§i.
Craft creates value.
Taste, craftsmanship, and operational discipline compound over time. We invest in companies that have these qualities, or the potential for them.
We buy & build exceptional
marketing companies.
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A Note from the Team
klimt& brings together a portfolio of specialist marketing agencies: buying established firms, partnering with their founders, and building new ones from scratch.
Each brand operates independently, backed by shared systems and operational discipline that most agencies never build for themselves. The result is a permanent, well-run home for what founders have created — giving them the freedom to keep doing their best work without rebuilding the back office every time the business grows.
§II
Our Philosophy
We believe.
Four principles guide how we evaluate companies, partner with founders, and operate over the long term.
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Specialists over generalists.
Klimt& operates specialist agencies. Narrow disciplines pursued deeply outperform broad ones pursued shallowly.
§iii.
People above all.
Exceptional people create exceptional outcomes. We build the conditions that let them do their best work: autonomy, partnership, and time.
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Amplification by AI.
These principles are amplified — never replaced — by the intelligent, deliberate use of AI inside every operating company.
§III
The Portfolio
On the wall.
“Three firms,
on permanent view.”
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klimt&design
Brand · UX · Product Design
A top-one-percent design studio specializing in brand identity, UX, websites, and product design. Partner to the world's leading funds and the companies they back.
klimtanddesign.com ↗§ii
primer
Performance Marketing
Full-service performance marketing for ecommerce, digital health, and consumer finance. Our partners' growth engine with strategy, creative, content, and performance, combined.
goprimer.com ↗§iii
Uplift Content
B2B SaaS Content Studio
A specialist B2B SaaS content studio. Case studies, ebooks, and long-form where we combine expert writers with advanced AI workflows to increase velocity without sacrificing quality.
upliftcontent.com ↗
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For founders & intermediaries
A permanent home for what you have built.
If you're a founder considering selling or partnering, or an intermediary with a deal you think is a fit, we'd like to hear from you.