Dive Brief:

• Ad management platform AdStage has secured $6.25 million in Series A funding. 
• The startup offers a cross-network online platform that works to automate ad buying and offer an all-in-one advertising formula. 
• AdStage customers pay a monthly subscription fee rather than by ad volume — making the solution available to SMBs and large corporations alike. 

Dive Insight: 

The world of digital ad buys is increasingly moving in the direction of full automation. Programmatic is blowing up, so advertisers are looking for ways to automate and scale ad buys. AdStage offers access to a wider group of companies that may be looking to control costs by having a set monthly subscription instead of paying per ad volume. If the platform is able to add native ad and other options like it plans, the future could be bright for AdStage.