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The Athletic

Subscription sports media.

AcquiredChecked 19h ago

Batch: S16
Status, per YC: Acquired
Team size: 600
HQ: San Francisco, CA

In S16102 companies, 18% AI

theathletic.com YC profile

Founders

Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.

Same space

Competitors

Closest in what they build, same category.

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Adjacent

Overlapping tags, a different niche.

Also from S16

Batchmates in Summer 2016.

About The Athletic

The Athletic is a direct-to-consumer digital sports media company committed to helping subscribers experience storytelling in a whole new way. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, The Athletic has over 600 full-time employees and covers more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams in the US, Canada and the UK. The Athletic’s newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth articles along with more than 120 podcasts and premium video content. The Athletic is a remote-friendly company as we have offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, and Melbourne.

San Francisco, CA, USA

Media

The Athletic: questions

Which YC batch was The Athletic in?

The Athletic was in Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch (S16).

Is The Athletic still active?

Y Combinator lists The Athletic as acquired.

Where is The Athletic based?

The Athletic lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.

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