Genuine question: Have you considered buying out your co-founder instead?
You seem to have a general undestanding of the figures you can make through advertisement.
I'd suggest doing more research on that, maybe meeting with a consulting/advisor CFO who could help you make a case for it. Then you could go for a loan to buy your co-founder out, or meet with the investors to have him removed/replaced with someone who's gonna put the business first.