node.vc invests in SponsWatch seed round
SponsWatch Closes €1mn Seed Round To Scale Its AI-Powered Sponsorship Measurement Technology.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 26.02.25 - SponsWatch (www.sponswatch.com), a leading provider of AI-powered sponsorship analytics, today announced a 1 million EUR seed funding round led by node.vc, with participation from Venrex (early investors in Just Eat, Revolut, and Midnite). The investment will enable SponsWatch to scale operations, enhance its product offerings, and further transform the way brands and rights holders measure sponsorship impact.
In today’s media landscape, where two-thirds of consumers now opt for streaming services, brands face unprecedented challenges in reaching audiences through traditional advertising. Sponsorships and product placements have emerged as critical solutions for branded content, with sports leading as the most effective platform in terms of capturing sustained audience attention and fostering unparalleled exposure.
While the global sports sponsorship market - valued at over $100 billion in 2023 - is projected to nearly double by 2030, measuring sponsorship impact accurately has remained a complex issue - one that SponsWatch is determined to solve.
Mauricio Torres, Founder of SponsWatch: “Traditional sponsorship valuation methods fall short in this digital age as they fail to reflect real-world costs and true audience engagement. Understanding real media value is no longer optional - it’s essential. Sponsorships today are about more than visibility; they’re about impact and engagement. Our mission is to provide clients with the insights they need to maximise sponsorship effectiveness and succeed in an evolving media environment.”
Founded in 2021, SponsWatch leverages AI and machine learning to provide precise sponsorship analytics across all media platforms, including TV broadcasts, social media, websites, podcasts, and web radio. Unlike conventional methods - which are often manual and rely on outdated models and inflated values - SponsWatch incorporates real advertising costs, net reach, audience attention spans, and engagement metrics, enabling brands, teams, leagues, and federations to maximise logo exposure, optimise sponsorship strategies, and accurately measure ROI. Current clients include top-tier Swedish football and hockey clubs, national and international federations, brands, teams and athletes.
node.vc partner Mårten Skogö will join the SponsWatch board. On the investment, Mårten said: “SponsWatch operates in a rapidly growing market, and we see a strong opportunity in both the product and Mauricio’s domain expertise. At Node.vc, we invest with a long-term perspective, actively supporting founders beyond the initial funding both strategically and financially. Having followed SponsWatch for some time, we are confident in their ability to drive meaningful change in the industry.”
Venrex Founder and Partner Tom Fleming: “We’re delighted to continue our support of the SponsWatch team. Over the past few years, we’ve seen their impressive execution in founder-led sales and the strength of their product. Alongside node.vc, we look forward to helping them disrupt a market dominated by antiquated technologies.”
About SponsWatch
SponsWatch is an AI-powered solution that measures logotype exposure and sponsorship value across all media platforms, including TV, SVOD, social media, and websites. Using proprietary AI, SponsWatch analyses video, image, audio, and text content to deliver precise insights on exposure impact and help teams, leagues, and brands optimise sponsorship ROI based on industry-approved standards. Founded in 2021 by experts in sports marketing and market research, SponsWatch is trusted by top-tier Swedish football and hockey clubs, national and international federations, brands, teams and athletes.
About Venrex Investment Management
Venrex is an early-stage venture capital fund manager primarily backing technology-enabled businesses in consumer industries. Venrex was the earliest stage backers of Charlotte Tilbury, Revolut, 365Scores, Orlebar Brown, Opus Energy and Maven Clinic, and early investors in Rippling, Just Eat, Notonthehighstreet.com, Mumsnet and ME+EM. Founded in 2002, Venrex has offices in London and New York.
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