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MiQ

MiQ

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MiQ is a leading programmatic media partner that delivers digital advertising campaigns across display, video, audio, out-of-home, and connected TV inventory for advertising holding companies, independent agencies, and direct advertisers.

Last updated Oct 5, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Oct 26, 2026

Founded
2010
HQ
London, United Kingdom
Connections
37

AI-drafted from public sources14 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
1001-5000
Revenue
$200M-$500M
11integrations2corporate family3acquisitions

About

Independent programmatic media partner competing with agency trading desks and DSPs, differentiated by its hybrid managed-service and proprietary AI platform model

MiQ is a leading programmatic media partner that delivers digital advertising campaigns across display, video, audio, out-of-home, and connected TV inventory for advertising holding companies, independent agencies, and direct advertisers. MiQ helps advertisers and agencies create stronger campaigns, make smarter decisions, and achieve better performance by connecting data, partners, and intelligence through its AI-powered platform. Its flagship product, Sigma, is an award-winning AI-powered technology that unifies the media ecosystem, enabling users to plan, activate, and optimize programmatic campaigns while gaining a complete view of what audiences are watching, browsing, and buying. Sigma reasons across 600+ data feeds and 1.7 billion audience profiles, and MiQ has developed a Planning Agent that uses natural language interactions to help users optimize campaign planning with richer, more tailored insights in a fraction of the time required by manual planning. Since launch, Sigma has powered over 40,000 campaigns for more than 2,300 advertisers, with testing showing that Sigma campaigns return up to $2.22 in value for every $1 spent compared to standard programmatic campaign setups. Source 1: ecipartners.com — MiQ - ECI Partners - UK private equity firm Source 2: wearemiq.com — MiQ: Your Programmatic Media Partner Source 3: databricks.com — MiQ Scales Campaign Optimization with Genie | Databricks

Business model

Managed Service / Technology Platform

Target market

Enterprise and Mid-Market

What they offer

  • MiQ Sigma

    Proprietary AI-powered programmatic intelligence platform that unifies data ingestion, audience analytics, and media activation across channels

  • MiQ CTV Solutions

    Connected TV advertising product offering audience targeting, measurement, and optimization across streaming environments

  • MiQ Data Studio

    Data analytics and audience insights tool that processes first- and third-party data to inform campaign strategy and targeting

  • MiQ Retail Media

    Retail-focused programmatic solution leveraging purchase and behavioral data to drive performance for retail advertisers and brands

  • MiQ Political

    Specialized programmatic advertising solution for political campaigns, offering audience targeting and real-time optimization for electoral advertising

Key features

AI-powered campaign optimization via MiQ Sigma platformCross-channel programmatic activation (CTV, display, video, DOOH, mobile)First- and third-party data integration and audience segmentationReal-time bidding and inventory managementAdvanced measurement and attribution reportingManaged-service campaign execution with dedicated trading teamsCustom audience modeling and lookalike targetingBrand safety and fraud prevention controls

Use cases

Programmatic display and video campaign management for brandsCTV and streaming audience targeting and measurementRetail media activation using purchase data signalsPolitical advertising with real-time audience optimizationCross-channel media planning and unified reportingAudience discovery and segmentation for new customer acquisitionBrand awareness campaigns with reach and frequency optimization

Customer segments

Global and national brandsMedia agencies and agency holding companiesRetail and e-commerce advertisersAutomotive brandsFinancial services companiesHealthcare and pharmaceutical advertisersPolitical campaigns and advocacy organizations

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Proprietary AI and machine learning models (MiQ Sigma)Programmatic DSP integrationsCloud-based data infrastructureReal-time bidding (RTB) technologyData management and audience segmentation toolsAPIs for data ingestion and reporting

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPAIAB TCF (Transparency and Consent Framework)Brand safety standards (GARM)

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

Corporate history
  1. 2010 · Founded
How it came together
  • 2023·Acquired → MiQ↗
  • 2026·Acquired → MiQ↗
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Connection details
View MiQ’s full portfolio (2) See integrations with MiQ (11) See acquisitions by MiQ (3)

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