Celtis Ventures

What Celtis Ventures does

Celtis Ventures is a privately held, full-service B2B marketing agency founded in 2012 by Matt Raymond and headquartered in California (Redondo Beach). The firm provides strategic marketing and creative services—brand strategy, visual identity, web design and ADA-compliant development, multi-platform digital advertising, traditional and transit media buying, influencer and user-generated content, and campaign analytics—to public transportation agencies, utilities and clean energy providers, local governments, and community colleges. Its commercial model is professional-services based, relying on project-based and multi-year contract engagements quoted per scope rather than packaged product tiers, with new business sourced primarily through direct website engagement, APTA membership referrals, whitepaper lead generation, and demonstrated case-study performance.

Underlying capability is concentrated in domain expertise rather than technology: the team is small (approximately 16 people) and disproportionately staffed by former transit-agency operators (LA Metro, Valley Metro Phoenix, Arizona DOT), giving the agency unusual in-house familiarity with public-sector procurement, ridership KPIs, and multicultural (Spanish-first) community engagement. Service delivery combines data-driven research, user-centered design, and multi-channel campaign execution across paid social, paid search, Spotify, influencer, and traditional out-of-home channels. The firm relies on third-party analytics and advertising platforms rather than proprietary AI/ML infrastructure, and positions cultural competency (e.g., Lotería-themed Spanish campaigns for VCTC and Sí RTC for RTC Washoe) as a key functional differentiator in public-sector marketing work.

Name

Celtis Ventures

Legal name

Celtis Ventures

Website

https://celtis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Celtis Ventures is a California-based B2B marketing agency providing brand strategy, digital campaigns, ADA-compliant web development, and transit-focused media buying to public transportation agencies, utilities, local governments, and community colleges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Redondo Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Marketing Strategy and Consulting Services: Full-service marketing agency providing brand strategy, visual identity development, and strategic consulting to transportation agencies, utilities, and local governments. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements and ongoing client relationships.
2. Creative Services: Creative design services including logos, typography, color schemes, brand guidelines, video production, and marketing materials for brand consistency.
3. Digital Marketing Services: Web design, web development, digital advertising campaigns across multiple platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Google Search, Snapchat, Spotify), and social media management.
4. Media Buying and Placement: Strategic media planning and purchasing across digital, print, broadcast, outdoor, and transit advertising channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Celtis Ventures is a full-service B2B marketing agency that provides strategic marketing and communications services to public transportation agencies, utilities, local governments, and community colleges. Its deliverables include brand strategy and visual identity, web design and ADA-compliant development, multi-platform digital advertising (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Google, Snapchat, Spotify), media planning and buying, influencer and user-generated content, and analytics-driven campaign optimization. Engagements are project-based or retainer-style, priced via custom quotes.

Product overview

Celtis Ventures is a full-service marketing agency (not a software product company) offering a unified suite of marketing services rather than a modular software platform. Their service portfolio includes Marketing Strategy, Brand Voice, Visual Identity, Brand Ambassador, Web Design, Web Development, and Proven Results/Analytics capabilities. These services work together to help transportation agencies, utilities, and local governments transform their brands through strategic branding, digital engagement, and measurable marketing campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marketing Strategy Services
• Brand Voice Services
• Visual Identity Services
• Brand Ambassador Services
• Web Design Services
• Web Development Services
• Proven Results Analytics
• Digital Advertising and Media Buying Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% YOY ridership increase for Caltrain
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trifiletti ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership on the Inglewood Transit Commission project. Celtis and Trifiletti Consulting worked together on city communications rebranding and public outreach strategies, including digital surveys with compelling graphics, to open new communication channels and gather community feedback.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Liquid Agency: Brand strategy and creative agency with a public-sector practice; competes for the same transit and government RFPs and offers a comparable integrated brand-to-digital service stack.
• Tombras: Independent full-service agency with public sector and transit work; competes for similar large-scale B2B government marketing engagements and offers a comparable end-to-end creative-to-media stack.
• GMMB: Public affairs and advertising agency with deep public-sector experience including transportation and government clients; a larger, more established competitor in the same procurement-driven marketplace.
• Sensis: Los Angeles–based cross-cultural marketing agency serving public sector and transit clients with capabilities in Hispanic/multicultural outreach, paid media, and brand strategy — directly overlapping Celtis's Spanish-first, transit-focused positioning.
• MurphyEpson: Texas-based full-service agency with a public transportation practice (DART and other agencies); comparable mid-size B2B agency model targeting the same transit marketing buyer.
• Drake Cooper: Independent full-service agency that has produced transit and public-sector campaigns; competes for similar mid-size B2B agency engagements with comparable creative + media capabilities.
• Panowayz: Smaller digital marketing agency with public-sector and small-business clients; comparable scale and service mix, though with a less specialized transit focus.

Emerging players

• Intersection: Transit-focused media and technology company operating in subway, bus, and rail environments; adjacent to Celtis's transit marketing work via transit advertising infrastructure and audience data.
• The Ad Store: Mid-size independent agency with government and B2B clients; adjacent competitor for the same government marketing RFPs and mid-market creative engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Outfront Media: Public outdoor and transit media company; not a direct creative competitor but a major counterpart in the transit advertising ecosystem where Celtis plans and buys placements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCw84Esxw5GAo-TYmsNEpKdg
• Facebookfacebook.com/CeltisVentures
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/celtis-ventures-llc
• Instagraminstagram.com/celtisventures/?hl=en
• Xx.com/celtisventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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