Group Nine Media - About the company
Group Nine Media is an acquired company based in New York City (United States), founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn R. Von Rahn. It operates as a Digital-first media network. Group Nine Media has raised $675M in funding from Discovery Communications and Greycroft, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 269 active competitors, including 42 funded and 48 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like JetSynthesys, AOL and Jungle.
Company Details
Group Nine Media is a digital-first media network and the holding company of four brands across food, drink & travel (Thrillist), news & entertainment (NowThis), animals (The Dodo) and science, technology, science, and exploration (Seeker).
- Website
- groupninemedia.com
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
New York City, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$675M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Dec 13, 2021
Investors
Ranked
17th among 269 active competitors
Employee Count
122 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Acquired by Vox Media (Dec 15, 2021)
Legal entities associated with Group Nine Media
Group Nine Media is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group Nine Media, Inc CIN: 814074633 , United States, Active | Oct 06, 2016 | - | 721 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
Group Nine Media's acquisition details
Group Nine Media got acquired by Vox Media on Dec 15, 2021.
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Group Nine Media's funding and investors
Group Nine Media has raised a total funding of $675M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2013. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Sep 09, 2019 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Group Nine Media has 9 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Group Nine Media:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Sep 09, 2019 | 7119873 | Series E | 8424212 | 9059167 | 1342652 | 8974588 |
Nov 28, 2017 | 3219875 | Series D | 5967988 | 2156208 | 3025829 | |
Dec 02, 2016 | 2048058 | Series D | 7133230 | 7934344 | 2934190 |
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Group Nine Media's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Group Nine Media is Gwendolyn R. Von Rahn.
Here are the details of Group Nine Media's key team members:
- Gwendolyn R. Von Rahn: Vice President & Founder, Creative Services Group of Group Nine Media and founder of 1 other company.
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Group Nine Media's employee count trend
Group Nine Media has 122 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Group Nine Media's employee count trend over the years:
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Group Nine Media's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Group Nine Media include JetSynthesys, AOL and Jungle. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Group Nine Media, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  JetSynthesys 2010, Pune (India), Series B | Developer of digital gaming software and creator of entertainment content | $91.9M | 82/100 | |
2nd | AOL 1983, United States, Acquired | Provider of a news aggregation platform with customizable content feeds | $20M | 78/100 | |
3rd |  Jungle London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Digital media network focusing on youth | $7.33M | 73/100 | |
4th | Developer of technology platforms for local language content and video | $1.9B | 71/100 | ||
5th | Overtime 2016, New York City (United States), Series D | Multi-channel network focused on Sports content | $219M | 69/100 | |
6th | Provider of news and entertainment media services | $22M | 69/100 | ||
7th | Conde Nast 1909, New York City (United States), Funding Raised | Publisher of media across print, video, digital, and social platforms | - | 68/100 | |
8th | Jellysmack 2016, New York City (United States), Series C | Video content creation platform for businesses | $40M | 68/100 | |
9th |  Outside 2017, Boulder (United States), Series B | Provider of sports, recreation, and fitness and nutrition services | $169M | 66/100 | |
10th |  Hepmil Media Group 2016, Singapore (Singapore), Acquired | Creates and distributes millennial-centric digital content | $11M | 66/100 | |
17th | Group Nine Media 1999, New York City (United States), Acquired | Digital-first media network | $675M | 60/100 |
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Group Nine Media's Investments and acquisitions
Group Nine Media has acquired JASH. Group Nine Media has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Group Nine Media
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News related to Group Nine Media
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Nine cops 38 per cent profit hit despite Stan boostThe West Australian•Aug 24, 2023•Group Nine Media
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Vox Media, Group Nine Media in Advanced Talks to MergeThe Wall Street Journal•Dec 13, 2021•Vox Media, Group Nine Media, Vox
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Group Nine Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Common Stock and Warrants, Commencing March 8, 2021Business Wire•Mar 08, 2021•Group Nine Media, Barclays, Code Advisors
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Group Nine Acquisition Corp. Announces Closing of $230M Initial Public Offering, Including Full Exercise of the Underwriters’ Over-Allotment OptionBusiness Wire•Jan 20, 2021•Group Nine Media
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Media SPAC Group Nine Acquisition raised $200M in IPO, opened at $10.46Seeking Alpha•Jan 15, 2021•Group Nine Media
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Group Nine Media Explores Blank-Check Company for Digital-Media AcquisitionsThe Wall Street Journal•Dec 15, 2020•Group Nine Media
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Group Nine Media to acquire POPSUGAR Inc.Axios•Oct 08, 2019•Popsugar, Refinery29, Vice Media, Group Nine Media
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Group Nine acquires PopSugartechnewsuniverse.com•Oct 07, 2019•Popsugar, Group Nine Media, Refinery29, Vice Media
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