Downstream.ai raises $1.5 million for AI-driven programmatic ad platform

The founders of Grow Mobile are back with a new ad tech startup called Downstream.ai. Co-CEOs Brendan Lyall and A.J. Yeakel are announcing that they have raised $1.5 million in seed funding for Downstream.ai, which provides a self-serve platform for ad agencies and marketers to automatically place ads across a variety of mobile platforms.
San Francisco-based Downstream.ai is launching its beta program today. It raised the money from London Venture Partners, with participation from Olive Tre