbers. U.S. internet advertising revenue reached $294.6 billion in 2025, up 13.9% year over year, according to the IAB/PwC Internet Advertising Revenue Report...
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