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title: "2.2B Job Records, $30M in Acquisitions, and 40+ Patents 🚀"
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summary: "Founder Friday profiles three companies building market infrastructure: Acquisition Network (18 deals in 120 days representing $30M+ in enterprise value), WageScape (2.2B job records across 209 countries), and iRomaScents (40+ patents for scent-driven commerce). Each founder identified systemic inefficiencies in existing markets and built tech-enabled platforms to modernize fragmented processes rather than creating entirely new markets."
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# 2.2B Job Records, $30M in Acquisitions, and 40+ Patents 🚀

2.2B Job Records, $30M in Acquisitions, and 40+ Patents 🚀 The next edge isn't the product, it's the infrastructure that makes markets work better. Funding IS Hard 🎣 Jun 12, 2026 52 Share Welcome back to Founder Friday ! Most markets don’t break because of a lack of products. They break because the systems behind them haven’t kept up. Hiring still relies on outdated data. Business acquisitions remain fragmented and relationship-driven. Fragrance retail still operates much like it did decades ago. This week’s founders saw those inefficiencies as opportunities. Instead of building entirely new markets, they’re building the infrastructure that makes existing markets work better. Powered by ThinkFISH 🌊 Founder Friday TL;DR 🤝 Ryan Morgan & Acquisition Network Former Goldman Sachs, EY, and Fortune 500 operators building acquisition infrastructure that completed 18 deals in roughly 120 days. 🏢 Cary Sparrow · WageScape Built a 2.2B-record labor market dataset now used by Fortune 500 companies, leading universities, and workforce intelligence platforms. 🌬️ Avner Gal · iRomaScents® Technion-trained engineer, inventor, and retired Navy commander with 40+ patents building the infrastructure for scent-driven commerce. 🤝 Acquisition Network Entrepreneurship through acquisition continues to attract investors and operators, but the process remains fragmented. Building deal flow, lender relationships, financing channels, and operating support can take years before buyers consistently close transactions. Acquisition Network was built to compress that timeline. The company combines sourcing, financing, underwriting, and transaction support into a tech-enabled platform that helps buyers move from opportunity to close more efficiently. Instead of building an acquisition ecosystem from scratch, clients gain access to the infrastructure, relationships, and processes needed from day one. The team brings experience from Goldman Sachs, EY, Fortune 500 operators, and multi-billion-dollar transaction environments. According to the company, Acquisition Network has completed 18 acquisitions in approximately 120 days, directing $3.5 million in down payments into transactions representing more than $30 million in enterprise value and approximately $5 million in annual cash flow. 18 acquisitions completed in approximately 120 days Company reports more than $30M in enterprise value acquired Approximately $3.5M deployed into acquisition down payments Company reports approximately $5M in annual cash flow from completed transactions Team experience includes Goldman Sachs, EY, Fortune 500 operators, and multi-billion-dollar M&A transactions Schedule Intro Call | Company LinkedIn | Meet Ryan Morgan (LinkedIn ) 🏢 Cary Sparrow · WageScape Long before AI made data infrastructure a venture category, Cary Sparrow was building labor market intelligence at scale. After years in compensation analytics and workforce intelligence, Sparrow saw companies making critical hiring and compensation decisions using surveys that were often outdated, expensive, and incomplete. WageScape was founded to replace that model with continuously refreshed labor market data built for enterprises, platforms, and analytics teams. Today, WageScape aggregates data from more than 800,000 career sites across 209 countries, creating a dataset of 2.2 billion job records and 1.9 billion compensation data points. The platform serves customers including Walmart, Aon, UnitedHealth Group, J.B. Hunt, and Yahoo Finance, while its data is used by institutions including Stanford, MIT, Wharton, Cambridge, and USC. As AI, compensation platforms, and HR technology increasingly depend on high-quality workforce data, WageScape is positioning itself as a foundational layer for labor market intelligence. 2.2B job records and 1.9B pay data points across 209 countries Data sourced daily from 800K+ career sites globally Enterprise customers include Walmart, Aon, UHG, J.B. Hunt, and Yahoo Finance Used by Stanford, MIT, Wharton, Cambridge, and other leading institutions Founder holds multiple patents related to AI-powered workforce data systems Schedule Intro Call | Platform Overview | Company LinkedIn 🌬️ Avner Gal · iRomaScents® Avner Gal is a Technion-trained engineer, retired Navy commander, inventor, and serial entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in R&D, hardware innovation, and deep-tech ventures. Throughout his career, he has filed more than 40 patents spanning consumer electronics, health technology, and advanced engineering systems. His latest company, iRomaScents ®, is modernizing fragrance discovery through a scent-as-a-service platform that combines patented scent-delivery hardware, AI-guided fragrance matching, and consumer preference data. The goal is simple: help retailers improve how shoppers discover and purchase fragrance products. The platform is already operating in Dubai and Brazil, with more than 2,000 shoppers having tested the experience. Following early traction at CES, Cosmoprof, and other global retail events, iRomaScents is expanding beyond fragrance retail and building a broader sensory infrastructure layer for commerce and immersive experiences. Founded by a Technion-trained engineer, inventor, and retired Navy commander 40+ patents filed throughout the founder’s career 20+ patents filed related to iRomaScents technology Active retail deployments in Dubai and Brazil 2,000+ shopper interactions and recipient of a Gold Innovation Award Schedule Intro Call | Pitch Deck | Company LinkedIn 🌊 Your ThinkFISH Edge The strongest advantages often compound quietly. Better data improves decisions. Better systems improve execution. Better infrastructure improves entire markets. This week’s founders are betting that long-term value isn’t created by adding complexity, but by removing friction where it matters most. Share 🌊 Want This Kind of Traction? We help Startups and Funds reach ~84,000 angels, VCs, family offices, and entrepreneurs. → Schedule a 1:1 Discovery Call 📝 Join the Deal Desk community. Follow us on LinkedIn and X for more. Disclaimer: This newsletter is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer to buy or sell any security. Information, performance metrics, valuations, projections, IRRs, MOICs, and other data are based on materials provided by featured companies and sponsors and have not been independently verified by ThinkFISH. Any forward-looking statements or target returns are estimates only and are not guaranteed. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Private investments are speculative, illiquid, may result in the loss of principal, and may be available only to accredited investors. Readers should conduct their own due diligence and consult their legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decisions. 52 Share Previous