MARKETWISE, INC.

MarketWise, Inc. completed its merger with Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: ACND), a blank-check company sponsored by Ascendant Digital Acquisition LLC, in August 2021. The S-1 registration statement was filed on August 11, 2021, covering the business combination that brought MarketWise to the public markets. ACND completed its IPO in 2020 and targeted the financial technology and digital media sector, ultimately combining with MarketWise, a multi-brand platform delivering subscription-based financial research, investment intelligence, and educational content to self-directed individual investors. Following the transaction close, MarketWise began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker MKTW. Sign up at SpacDesk for full filing history, deal timelines, and sponsor data on ACND and hundreds of other SPAC transactions.