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Editorial isometric illustration of category domain real estate — a tall gold monolith topped by a globe, chained to platform blocks and a corporate skyscraper by streams of gold coins, on a dark navy background with gold and rose accents

M&A · 8 min · July 24, 2026

The Category Real Estate Playbook: Why Distribution Infrastructure Beats Feature-Layer SaaS

An M&A and private equity perspective on the $1B+ wedding tech market — why category domain authority and organic distribution now command premium multiples while feature-layer SaaS multiples compress.

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Editorial isometric illustration of wedding technology M&A — two interlocking gold wedding rings at the center of a platform network, gold coin chains flowing between wedding-tech platform nodes and a corporate acquirer skyscraper, on a dark navy background with gold and rose accents

M&A · 11 min · July 23, 2026

Who Buys Joy and Zola — And Is 2026 the Year the Wedding Tech Gold Rush Finally Arrives?

$249M sitting in VC-backed wedding platforms with no exit. A $403B market by 2030. AI finally catching up. Is 2026 the year the acquirers move — and the wedding tech startup wave breaks?

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