based ▁fre el ance ▁writers ▁for ▁S B ▁Nation , ▁and ▁replace ▁these ▁writers ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁full - time ▁staff ▁writers . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁V ox ▁Media ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁f url ough ▁ 9 % ▁of ▁its ▁work force ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 ▁to ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁Corpor ate ▁affairs ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁V ox ▁Media ▁raised ▁a ▁ ▁round ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁growth ▁equ ity ▁firm ▁General ▁Atlantic , ▁estim ating ▁the ▁media ▁company ' s ▁value ▁at ▁around ▁. ▁Part icip ants ▁in ▁V ox ▁Media ' s ▁previous ▁r ounds ▁include ▁Acc el ▁Part ners , ▁Com cast ▁Vent ures , ▁and ▁Kh os la ▁Vent ures . ▁Other ▁fund ers ▁are ▁Allen ▁& ▁Company , ▁Prov idence ▁Equ ity ▁Part ners , ▁and ▁various ▁ang el ▁invest ors , ▁including ▁Ted ▁Le ons is , ▁Dan ▁Ros ens weig , ▁Jeff ▁We iner , ▁and ▁Br ent ▁Jones . ▁According ▁to ▁sources , ▁the ▁Series ▁C ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁val ued ▁V ox ▁Media ▁at ▁$ 1 4 0 ▁million . ▁A ▁Series ▁D ▁val ued ▁the ▁company ▁north ▁of ▁, ▁raising ▁an ▁additional ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁N