Tech Company Financing Transactions

The Athletic Funding Round

Bedrock Capital, Emerson Collective and Evolution Media Growth Partners invested in a $50 million Series D capital raise for The Athletic. This venture round was recorded on 1/22/2020.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/22/2020
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$50,000,000
Round
Series D
Proceeds Purpose
The money will be mainly used to grow The Athletic's editorial operations overseas. Prior raises were used to poach veteran sports journalists with big salaries and to invest in audience, data and editorial teams to drive subscriptions.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Entertainment
Mailing Address
2329 Divisadero 1
San Francisco, CA 94115
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
The Athletic is a subscription-based sports media publisher with smart, in-depth sports coverage in 15+ US and Canadian markets.
Profile
The Athletic LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
The Athletic Company Twitter Account
Company News
The Athletic News
Facebook
The Athletic on Facebook
YouTube
The Athletic on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Mather
  Alex Mather LinkedIn Profile  Alex Mather Twitter Account  Alex Mather News  Alex Mather on Facebook


 

 

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