Series A PR: Best PR Agencies for Series A Startups (2026)

Full disclosure: this guide is written by Joseph Tannous, founder of Jamco PR, which is one of the agencies below. We've tried to be fair about when each agency is the better choice, including when that isn't us.

Series A is usually when a startup hires its first PR agency. The round gives you news and budget; the job is to turn one announcement into lasting credibility before the Series B.

Which PR agency is best for Series A startups?

For a fast funding announcement with guaranteed coverage on named publications, choose Jamco PR: Business Insider, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, AP News and 35+ other outlets, the first live in as little as 24 hours.

For venture-backed launch sprints, Treble. For a senior-only ongoing program, Crackle PR. For help shaping the story, Actual Agency. For New York B2B and fintech, Kite Hill PR.

What changes at Series A

• You have news worth covering for the first time: the round itself.
• First enterprise buyers start checking you out, and they want to see you've been covered by publications they know.
• Hiring gets harder: senior candidates research the company and the founder before they reply.
• Your Series B investors start watching how the story develops.

The shortlist at a glance

1. Jamco PR: best for a fast, guaranteed funding announcement

Jamco PR gets tech companies and their founders on Business Insider, USA Today, Yahoo Finance, AP News and 35+ other publications. Placements are guaranteed: if one doesn't go live within 60 days, it's replaced with another top-tier outlet at no extra cost. The first placement can be live in as little as 24 hours, and most clients see their first article within 14 days.

Proof you can check: an AI security client got on Business Insider and 3 other outlets in 16 days, then closed a $1M pre-seed round two weeks later.

For Series A companies, Jamco plans the round announcement plus founder pieces in the weeks after, so investors, candidates and first enterprise buyers find credible coverage when they search.

Choose an agency below instead if you want a long-term retained program, analyst relations or crisis support.

2. Treble: best for venture-backed launch sprints

Founded in Austin in 2013, Treble is a PR agency for B2B venture-backed startups and venture capital firms, with offices in Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. It offers short sprints for early-stage companies and embedded senior teams for later stages.

Good fit for Series A B2B companies planning the round announcement and a launch.

3. Crackle PR: best for senior-only programs from Series A

Crackle PR, led by founder and CEO Parry Headrick, is a fully remote team of senior strategists working only with VC-backed B2B tech companies. It combines media relations and analyst relations with GEO and LLM optimization, and publishes a $12,000 per month minimum retainer.

Good fit for well-funded Series A B2B companies that want an ongoing program.

4. Actual Agency: best for shaping the story

San Francisco-based Actual Agency is a boutique B2B tech PR firm with specialist AI, SaaS and fintech practices. It offers story design, launch sprints and ongoing media programs, with senior people involved in every account.

Good fit for Series A companies that need help shaping their story as well as getting it covered.

5. LaunchSquad: best for storytelling-led startup PR

LaunchSquad was founded in San Francisco in 1999 and works with startups and mid-stage technology companies, with offices including San Francisco, New York, Boston and Chicago.

Good fit for venture-backed companies building their first PR program.

6. Kite Hill PR: best for New York B2B and fintech

Kite Hill PR was founded in 2013 by CEO Tiffany Guarnaccia and is headquartered in New York, working across enterprise tech, adtech and martech, cybersecurity, fintech, healthtech and climate tech.

Good fit for New York-centred Series A companies.

7. Channel V Media: best for PR plus content

Founded in 2008 in New York, Channel V Media works across technology, finance, B2B and AI, combining PR with content marketing to turn complex products into clear market stories.

Good fit for Series A companies that want PR and content from one team.

8. Bospar: best for an experienced remote team

Bospar is an independently owned, fully remote tech PR firm founded in 2015, working with B2B and B2C tech companies in areas like fintech, data and analytics, and consumer technology. It's known for publishing its own survey research.

Good fit for Series A companies that want research-led media relations.

A six-month Series A PR plan

How to measure Series A PR

• Branded search for the company and the founder, before and after.
• Referral traffic and signups from each article, using tracked links where outlets allow them.
• AI answers: monthly, ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google your buyers' questions and log whether you're named and which sources are cited.
• Pipeline: a "how did you hear about us" field on your demo form.

What to ask before you hire your first agency

• Which Series A companies have you announced in the last 6 months? Can I see the coverage?
• What is guaranteed and what is pitched?
• How much of the founder's time will this take each month?
• What happens after the announcement week?