Retail Media Thursday, September 10, 2026

Looma raises $13M to expand in-store retail media network

Looma secured a $10M Series B and $3M credit facility to scale its in-store screen network across 1,100 retail locations, reaching 27 million shoppers monthly.

The numbers

$13 million Total funding raised to expand in-store retail media network
$10 million Series B funding secured by Looma
$3 million Credit facility secured by Looma
1,100 Number of retail locations in Looma's network
27 million Monthly shoppers reached by Looma's platform

Sources

emarketer.com

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