- CEO
- Ross B. Levinsohn
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Address
- 1500 Fourth Avenue Seattle WA United States of America 10281
- IPO Date
- Nov 21, 2018
- Business
- TheMaven, Inc. (MVEN) operates a proprietary online publishing platform that enables independent media owners, journalists, and premium content creators to distribute and monetize digital content through tools including video platforms, social distribution channels, newsletter technology, machine learning content recommendations, notifications, and advertising solutions; the platform supports brands such as TheStreet for financial news and analysis, Sports Illustrated for sports media under licensing agreements, The Spun for independent sports coverage, Autoblog for automotive content, Parade for entertainment and lifestyle, and Men's Journal for gear, travel, health, fitness, and style; it targets consumers, investors, institutions, and knowledge seekers across web, mobile, newsletters, social media, and video primarily in the United States with international reach. Founded in 2016 as TheMaven Network, Inc. in Seattle, Washington, with subsequent headquarters shifts including New York locations, the company rebranded to The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: AREN) in February 2022 to reflect its evolution into a diversified media holding company focused on sports, leisure, lifestyle, and finance verticals, while maintaining MVEN as a legacy OTC ticker amid ongoing operations. Recent developments include posting a profitable Q3 2025 with net income of $6.9 million up 73% year-over-year, launching a dedicated advertising marketplace on Index Marketplaces in October 2025 to expand premium brand-safe inventory for brands like Parade, Men's Journal, and TheStreet, initiating a share repurchase program amid undervalued stock trading below 10x EBITDA, planning one new brand launch per quarter under a scalable entrepreneurial model with variable cost structure, and targeting debt reduction from 2.16x leverage to 1.0-1.5x through disciplined balance sheet management.