{
  "id": 659263,
  "title": "Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan’s Unwell Media Company Valued at $500 Million After Investment From Patrick Whitesell’s WTSL",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/alex-cooper-and-matt-kaplans-unwell-media-company-valued-at-500",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/alex-cooper-unwell-valuation-patrick-whitesell-wtsl-investment-1236832366/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Unwell, the media company co-founded by married couple Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan, has landed its first outside investor: Patrick Whitesell, co-founder of WME and former executive chairman of successor company Endeavor. Whitesell’s WTSL, an investment firm focused on media, entertainment and sports he launched after exiting Endeavor and WME last year, has invested an […]",
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        "title": "Alex Cooper’s Unwell Media Company Valued At $500M After Investment By Patrick Whitesell’s Firm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/alex-coopers-unwell-media-company-valued-at-500m-after-investment-by",
        "published": "2026-08-12T13:43:51.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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