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Tano raises $4M seed round led by Cherry Ventures to automate influencer marketing for brands. The UK startup uses AI agents to match creators with advertisers and manage campaigns.

PRIVATENov 11, 2026

Amount Raised

$4 Million

Round Type

Seed

United KingdomAdvertisingArtificial IntelligenceAnalyticsMarketingSaaS

Investors

Cherry Ventures

Description

Tano, a UK-based influencer marketing platform founded in 2025, has raised $4 million in a seed round led by Cherry Ventures. The startup, co-founded by Will Caplan and Sagar Shah, uses AI agents combined with human creator strategists to simplify brand-creator matchmaking and campaign management. The platform analyzes over 280 million creator profiles to recommend suitable creators for brands. Tano plans to use the funding to expand its engineering team and creator strategist workforce, as well as invest in compute infrastructure.

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Companies in the same sectors as Tano that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Miracly raised $2M (Pre-Seed) on October 14, 2026.
  • Holo raised $5.6M (Seed) on October 15, 2026.
  • Holo raised $5.6M (Seed) on October 15, 2026.
  • Marklo raised $5M (Seed) on October 14, 2026.
  • OuterSignal raised $22M (Series A) on September 30, 2026.
  • Kindo raised $30M on November 12, 2026.

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Company Information

Company

Tano

Location

United Kingdom

About

Tano is a UK-based startup that automates influencer marketing by matching brands with creators and managing campaigns. The platform uses AI agents to scan a database of over 280 million creator profiles and provides human creator strategists to optimize campaign performance. It handles the entire process from creator recruitment and contracts to payment processing and performance tracking. Tano serves major brands like Unilever, HelloFresh, and L'Oréal, competing with platforms like CreatorIQ and traditional influencer agencies.

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