Statusphere, an AI marketing platform that helps enterprise retailers and consumer brands turn micro-influencers into a scalable, trusted growth channel, today announced it has secured $18 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to date to $27 million. Volition Capital led the new funding round, with participation from HearstLab, 1984 Ventures, and How Women Invest.

Statusphere is an influencer-marketing technology platform built for enterprise brands to make human-generated content scalable, measurable and brand-safe across social, retail and paid media channels. The platform uses AI to automate and orchestrate large-scale creator programs-from sourcing and vetting influencers, to fulfillment, compliance, tracking and rights management. Brands including Express, Parlux, Kendo Brands, and LG H&H use Statusphere to drive social SEO, improve product discoverability and generate measurable sales impact online and in-store.