The connected growth partner for digital media

Delivering Qualified
Introductions
Market
Intelligence
Actionable
Insights

across the Digital Media Ecosystem

Fastener combines deep industry expertise, trusted relationships, and its LINK marketplace and matching platform to book pre-qualified introductions and deliver proprietary intelligence you can act on.

Human trust. Machine speed. Better opportunities.

Trusted by industry leaders, past and present
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01The Fastener Advantage

The difference between a meeting and an opportunity is context.

Knowing who to meet is only the beginning. The real advantage is understanding why they may care, what is changing around them, who can create a trusted path in, and whether the timing is right.

Because Fastener is engaged with key stakeholders throughout the digital media industry every day, we see opportunities from all sides and bring companies together around genuine need, mutual value, and a reason to talk now.

“Fastener has a deep list of clients and can succinctly explain the value proposition of each and efficiently make referrals upon request. Great service!”
— Jeff Li, Head of Business Development, Fortune
“Fastener always keeps us on the pulse of new partnership opportunities, so we can focus on internal projects.”
— Jason Tate, Sr Dir Partner Development, MediaNews Group
“Fastener understands the digital publishing industry and is a great resource for independent publishers.”
— Aaron Broder, Global CEO, Evolve Media
“Fastener is the industry's super connector between publishers and solutions and ultimately delivers something powerful.”
— Dylan Howard, CEO, Mystic / OK! Mag / RadarOnline
“Fastener's approach to networking and sourcing new potential business opportunities has helped us drive value and stay current.”
— Jonathan MacDougall, Sr Programmatic Partnerships Mgr, Valnet
“LINK is incredibly helpful... great to have an overview of so many vendors and solutions in one spot. I always look forward to hearing about new Fastener clients.”
— Chloe Addleson, Sr Creative Strategist, Hearst StoryStudio
“I've worked with Jay since he launched Fastener and am blown away by the growth, efficiency, and ability to connect us across the publishing and ad tech ecosystem.”
— Clark Benson, Founder & CEO, Ranker.com
“Fastener connects us with the right vendors. All in, Jay just knows the ins and outs of publishing and is able to gauge if a product is a good fit for our sites.”
— Josh Mendelssohn, Co-Founder, Factinate
“Have had a quarterly call with Fastener for some time and always discovered new partners that drive growth and profit.”
— Eric Ralls, CEO, Earth.com / EarthSnap / PlantSnap

02Powered by LINK

Expertise and relationships, amplified.

Fastener brings the industry knowledge, trusted relationships, and commercial judgment. LINK turns those advantages into a connected growth platform that creates opportunities, captures buyer demand, and powers the work behind every connection.

Marketplace

Showcases Fastener clients to active buyers and enables them to discover, evaluate, and connect with solutions on their own.

The Connective

Activates a curated network of industry professionals who extend your reach through their relationships, expertise, and access.

Intelligent Recommendations

Identifies the companies, people, and solutions most relevant to each buyer, client, and commercial objective.

Market Intelligence

Surfaces needs, feedback, market activity, and timing signals that reveal where opportunities may be developing.

Instant Booking

Lets qualified buyers move directly from discovery or recommendation to a scheduled conversation.

Agentic Workflows

Automates the research, coordination, routing, and follow-through required to move opportunities forward.

03Beyond the introduction

Every conversation should make your next move smarter.

An introduction can create a customer, partnership, or acquisition opportunity. It can also expose a new use case, challenge an assumption, reveal a missing feature, sharpen your positioning, or show that the timing is not right.

Fastener turns those signals into actionable guidance:

  • Refine your ICP
  • Validate product-market fit
  • Shape your roadmap
  • Strengthen your pitch
  • Evaluate new markets
  • Move when the opportunity is real

Make your next move with the market behind you.

Fastener gives you the relationships, intelligence, and technology to find the right opportunities, understand them clearly, and act with confidence.