Nick Riotto
Nick Riotto
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Board Member, Co-Founder
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
I’m a lifelong founder focused on creating durable, client-centered organizations at the intersection of digital growth, technology, and operational scale.
I co-founded 829 Studios in 2007 and helped bootstrap the company from an early-stage digital agency into one of the nation’s leading performance marketing firms, offering a broad range of services that included web development, SEO, email marketing, paid search, social, PR, and more. Over that time, we built an enduring, high-growth organization with hundreds of active clients, an exceptional recurring revenue base, low client concentration, high employee retention, and a reputation for measurable digital performance.
In 2021, 829 partnered with CIVC Partners to support its next stage of growth, during which the company organically doubled revenue and expanded its capabilities through the acquisition of SBS Communications. I remained active in the company through 2023, later transitioned into a part-time board role, and fully exited in 2026 as 829 entered its next chapter with AEA Elevate.
Today, my work is focused on the next generation of digital operating models — especially how AI, automation, knowledge systems, and modern content workflows can help organizations move faster without losing the strategy, judgment, and human context that make great work effective.
I’m especially interested in helping founder-led and growth-oriented organizations turn complexity into repeatable systems: stronger go-to-market infrastructure, smarter use of AI, scalable client delivery, better knowledge management, and operating models that support sustainable growth.
I co-founded 829 Studios in 2007 and helped bootstrap the company from an early-stage digital agency into one of the nation’s leading performance marketing firms, offering a broad range of services that included web development, SEO, email marketing, paid search, social, PR, and more. Over that time, we built an enduring, high-growth organization with hundreds of active clients, an exceptional recurring revenue base, low client concentration, high employee retention, and a reputation for measurable digital performance.
In 2021, 829 partnered with CIVC Partners to support its next stage of growth, during which the company organically doubled revenue and expanded its capabilities through the acquisition of SBS Communications. I remained active in the company through 2023, later transitioned into a part-time board role, and fully exited in 2026 as 829 entered its next chapter with AEA Elevate.
Today, my work is focused on the next generation of digital operating models — especially how AI, automation, knowledge systems, and modern content workflows can help organizations move faster without losing the strategy, judgment, and human context that make great work effective.
I’m especially interested in helping founder-led and growth-oriented organizations turn complexity into repeatable systems: stronger go-to-market infrastructure, smarter use of AI, scalable client delivery, better knowledge management, and operating models that support sustainable growth.
