Arianna Huffington is leaving the news site she co - founded , Huffington Post , to focus her efforts on new start - up Thrive ##lls , set to launch in November . Huffington stated that her new enterprise 's aim " is to change the way we work & live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is a necessary price for survival . " The health and wellness company recently closed a Series A round of funding , with investors including venture Parker and Blue Pool Capital . The ##ffington website , owned by Verizon Communications , has 100 million unique visitors per month .
Arianna Huffington is leaving the news site she co-founded, Huffington Post, to focus her efforts on new start-up Thrive Global, set to launch in November. Huffington tweeted that her new enterprise's aim "is to change the way we work & live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is a necessary price for success." The health and wellness company recently closed a Series A round of funding, with investors including Sean Parker and Blue Pool Capital. The Huffington Post, owned by Verizon Communications, has 100 million unique visitors per month.