Group Nine Media
[5] In December 2020, Group Nine formed its own corporate SPAC to use the public funding for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination.[7] The transaction was completed in February 2022, and Group Nine was folded into Vox Media.[8] At the time of the 2016 merger, Discovery Communications announced a $100 million minority investment in the collective organization, becoming the biggest shareholder before Axel Springer.[4] In 2017, Discovery led a $40 million funding round in the d "igital media company.[9] Group Nine Media raised $50 million in new funding in 2019, led by its lead investor Discovery along with participation from German publishing firm Axel Springer.