The Athletic Stock
Athletic Media Company
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About The Athletic Stock
The Athletic is an online media company that specializes in online news publishing for the sports industry. It features a web-based platform that utilizes news and updates about athletes and season updates for sports such as basketball and football. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Investors
Advancit Capital
Amasia
BDMI
Bedrock Capital Partners
Comcast Ventures
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Courtside Ventures
Emerson Collective
Devoted Health, Carbon, Deel, Guild Education, Handshake, Color, Boom Supersonic, Aurora Solar, Udacity, The Athletic
Evolution Media
Founders Fund
Lyft, Spotify, Airbnb, Stripe, Anduril Industries, Flexport, Palantir Technologies, Wish, Compass, Zenefits
Luminari Capital
Ore Ventures
Plus Capital
Powerhouse Capital
Precursor Ventures
Switch Ventures
The Chernin Group
Scopely, OpenSea, EverlyWell, Medium, Cameo, Zola, The Athletic, Lovevery, Parsley Health, Barstool Sports
Funding History
| July 2017 | $350K |
|---|---|
| July 2017 | $2.1M |
| July 2017 | $25K |
| July 2017 | $100K |
| July 2017 | $25K |
| July 2017 | $5.5M |
| March 2018 | $25.9M |
| October 2018 | $40.3M |
| May 2019 | $21.8M |
| January 2020 | $75.0M |
Management
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Mather
Chief Financial Officer
Sid Tiwari Litan
Chief Technology Officer
Balen Gore
Press
theinformation - Jun, 17 2021
The New York Times and The Athletic End Acquisition Talksbit - Jun, 8 2020
Sports Site 'The Athletic' Lets 46 Staffers Go, Cuts Paymasslive - Apr, 30 2020
NBA mock draft 2020: Boston Celtics take Precious Achiuwa, Tyrell Terry in The Athletic’s latestTechCrunch - Jan, 24 2020
Why Front’s Series C matters, the latest on Lambda and The Athletic makes media look goodAwful Announcing - Jan, 21 2020
The Athletic raises $50 million in new round of investor fundingForbes - Aug, 5 2019
Silicon Valley-Backed 'The Athletic' Seeks To Revolutionize British Soccer JournalismTechCrunch - Oct, 31 2018
The tactics behind The Athletic’s breakout success in sports subscriptionsTechCrunch - Jul, 8 2016
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