One lucky start-up is in with a chance to win £250,000 worth of advertising across Mail Metro Media’s media portfolio, plus brand insights, expert support and account management
The competition, hosted by dmg ventures, is open to all founder-led, UK, B2C startups founded in the past 10 years. The winners will get direct access 72% of UK adults and over 150 million global consumers.
On winning Media Maestro in 2025, founder and CEO of Luna Daily, Katy Cottam, said: “Winning Media Maestro was a landmark moment for Luna Daily.
“Partnering with the media experts at dmg media gave us the confidence to go big, and seeing that translate into standout top-of-funnel awareness and a tangible uplift in clicks made it all the more rewarding.”
Taos Edmondson, principal at dmg ventures, added: “The second edition of Media Maestro has been a great success, with 200 incredible applicants, ranging from idea stage concepts to companies with eight-figure annual revenues.
“The strength and depth of applicants give us confidence that the UK consumer sector has a bright future. There’s a huge amount of innovation and growth taking place within all manner of sub-sectors.”
Readers are encouraged to fill in the application form by 23:59 BST on Monday 20 April.
