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ABOUT SPACELY MEDIA

We worked inside the process. So we rebuilt it.

Spacely Media came from a problem we knew firsthand: buying and selling premium media takes too much manual work.

WHY WE STARTED

The page was never unwanted. It was invisible.

In March 2015, David Coker was five days from closing Fast Company's Most Creative People issue when an advertiser pulled its back cover.

Eight reps in five cities called every client who had ever bought a premium position. By Wednesday, the $40,000 page was half off. By Friday, it was free to anyone with artwork ready. No one could take it.

Somewhere, a brand would have paid full rate. There was just no way to tell them the page existed. Digital had tools for this. Print had none.

Spacely Media exists so great media is never invisible again, to buyers or to the AI agents working for them.

Read David's full story →
WHAT WE BELIEVE

Quality should decide the plan. Not friction.

Keep the relationships

Media is a relationship business. We make the work around those relationships easier, not the people in them optional.

Show what's real

Real titles, real placements, real availability. A clearer view for buyers and for suppliers.

Make premium easy to buy

When great media is hard to buy, it gets left off the plan. We're here to change that.

OUR STORY SO FAR
  1. 2021

    Founded

    Three operators from media sales, technology, and marketing set out to fix how premium media is bought.

  2. April 2025

    Private beta

    Transact for Print opens to partners with over $100M in contracted GMV.

  3. August 2026

    Live

    Spacely Media opens to buyers and suppliers after private beta.

  4. October 2026

    First in AdCP

    Spacely Media becomes the first marketplace to bring print into AdCP. An open catalog, out-of-home, and in-venue are coming soon.

FOUNDERS

The people behind Spacely Media.

David Coker

David Coker

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Media sales veteran across print, digital, video, social, events, and linear. BS in Economics, Texas A&M; publishing certificate, Yale SOM.

Chris Dowden

Chris Dowden

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Has led technology and business innovation across IT services, finance, healthcare, higher education, and telecom. MBA, Columbia; BS in Computer Engineering, University of Florida.

Beth Mach

Beth Mach

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

25 years driving growth through marketing, media, and technology for Fortune 500 brands. TEDxDetroit speaker and Executive in Residence at The Room.

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Guided by leaders from both sides of the deal.

Nikoloz Makhatadze

Nikoloz Makhatadze

VP, Global Media, Tiffany & Co.
Margaret Johnston-Clarke

Margaret Johnston-Clarke

Global Chief DEI Officer, L'Oréal Groupe
Laura Brown

Laura Brown

Founder, LB Media; former Editor-in-Chief, InStyle
John Osborn

John Osborn

President, SeenThis USA; former CEO, OMD USA
Dr. Samir Husni

Dr. Samir Husni

Founder and Director, Magazine Media Center
Nick Charlton

Nick Charlton

COO, The Clearing; former SVP, BBC Studios
Linda Thomas Brooks

Linda Thomas Brooks

Former CEO, PRSA and the Association of Magazine Media
Rich DiStefano

Rich DiStefano

VP, MarTech Platforms, Marriott International
Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray

Former CTO, Olo