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MACALLAN 1926 · October 19, 2026

ONAR Closes $15M at $25M Pre to Fund Advertise Purple Acquisition

Direct-marketing consolidator acquires platform generating $6.6M EBITDA, preparing for Nasdaq migration.

PublishedOctober 19, 2026
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ONAR Holding Corporation closed the initial tranche of $15 million in financing at a $25 million pre-money valuation on September 29, funding its acquisition of Advertise Purple, a performance-marketing platform that generated $6.6 million in adjusted EBITDA during fiscal 2025. The deal represents ONAR's largest acquisition and adds $17.1 million in revenue plus $4.4 million in net income to the combined entity, which now shows pro forma revenue approaching the Nasdaq minimum listing threshold.

Advertise Purple operates Bloom, a proprietary data and analytics platform managing more than 111 million consumer profiles. The acquisition consolidates ONAR's positioning as an AI-powered marketing platform serving direct-response advertisers, particularly in health supplements and consumer products where attribution clarity drives allocation decisions. The financing structure—equity at a valuation below acquired EBITDA multiples common in martech—suggests either aggressive dilution tolerance or warrants and preferreds not disclosed in initial filings. Worth noting: the $25 million pre-money values the combined platform at roughly 3.8x trailing EBITDA if Advertise Purple's $6.6 million represents the bulk of earnings power.

The company appointed a certified public accountant as interim CFO, a procedural move that connects financial integration with Nasdaq listing preparation. ONAR trades on OTC Pink, where disclosure standards permit looser reporting; the CFO hire and simultaneous financing close indicate the company is building the audit trail and control infrastructure required for exchange listing. Nasdaq's continued listing standards require $50 million in market capitalization or $750,000 in net income from continuing operations, thresholds the combined entity now approaches if the post-money valuation holds and reported net income translates into GAAP earnings. The timing—acquisition close, financing announcement, and CFO appointment within a single news cycle—signals coordination with listing advisors already retained.

Allocators should watch for the full financing round close, likely within 60 to 90 days, which will clarify total dilution and participant composition. Family offices and agencies evaluating performance-marketing consolidators will want the first combined quarterly filing, expected in early Q4 2026, to validate whether Advertise Purple's EBITDA converts into cash flow or requires working capital advances common in affiliate-driven models. The Bloom platform's 111 million profiles represent potential valuation upside if ONAR can demonstrate data monetization beyond direct client campaigns, a capability that would shift the multiple from services to SaaS. Nasdaq listing preparation typically requires six to nine months of enhanced reporting before filing; if ONAR files a Form 10 registration by year-end, expect a listing attempt in mid-2027.

The $25 million pre-money valuation—set before Advertise Purple's financials became public—now looks either prescient or mispriced depending on how the platform scales post-acquisition.

The takeaway
**$15M** raise at **$25M** pre funds **$6.6M** EBITDA acquisition, building Nasdaq-ready performance-marketing consolidator with **111M** consumer profiles.

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