In/organic: Exploring M&A for SaaS & Digital Agencies

E52: Who's Going to Pay $1B+ for a Scaled Independent Agency?

Plus 5 Recently Completed Deals in the Agency Ecosystem

Mar 26 • Christian Hassold

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E51: The Origination Edge: How Herringbone is Buying Agencies at Velocity

ft. Azim Nagree, Head of M&A Origination at Herringbone Digital

Mar 12 • Christian Hassold

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February 2026

E50: From Acquired Founder to Serial Acquirer at Veza Digital

How Yannick built Shadow Digital from a freelance side hustle into a successful agency

Feb 25 • Christian Hassold

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E49: Silicon Valley's Next Target: Agencies & New Engen + Grapevine.ai Deal

Thoughts on why Y-Combinator believes software-led agencies are the future and details on New Engen's acquisition of Grapevine.ai

Feb 9 • Christian Hassold

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January 2026

E48: Scaling a Global Marketplace Agency ft. Travis Johnson, co-founder, Podean

The story behind the one of the rising star Amazon and marketplace retail media agencies and their most recent M&A

Jan 31 • Christian Hassold

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E47: Solving Problems Through Acquisition ft. Tom Shipley

A discussion on how to use acquisitions as a creative tool for solving business problems in ways that are not readily apparent!

Jan 15 • Christian Hassold

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E46: The UK Independent Agency Scene w/Robin Skidmore, CEO Journey Further

An interview with the CEO of one the largest independent agencies in the UK that is not sponsor backed as well as a dive in the entrepreneurial roots of…

Jan 8 • Christian Hassold

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E45: M&A Frenzy in the AI Era

Discussing recent AI related acquisitions led by Meta, Cvent, Nvidia and the outsized multiples paid for AI tech and talent - but not necessarily the…

Jan 4 • Christian Hassold

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December 2025

E44: Inside a Social Media Agency Pioneers Exit: Earnouts, Post Close, Lessons Learned

An interview of Likeable Media co-founder Carrie Kerpen on her experience building and exiting one of the first social media agencies in the U.S.

Dec 19, 2025 • Christian Hassold

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E43: State of Holdcos and What it Means for Independents w/Chloe Cotoulas of Everos

A dive into the state of holdcos and what it means for independent agency M&A

Dec 11, 2025 • Christian Hassold

37:43

E42: Deal Reveal - Wpromotes' Acquisition of Giant Spoon

Inside baseball on the combination that means brands never have to choose between love and money.

Dec 2, 2025 • Christian Hassold

34:43

November 2025

E41: KPMG Tech M&A Conf & SaaS M&A Market Update

A trip report from the KPMG Technology M&A conference and update on B2B SaaS M&A trends through Q3

Nov 17, 2025 • Christian Hassold

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