Are there funds or investment companies looking to invest in and help grow creative agencies? Can you recommend any?

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There are, but they’re typically PE firms that invest in mid-sized agencies to help them grow through M&A. I own a small 10-person shop and I hear from a couple of those funds every week.

Is that what you’re looking for? Or for funds that provide growth capital to specific companies Sand Hill Rd style?

If it’s the latter, I don’t think I’ve ever encountered that kind of funding opportunity outside of SBLs. Agencies are notoriously tough to scale (at least without adding margin-eating headcount overhead), so even a really successful one with diversified retainer clients and established systems will get a multiple like, say, 3x on the high side.

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