# ASTRSK

> ASTRSK is an independent New York public-relations agency founded by Elliot Tomaeno in 2012 to give startups a more affordable, agile alternative to traditional agency retainers. It sells full-service retainers, focused launch and funding projects, communications consulting, creator programs, and event strategy to startups and established brands across technology, health, finance, consumer, commerce, and culture. Its sharpest differentiator is a results-first approach: build the story before pitching, aim coverage at a business outcome, and extend one announcement into an ongoing position of authority.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Elliot Tomaeno (Founder & CEO)
- **Products:** Full-scope PR retainers, Launch and funding PR projects, PR strategy and consulting, Influencer and creator retainers, Event strategy and production
- **Notable:** Helped Ezra secure 17 pieces of coverage and more than 44.3 million potential impressions; Ezra said its first patient discovered the service through a TechCrunch placement and received an early-stage prostate-cancer diagnosis., Generated 39 earned stories and more than 2.25 billion reported impressions for AI.Fashion, including Wall Street Journal coverage., Generated more than 332 million reported impressions for Supergut and helped place the brand on Fast Company’s 2024 Brands That Matter list.

## Products & services

- **Full-scope PR retainers** — Ongoing communications programs combining strategy, messaging, media relations, executive positioning, awards, partnerships and campaign development.
- **Launch and funding PR projects** — Focused campaigns for product launches, company debuts and financing announcements, often using embargoed outreach and founder interviews.
- **PR strategy and consulting** — Project-based counsel for internal or external communications, messaging and defined reputation challenges.
- **Influencer and creator retainers** — Creator identification, partnership development, contracting, seeding and advocacy programs.
- **Event strategy and production** — Press activations, product launches and events designed around media, influencers and stakeholders.
- **Pro bono PR program** — A full year of PR support awarded annually to one eligible, underrepresented founder of an early-stage consumer business.

## Achievements

- Helped Ezra secure 17 pieces of coverage and more than 44.3 million potential impressions; Ezra said its first patient discovered the service through a TechCrunch placement and received an early-stage prostate-cancer diagnosis.
- Generated 39 earned stories and more than 2.25 billion reported impressions for AI.Fashion, including Wall Street Journal coverage.
- Generated more than 332 million reported impressions for Supergut and helped place the brand on Fast Company’s 2024 Brands That Matter list.
- The annual pro bono program reports more than $1.6 million in committed services and more than 15 billion media impressions across eight years.
- Named to The PR Net 100 for four consecutive years by 2026, according to ASTRSK’s careers page.
- Won a 2018 Bulldog PR Awards Gold award for B2C Agency of the Year.
- Has launched more than 300 companies, according to its Bulldog Awards profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Launched a rebuilt public website centered on Ask ASTRSK, a searchable knowledge base assembled from 14 years of strategy documents, coverage recaps, launch reports, decks and email history.
- **2026-09** — Opened hiring for New York-based Senior Account Executive and Account Supervisor/Account Manager roles on a hybrid schedule.
- **2026-04** — Opened the eighth annual pro bono competition, offering one eligible underrepresented founder a year of PR support and reporting more than $1.6 million committed since the program began.
- **2025-01** — Formally expanded beyond full-scope retainers into launch and funding projects, communications consulting, creator retainers, and event strategy after testing the formats for roughly a year.
- **2023-08** — Promoted longtime strategy leader Lisa Horton to the newly created role of president.

## Links

- Website: https://astrskpr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrsk
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/astrskpr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrskpr/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/astrskpr

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Last updated: 2026-09-21