Company
Every published round Publicis took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Companies Publicis has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Publicis, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Publicis has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Publicis did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Publicis is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Publicis acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CitrusAd | Acquisition | Jul 2021 | $202m | SmartCompany (Tue 19 Oct 2021), SmartCompany (Fri 24 Sep 2021) |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie Brownlee | Startmate, Startup Daily |
Stories naming Publicis. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startmate profiles Brainwaves, which builds strategy software for marketing teams, ahead of its Demo Day pitch, covering the founding team, early revenue and enterprise traction.
Nineteen early-stage companies join Startmate's Summer '26 accelerator intake, each receiving $120,000 for 7% equity — $2.28 million overall — spanning construction, healthcare, fintech, energy and manufacturing.
Antler Australia investor memo profiling pre-seed sales-financing startup Geniepay, founded by Sajid Bokhari and Eric Ding, covering its backing, beta customers and pitch competition wins.
Retrospective on five Australian technology companies bought for nine-figure sums in 2021, detailing buyers, prices and founder reactions for CitrusAd, Quantium, Invoice2go, Task and A Cloud Guru.
A roundup profiling nine past and present AFL players who founded or run businesses, including PickStar, CitrusAd, Gavl and Bluestone Lane, noting CitrusAd's acquisition by Publicis and earlier raises by PickStar and Gavl.
Also SmartCompany