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The world’s first truly automated invalid and low-value click prevention system

Manchester, United KingdomFounded 2016Cybersecurity
Valuation $0–100M Latest valuation · 2025
Revenue $1–10M Latest reported FY
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding
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About Lunio

Lunio, founded in 2018, operates a performance marketing efficiency platform designed to counteract fraudulent and invalid traffic for digital advertisers. The company originated from the firsthand experiences of its founders, Neil Andrew, Segev Hochberg, and Alex Winston. Andrew and Winston were running a digital marketing agency and noticed that a significant portion of their client Segev Hochberg's marketing budget was being consumed by worthless clicks from fake users. This shared problem, coupled with a lack of effective solutions from ad networks, spurred the creation of a tool to solve the issue, initially named PPC Protect.

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CEO Neil Andrew's journey in digital marketing began at the age of 13, creating and monetizing websites. This early start evolved into freelance work and the establishment of his own agency, which became the birthplace for Lunio's initial product concept. Co-founder Alex Winston also came from an agency background, focusing on the creative side of performance marketing. The company is headquartered in the Manchester area in the UK and serves a global client base that includes over 1,000 businesses such as eBay and McDonald's.

Lunio's core business is providing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that identifies and blocks invalid traffic across numerous paid media channels, including Google, Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn. The platform is aimed at performance marketers, digital marketing agencies, and businesses with significant online advertising expenditures. By eliminating fake clicks from bots and other fraudulent sources, Lunio enables clients to reallocate their ad spend to higher-performing campaigns, thereby increasing their return on investment. The business model is subscription-based, with custom pricing tailored to client needs.

The platform employs a combination of machine learning, behavioral analytics, and IP reputation analysis to detect and prevent invalid click activity in real-time. Its algorithms analyze click patterns, such as speed and location, to identify sophisticated bots that mimic human behavior. A key feature is its multi-channel protection, offering a unified defense across paid search, social, and display advertising. Lunio provides detailed analytics and customizable reports that offer insights into traffic quality by channel, keyword, and placement, allowing for data-driven campaign optimization. The solution operates without cookies and is compliant with GDPR and CCPA, ensuring data privacy.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employees
86
Open positions
5
Dealroom signal
88.5/100
Industry
Security
Sector
Cybersecurity, uk is8 digital and technologies
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Business model
SaaS
Client focus
b2b

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Funding history

3 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES AEquity / VC Mar 2025 $2.6M $83M Undisclosed
EARLY VCEquity / VC Jul 2024 $0 Praetura Ventures · Fuel Ventures · Smedvig Ventures
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Financials

Revenue over time

Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.

YearRevenueGrowth
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
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Growth signals

Lunio website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Lunio is 150K monthly website visits, up 7.1% over the last three months. Lunio's team grew 28.4% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits150K 3-month web change+7.1% 1-year team growth+28.4%
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Investors

9 investors on the cap table

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Series A4 investors entered at this stage

  • Smedvig Capital
  • Praetura Ventures
  • Fuel Ventures
  • Smedvig Ventures

Other known investors5 additional known investors

  • Axel Täubert
  • Mark Pearson
  • PXN Group
  • SFC Capital
  • Stan Williams
Team profiled 21 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

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team presence
🇬🇧 United Kingdom85.5%
🇺🇸 United States8.1%
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates3.2%
🇩🇪 Germany1.6%
🇨🇦 Canada1.6%
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