{
  "id": 667512,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:43:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/alex-cooper-unwell-patrick-whitesell-investment-valuation-1237031729/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Unwell, the media company co-founded by Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan, has been valued at $500 million after an investment from Patrick Whitesell’s firm. Cooper, a popular podcaster known for hosting popular shows like Call Her Daddy, launched Unwell with Kaplan in 2023. While terms were not disclosed, the buy-in by WTSL, the firm run […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-12T10:30:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}