Vox Media

Vox Media is a prestigious media company that believes in the power of going deeper to connect with global, passionate, curious audiences.

Vox helps you cut through the noise and understand what's driving events in the headlines and in our lives.

Vox Media was founded on July 14, 2005 as SportsBlogs Inc. by Jerome Armstrong, Tyler Bleszinski, and Markos Moulitsas and based in Washington, D.C. and New York City. The company owns and operates its offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, and San Francisco. The network now features over 300 sites with over 400 paid writers.

 

Vox Media currently operates as the parent of eight distinct media brands: -The Verge (Technology and Culture), Vox.com (News), SB Nation (Sports), Polygon (Gaming), Eater (Food and Nightlife), Racked (Shopping, Beauty and Fashion), Curbed (Real Estate and Home), and Re/code (Tech Business).

 

Vox Media's brands are built on Concert, a publisher-led market place for advertising, and Chorus, its proprietary content management system. The company's lines of business include the publishing platform Chorus, Concert, Vox Creative, Vox Entertainment, and the Vox Media Podcast Network. 

 

Vox Media is backed by top tier investors including Accel Partners, Comcast Interactive Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Atlantic, and Allen & Company. 

 

 

  • Year founded: 2005
  • Funding Info: $307.6M in 8 funding Rounds (Last funding type: Series F)- It has also acquired six other organizations
  • Yearly Revenue: $150M-$250M (2018)
  • Employee Size: 501-1000
  • Business Valuation: Valued $1B+ as of Aug 12, 2015
  • City/Town: Washington
  • State: District Of Columbia
  • Country: United States
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