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illuma Technology

illuma was founded in 2014 by publishing experts and computer scientists from Imperial College, UCL and Cambridge University.

illuma works with publishers to build better classification accuracy using our innovative AI platform, a transformative tool that standardises, streamlines and scales content categorisation. Key to this is our AI based technology that enables publishers to create unique taxonomies that better reflect their content, as well as constantly improve categorisation accuracy using publisher inputs.

illuma’s Smart Deals™ also works across both direct and programmatic campaigns to drive incremental and intelligent reach within publisher supply, all without using cookies. Our proprietary contextual recommendation engine works within the publisher’s stack to identify and activate campaigns within a publisher’s portfolio, monetizing more inventory and increasing yields.

Brand Safety Data tools Programmatic Private Marketplace Verification tools

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Resources

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Why human judgement is finally transforming brand safety systems - for publishers and advertisers

It’s been more than a decade since any meaningful progress was made to brand safety practice in programmatic advertising, and the lack of innovation is currently failing both sides of the deal. A single word appearing anywhere on a page - "crash," "attack," "crisis" - can still pull a URL out of the bid stream entirely, whether it describes a stock market dip, a sports event, or an actual tragedy. Publishers are losing monetisable inventory to false matches and advertisers are losing reach into high-value inventory. No one is currently winning.

Published: 05 Oct 2026
Author: Peter Mason

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