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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.
Profile in progress — we only publish what we can verify in filings, and for this company that work isn’t finished. Identity and deal facts above are current; business detail, financials and peers will appear as the filings are parsed.

What the company says about itself

Web research — not audited
What our web check found

[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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