Augeo Acquires Brand Networks

Amplēo Acquires Avalaunch Media

September 10, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Amplēo, a Lehi, Utah-based provider of fractional finance, marketing and HR services backed by private equity, has acquired Avalaunch Media, a Utah-based digital marketing agency known for SEO, paid media, content and fractional CMO services. Avalaunch's leadership will remain in place, with cofounder David Mink serving as president of Amplēo Marketing as the combined business expands Amplēo's embedded marketing capabilities for SMB and scaling clients.

beaconsmind AG Acquires Wi-Fi Hotspot & Location-Based Marketing Provider Socialwave GmbH

March 31, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

beaconsmind AG has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Socialwave GmbH as a bolt-on extension of its B2B location-based marketing business. The EUR 10 million purchase price will be funded via low-coupon debt, cash, and 350,000 newly issued beaconsmind shares to Socialwave’s founders, with closing expected in late April.

Augeo Acquires Wellington

February 2, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Augeo, a St. Paul-based leader in loyalty and engagement platform solutions, acquired Wellington, an Overland Park, Kansas experiential design and community-building firm, effective February 1, 2021. The purchase expands Augeo's live and virtual meetings, events, community building and strategic gifting capabilities to support a broader experience engagement lifecycle.

The Channel Company Acquires Audienz

January 6, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

The Channel Company has acquired Audienz, a B2B consulting and marketing services agency that helps cloud services providers differentiate and grow revenue. The acquisition expands The Channel Company’s portfolio of marketing, media, events and insights to provide end-to-end services that bridge strategy and creative execution for technology clients.

Augeo Acquires Empyr to Form Figg

April 23, 2020

Payments & Fintech

Augeo has acquired San Diego-based card-linking platform Empyr and, with investment support from Valor Siren Ventures, will combine Augeo's financial-institution card-linking business with Empyr's publisher expertise to launch a new company called Figg. The combined company will serve more than 60 million users and manage roughly $300 billion in transaction volume, expanding Augeo's capabilities in card-linking and retail technology.

Inuvo Acquires NetSeer, Inc.

February 1, 2017

Marketing & Advertising

Inuvo, Inc. acquired NetSeer, Inc., a provider of visual monetization and in-image advertising technology, under an Asset Purchase Agreement. Inuvo issued 3.53 million shares of INUV common stock and assumed specified liabilities, adding NetSeer's ad-technology, consumer interest data, direct publisher relationships and programmatic capabilities to its product suite.