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Michael A. Bassik is the Founder & CEO of Axel Solutions, an independent investment firm focused on acquiring, building, and scaling founder-led businesses at the intersection of media, marketing, data, and technology.

Axel partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to preserve what makes their businesses successful while providing strategic, operational, and financial resources to accelerate long-term growth.

Over the past two decades, Michael has founded, acquired, operated, and advised many of the industry's leading media and technology businesses. He co-founded DSPolitical, the market-leading political advertising technology platform; built and led Optimal, a leading performance marketing agency; founded UNTU, a healthcare marketing technology company; and owned and operated Brooklyn Magazine, a leading digital media and live events business.

Earlier in his career, Michael held senior leadership positions at some of the world's largest publicly traded marketing and communications companies where he advised Fortune 500 brands and helped build high-growth digital businesses. He has been recognized by Advertising Age's "40 Under 40" and PRWeek's "40 Under 40" for his contributions to the industry.

Michael serves as Chairman of Civic Hall, a nonprofit organization advancing the use of technology for the public good, and serves on the Board of DSMN8, the leading employee advocacy platform.

DSMN8

DSMN8 is the leading employee advocacy platform, empowering organizations to amplify their brand through authentic employee-generated content. The platform helps global enterprises increase reach, strengthen employer brands, drive engagement, and measure the impact of employee advocacy programs.

Optimal

Optimal is the industry's mission critical performance marketing partner, inspiring audience action with a data-driven, strategic, dynamic approach and zero compromises. Optimal’s proprietary data, groundbreaking technology, and innovative media solutions deliver game-changing results for brands, companies, and causes.

DSPolitical

DSPolitical is the nation’s leading voter targeted digital media and technology company exclusively for Democratic campaigns and progressive causes.

Brooklyn Magazine

Brooklyn Magazine explores New York’s most populous borough through the lens of culture, community, commerce, arts and leisure. There are a lot of little Brooklyns, and we are all a little Brooklyn.

UNTU

UNTU combines the highest quality data and inventory to deliver the most effective digital media solutions for healthcare brands. Our permissioned data is both HIPAA and NAI-compliant, enabling us to provide the most accurate and privacy safe capabilities available.