For e-commerce agency founders
Sell or partner your e-commerce agency. Keep doing the work you love.
I operate and acquire e-commerce agencies, so I constantly see what's working for brands and make the best operators my partners. If you're great at the craft and tired of running the business, there's a better exit than selling to an aggregator that guts your team.
Operator, not aggregator · No broker · You keep your team
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The problem
You built something real. You shouldn't have to run it alone.
You are the best in your lane, whether that is TikTok Shop, paid social, D2C email, Amazon, or the software behind it. Your clients love you. But you did not sign up to run HR, chase invoices, manage a sales pipeline, and carry the whole business on your back. The growth ceiling is real. And every broker who calls wants to sell you to a fund that will strip your team and bolt your clients onto a spreadsheet.
The difference
Selling to an aggregator vs. rolling in with an operator
The aggregator exit
- ×A fund or aggregator that strips your team to hit a cost target
- ×Your clients get bolted onto a spreadsheet and churn
- ×You are pushed out once the earnout clock runs down
- ×A broker optimizing for their fee, not your outcome
Rolling in with me
- ✓An operator who keeps your team, because the team is the value
- ✓You keep your brand, your clients, and your craft
- ✓You stay on and keep running the business you built
- ✓A direct conversation, no broker fee eating your proceeds
The offer
A different kind of exit: join an operator-led group.
I run e-commerce agencies myself. When you partner with me, you keep doing the work you are great at and hand off the parts you never wanted:
- ✓Keep your brand, your clients, and your craft.
- ✓Offload the operations, finance, and hiring to a team that already does it well.
- ✓Add leverage you cannot build alone: AI systems, nearshored talent, and cross-sell into a bigger service stack.
- ✓Grow faster inside the group, and exit bigger than you could on your own.
Why founders roll in with me
Not a fund. Not a broker. An operator who has sat in your chair.
I operate AMZ Advisers, Reach Social, and GoAvance, managing over $100M in annual brand revenue across Amazon, TikTok Shop, and Latin America. I have reviewed more than 50 agencies and deals as a buyer, so I see what is actually working across dozens of them, not just my own shop. That is the edge I bring to every agency I partner with, and to the brands they serve.
Brands in the portfolio
The fit
Is your agency a fit?
You are likely a fit if:
- ✓You run a TikTok, paid social, D2C email, Amazon, or marketplace-software agency
- ✓Your clients are consumer-goods brands (any category except apparel)
- ✓You do roughly $750K to $1.5M in EBITDA, profitable at 20 to 30 percent margins
- ✓You have a real team of 5 to 15 and a diversified client base (no single client over about 20 percent)
- ✓You want to stay on and keep running your business
- ✓You are strong on the craft and open to creative deal structures
Probably not a fit:
- ×Single-client shops
- ×Owners who want to fully walk away on day one
- ×Apparel-only agencies
The process
How it works
LOI in about two weeks. Close in about 60 days. No broker, no drawn-out process.
Day 0
A 30-minute call
We see if there is a fit. No broker, no pressure.
Week 1
NDA and financials
You share the numbers. I review fast.
Week 2
LOI in about two weeks
Clear terms, with creative structures where they help: seller notes, earnouts, rollover equity.
Day 60
Close in about 60 days
If diligence is clean.
Ongoing
You stay on
We keep your team and grow the business together.
What partners say
Founders and brands who work with me stay with me.
“A true partner rather than just an agency. The team is invested in our success and the leadership quality shows at every level.”
“Five months in and we're doubling our monthly sales. There's a clear path to profitability and the team is transparent and responsive throughout.”
“Knowledgeable team, strong results, and excellent internal reporting systems that give us real visibility into the account.”
FAQ
Who buys e-commerce agencies, and other common questions
Who buys e-commerce agencies?+
Most e-commerce agencies are bought by holding companies, private equity roll-ups, or larger agencies. I am different. I am an operator who buys and partners with e-commerce agencies directly, keeps the founder and team on, and grows them inside a group. If you run a TikTok, Amazon, paid social, or email agency doing $750K to $1.5M and you want a bigger exit without getting gutted, that is exactly who I buy.
Will I have to leave my agency after I sell?+
No. I specifically look for founders who want to stay on and keep running their business. You keep the craft. You offload the operations you never wanted.
What size agency do you acquire?+
Roughly $750K to $1.5M in EBITDA, with a real team of 5 to 15+ and a diversified client base.
Is this a sale or a partnership?+
It can be either. Some founders sell outright and stay on to operate. Others roll equity into the group and grow with it. I structure the deal around what you want.
How fast can you close?+
I can issue an LOI within about two weeks of receiving financials, and close in about 60 days if diligence is clean.
Do you keep the team?+
Yes. The team and the client relationships are the value. I am an operator, not a fund stripping costs.
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