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Episode 10: StackAdapt Raises $235M, Kevel Acquires Nexta And A Q&A With Paul Silver, Global President Of Corp Dev, MIQ
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Episode 10: StackAdapt Raises $235M, Kevel Acquires Nexta And A Q&A With Paul Silver, Global President Of Corp Dev, MIQ

This week, we are joined by the legendary Paul Silver, a long-time industry practitioner, MIQ-based corporate deal maker, FPC LP, and former employee at ExchangeWire. The FPC team and Paul have a lively conversation as they discuss this week’s BIG ad tech finance news: StackAdapt’s whopper raise; Kevel's acquisition of European ad tech player, Nexta; and how AI will shape the ad industry.

00:00 Intro

01:20 StackAdapt's $235M Funding Round

04:38 Insights on StackAdapt's Business Model

07:08 Serving the SMB & indie agency segment

12:47 Kevel's Acquisition of Nexta

15:29 The Evolution of Retail Media and Commerce Media

18:52 MIQ's Involvement in Retail Media

24:25 MIQ's Corporate Development Strategy

26:30 The Impact of AI on Advertising