Montréal ad-tech company whose machine-learning models read micro-behavioural signals in real time to score how receptive a user is to an ad, delivering those scores to programmatic buying and selling platforms.
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Montréal ad-tech company whose machine-learning models read micro-behavioural signals in real time to score how receptive a user is to an ad, delivering those scores to programmatic buying and selling platforms.
Its privacy policy names Contxtful Technologies Inc. dba Receptiv at 6250 Hutchison, Montréal; federal corporation 1090356-6 is Active. getreceptiv.com
Rebranded from Contxtful to Receptiv in September 2025, describing itself as an AI-powered ad technology company headquartered in Montréal. prweb.com
Announced a $1.9 million round in April 2025 led by NJP Ventures to build out its Receptivity Exchange. prweb.com
Equativ reports Pinnacle Advertising cut cost per acquisition 26% in three months using Receptiv segments on Equativ's platform. equativ.com
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Real-time receptivity scoring
Company describes a real-time receptivity layer for programmatic advertising that uses AI to read micro-behavioural signals and attach receptivity scores to bid requests, integrated into SSPs and DSPs without new supply paths or publisher changes.
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Apr 7, 2025
Investors: NJP Ventures
Jan 28, 2020
Investors: Fonds Innovexport, Fonds Québecor Innovation, La Capitale Assurances, Anges Québec
Publicly announced partnerships.
Receptiv segments are available on Equativ's Maestro platform; Equativ published a case study with Pinnacle Advertising in October 2025.
The company renamed itself Receptiv to focus on scoring real-time user receptivity for video and display advertising, noting that its Receptiv Exchange had launched earlier in 2025.
The round was led by NJP Ventures, with funds going to technology development, scaling and the buildout of the Receptivity Exchange.
The Montréal startup, a graduate of the TandemLaunch incubator, closed a seed round led by Fonds Innovexport to commercialise its mobile-sensor-based advertising and insurance products.
Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.
David Jacobs
Chief Executive Officer
Nicolas Hamel
Chief Operating Officer
Alexandre Desilets-Benoit
Chief Technology Officer
Terms the company uses about its own work.
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