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Snapshot 2026-10-14- Startup SignalsRankedof 2,155
- Retail & MarketingRankedof 96
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Marklo is an AI revenue-planning platform that unifies e-commerce, email/SMS and paid-media data to help direct-to-consumer brands decide which marketing campaigns to run and execute them automatically.
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- 2026-10-14Seed$5M
Investors · Forerunner Ventures、Freestyle Capital
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