Group Nine Media
Group Nine Media was an American digital media holding company based in New York City. The company comprises Thrillist, NowThis, The Dodo, and Seeker. The four brands, and former brand SourceFed, merged to form Group Nine Media in October 2016. In October 2019, Group Nine Media acquired PopSugar. In December 2020, Group Nine formed its own corporate SPAC to use the public funding for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. In December 2021, Vox Media announced its intention to acquire Group Nine. The transaction was completed in February 2022, and Group Nine was folded into Vox Media.
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Discovery Digital Networks |
| Founded | October 2016 |
| Founder | Ben Lerer |
| Defunct | February 22, 2022 |
| Fate | Acquired by and folded into Vox Media |
| Successor | Vox Media |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
Key people | Ben Lerer (CEO) Brian Sugar (President) |
Number of employees | 415+ (2016) |
| Subsidiaries | The Dodo JASH NowThis PopSugar Seeker Thrillist |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references https://www.axios.com/group-nine-popsugar-joint-leadership-team-6c53b3ad-2242-4179-a854-dbd6bb424e67.html | |
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