Alex Mather

Founder & CEO

Co-founder and CEO of The Athletic. Previously led growth at Strava and worked at Automattic (WordPress). Founded The Athletic in 2016 to bring quality, subscription-based sports journalism to local markets.

Overview

Companies
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Roles
Founder & CEO

Companies

1 company
The Athletic $140M
Acquired Founder & CEO

Subscription-based digital sports media company providing in-depth, ad-free sports journalism. Grew to over 1.2 million subscribers covering professional and college sports across the US, UK, and Canada before being acquired by The New York Times for $550 million in 2022.

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