Kahoona, a first-party data generation and activation technology for the open web aimed at creating a digital ecosystem that preserves user privacy, has closed $4.5 million in Series Seed financing led by Global Founders Capital (GFC), followed by deep-tech focused Cardumen Capital, Plug and Play and Fourth Realm. Leading angel investors from Amazon, IronSource, NBC Universal, Verizon and SAP participated as well.

Kahoona, a first-party data-generation and activation platform for the open web, anticipates the tectonic change towards a cookieless and identity-less digital ecosystem. Kahoona's solution helps digital businesses secure revenue and protect their users' privacy, in a walled-garden world.