  
    COMMITTED TO

THE BUSINESS OF

DIGITAL PUBLISHING

  
COMMITTED TO

THE BUSINESS OF

DIGITAL PUBLISHING

ABOUT US

Fastener is the most established and connected company focused on creating high value introductions across the digital content world. Media owners trust us because we understand their business and consistently connect them with ad demand, emerging technologies, and solution providers that support growth across web, mobile apps, CTV, and email newsletters. This service is always free to media companies.

Founded in Los Angeles in 2013 by Jay Westlin, whose leadership experience at SpinMedia and Evolve Media shaped the company’s values, Fastener was built on quality, integrity, and a commitment to strong partnerships. Over the years we have grown into a relied-upon resource for meaningful introductions across the media ecosystem. Clients come to us for our ability to surface the right opportunities, streamline discovery, and open doors that drive real impact.

ABOUT US

Fastener is by far the largest, longest-running, and most connected company in the world dedicated to making valuable introductions across digital content publishing. With a reputation as the most trusted source of information and connections throughout publishing, we consistently introduce web content publishers upon request to our clients -- sources of ad demand, emerging technologies and publisher solution providers... and the service is always free to publishers.

The Santa Monica company was founded in 2013 by Jay Westlin, who had previous experience in leadership roles at SpinMedia and Evolve Media and a passion to grow digital content publishing through quality, integrity, and equitable/valuable partnerships. Since then, Fastener has grown to become the most respected resource for introductions in digital content publishing with an ever-growing staff servicing an expanding stable of over 100 regular clients who appreciate the company’s core values and ability to create extremely qualified and valuable introductions.

OUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE

Fastener’s rigid client-certification process and focus on publisher success help media companies save time, scale their business, and grow revenue. We work across websites, mobile apps, CTV environments, and email newsletters, creating curated connections between media owners and the solution providers that fit their needs. We also facilitate introductions throughout the wider media ecosystem, including talent, demand partners, and M&A contacts.

Our visibility across the entire media landscape gives us a clear view of the tools, valuations, trends, and challenges shaping digital content businesses. This outside perspective brings clarity that is often difficult to achieve inside a single organization. It helps media companies identify opportunities, solve operational problems, and move faster toward growth.

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OUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE

Fastener’s rigid client-certification process and focus on publisher success helps web publishers save time, drive scale, and increase revenue. We have made thousands of curated connections between publishers and our client solution providers as well as introductions across the publishing industry to talent, demand, and M&A.

The company’s visibility across the entire publishing sector provides unique insight into current solutions, business valuations, the market and the serious issues facing today’s digital-content publishers -- from revenue diversification to complex programmatic ecosystems. Our perspective from an external vantage point provides clarity, ideas and solutions often difficult to see from inside a publisher’s operation.