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LOUIS XIII · October 4, 2026

ONAR closes $15M raise at $25M pre to acquire Advertise Purple's $17.1M revenue book

OTC-traded marketing platform adds $6.6M EBITDA business and 111-million-profile data asset in single largest deal.

PublishedOctober 4, 2026
SourceYahoo Finance / Business Insider →
Edgar’s SEC Data profile {Actuarial Version}ONAR Holding Corporation →
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ONAR Holding Corporation closed the initial tranche of a $15 million financing round at a $25 million pre-money valuation and simultaneously completed acquisition of Advertise Purple, a performance marketing firm that contributed $17.1 million in revenue and $4.4 million in net income during its most recent fiscal year. The deal marks the largest acquisition in ONAR's history and brings combined pro forma revenue to a figure the OTC PINK-listed company has not yet disclosed in full.

Advertise Purple generated approximately $6.6 million in adjusted EBITDA during fiscal 2025, implying a margin north of 38% on reported revenue. The acquired entity operates Bloom, a proprietary data and analytics platform managing profiles on more than 111 million individuals. ONAR, which describes itself as an AI-powered marketing platform, has structured the financing to fund the purchase price in full, with the initial closing providing immediate capital for integration and the balance expected in subsequent tranches. The $25 million pre-money valuation suggests equity dilution of approximately 37.5% assuming the round prices entirely in common or common-equivalent instruments.

The transaction matters because it demonstrates that sub-scale marketing technology platforms trading over-the-counter can still access growth capital when attaching to hard EBITDA. Advertise Purple's 38% EBITDA margin and 111 million data profiles represent tangible assets that institutional allocators and family offices can model without relying on revenue multiple compression or customer acquisition cost assumptions. The $6.6 million EBITDA figure implies ONAR paid somewhere in the low-to-mid single-digit EBITDA multiple range if the financing covers the full purchase price, a discount to the 8x to 12x EBITDA multiples typical of private-market martech acquisitions over the past eighteen months. That spread creates immediate balance-sheet accretion if ONAR can maintain Advertise Purple's margin profile through integration.

For luxury and hospitality operators, the Bloom platform's 111 million profiles represent a potential audience-targeting layer if ONAR chooses to open the asset to third-party campaign work. Single-family offices and development shops evaluating marketing technology vendors should track whether ONAR integrates Bloom into its existing stack or operates it as a standalone revenue center. If the latter, expect ONAR to approach high-margin categories—travel, real estate, wealth management—where customer lifetime value justifies premium data pricing. The company has not disclosed Bloom's current enterprise client count or average contract value, two metrics that will determine whether the platform can scale beyond its current $17.1 million run rate without proportional cost growth.

ONAR's ability to close a financing at a $25 million pre while trading OTC suggests either a concentrated investor base willing to accept illiquidity or a near-term up-listing catalyst the company has not yet announced publicly. The next disclosure to watch is the full pro forma revenue figure and any detail on Bloom's customer concentration. If Advertise Purple's $17.1 million comes from fewer than 10 clients, integration risk rises. If the book is distributed across 50-plus advertisers, ONAR has purchased a more resilient revenue stream and the $6.6 million EBITDA becomes a floor rather than a peak.

The company has not specified the timeline for subsequent financing tranches or whether the $15 million initial close leaves any purchase-price earnout tied to Advertise Purple's forward performance.

The takeaway
ONAR's **$15M** raise at **$25M** pre funds acquisition of **$6.6M** EBITDA business, testing whether OTC platforms can buy profitable scale at EBITDA discount.
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