MARKETWISE, INC.
Closed (deSPAC)Profile in progress
- What it is
- A private company preparing to list via a SPAC merger. Full profile in progress.
- What it’s doing now
- Merging with Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. (ACND) — closed (despac).
- What you should know
- Data is still being assembled for this company — what is shown below is everything we have verified so far.
What the company says about itself
Web research — not audited[WEB-INTEL 2026-08-26] 2 finding(s) · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "Extraordinary general meeting of Ascendant shareholders to approve proposed business combination with MarketWise, LLC to be held on July 20, 2021" [https://investors.marketwise.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ascendant-digital-acquisition-corp-announces-extraordinary] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "ACND Shareholders to Approve Business Combination with MarketWise to be Held on July 20, 2021. Close of Business on May 28, 2021" [https://investors.marketwise.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ascendant-digital-acquisition-corp-reminds-shareholders-vote] [WEB-INTEL 2026-08-26] 7 finding(s) · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "Extraordinary general meeting of Ascendant shareholders to approve proposed business combination with MarketWise, LLC to be held on July 20," [https://investors.marketwise.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ascendant-digital-acquisition-corp-announces-extraordinary] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "ACND Shareholders to Approve Business Combination with MarketWise to be Held on July 20, 2021. Close of Business on May 28, 2021" [https://investors.marketwise.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ascendant-digital-acquisition-corp-reminds-shareholders-vote] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "we earned $35 million in adjusted cash flow from operations, to $192 million as compared to $134 million for all of 2020." [https://investors.marketwise.com/node/7371/ixbrl-viewer] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "MarketWise raised its FY 2026 Billings guidance by 10% to $330 million (21.7% growth vs. FY 2025), targets $50 million in FY 2026 CFFO, and reaffirmed its $1.80 ..." [https://www.stocktitan.net/news/MKTW/] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "Increased Approximately 15% year-over-year to Approximately $81 million; the Company holds cash and cash equivalents of $53 million, compared ..." [https://investors.marketwise.com/news-releases/news-release-details/marketwise-inc-reports-preliminary-selected-unaudited-first-0] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "Billings (cash received from customers): $271.2 million, up 13% year-over-year" [https://x.com/porterstansb/status/2052870033739801027] · web source asserts a FILING-ONLY figure (deadline / trust / status / floor / price) and it was NOT stored: "MarketWise generates about US$321.6 million in revenue from internet information provider activities" [https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/diversified-financials/nasdaq-mktw/marketwise/news/marketwise-stock-and-2-more-picks-for-investors-watching-vol]
Source: company web presence · marketing claims are reported as claims, never merged into the filed figures above.
The deal it’s entering
MARKETWISE, INC. is merging with Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. (ACND) currently marked Closed (deSPAC).
| Headline equity value | — |
| PIPE | ≈ $150M · unsourced |
Structure per SEC accession(s) 0001628280-21-005668. How to read these numbers: headline vs effective valuation · what a definitive agreement commits
What exactly is being valued, and at what
Common questions
Is MARKETWISE, INC. going public?
MARKETWISE, INC. has an approved merger with the SPAC Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. (ACND). Deal status: Closed (deSPAC).
Does MARKETWISE, INC. have revenue?
The filings we've parsed don't state a usable revenue figure yet; this profile is updated as new documents land.
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