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Athletic
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Premium sports media coverage for local fans201-500 Employees
  • B2C
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
  • YC Funded
    Startup funded by Y Combinator
  • Valuation $500M+
    This company has a valuation of $500M or more
  • 4.4
    Highly rated
    Athletic is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.4 out of 5 stars
  • 4.6
    Work / Life Balance
    Employees rate Athletic 4.6/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
  • 4.4
    Strong Leadership
    Employees rate Athletic 4.4/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
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Company size
201-500 people
Total raised
$68.1M
Company type
Consumer Tecnology Sports
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Digital MediaSportsPublishingNewsJournalismConsumer

Athletic careers

Premium sports media coverage for local fans
We founded The Athletic with this simple mission: produce smarter coverage for die-hard fans. It’s what we set out every day to do and our world-class full-time writers, alongside talented contributors and freelancers, have produced thousands of in-depth articles for The Athletic’s subscribers.

Our employees are talented writers, editors, engineers, designers, marketers, brand strategists and more, who are excited about building the next great sports media company. Founded in 2016, The Athletic is a direct-to-consumer subscription media company offering local and national sports coverage.

With a presence in more than 47 markets in the US, Canada and the UK, The Athletic's world-class editorial team has produced thousands of in-depth articles as well 
as a newly released lineup of podcasts and videos.

Our headquarters is in San Francisco, we have offices in New York and London, and our 
300+ editorial employees are based in their respective markets.

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Staff Editor, Daily Desk (Remote)

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Senior Editor, U.S. Soccer (Remote)

Remote • United States
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Alex Mather
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Founder + CEO, The Athletic Former VP, Product Management & User Experience, Strava.
Adam Hansmann
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Former @McKinsey & Co Consultant | Early-stage strategy & ops | Fmr. @Calera Capital @University of Notre Dame @Amasia
Total raised

$68.1M

Funded over

6 rounds

Latest round

Acquired (Jan 2022)

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Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Commuter benefits

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