The Athletic is a subscription-based sports journalism platform providing national and local sports coverage in 47 North American cities and the United Kingdom. Acquired by The New York Times Company in February 2022, it operates as a dedicated sports department within the Times organization, delivering premium reporting and analysis for die-hard sports fans.
The Athletic has been acquired
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Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2016
Total Funding
$117.7M
5 rounds
Latest Valuation
$0.5B
Jan 21, 2020
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $117.7M across 5 rounds
Last updated 06-25-2026
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2020 | Series D | $50M | $0.5B | Bedrock Capital |
| Oct 2018 | Series C Axios | $40M | — | Founders Fund, Bedrock Capital |
| Mar 5, 2018 | Series B | $20M | $0.2B | Evolution Media |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Entry · Series B
$200M
Mar 2018
The Athletic today
$500M
Jan 2020 · latest mark
The Athletic multiple
2.5x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Alex Mather
Co-founder
Adam Hansmann
Co-founder
David Perpich
Publisher
Paul Fichtenbaum
Chief Content Officer, U.S.
Alex Kay-Jelski
Editor-in-Chief, UK & Europe
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