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Balance Sheet Components (Tables) - Marketwise, LLC | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Schedule of Property and Equipment, Net | Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
|  |  | As of |  |
| Estimated Useful Lives |  | June 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020 |  |
Furniture and fixtures | 5 years |  | $ | 960 |  |  | $ | 960 |  |  |
Computers, software and equipment | 3 years |  | 1,327 |  |  | 1,220 |  |  |
Leasehold improvements | Shorter of estimated useful life or remaining term of lease |  | 1,278 |  |  | 1,278 |  |  |
|  |  | 3,565 |  |  | 3,458 |  |  |
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (2,265) |  |  | (2,041) |  |  |
Total property and equipment, net |  |  | $ | 1,300 |  |  | $ | 1,417 |  |  |
Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
|  |  | As of December 31, |  |
| Estimated Useful Lives |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  |
Furniture and fixtures | 5 years |  | $ | 960 |  |  | $ | 960 |  |  |
Computers, software and equipment | 3 years |  | 1,220 |  |  | 1,183 |  |  |
Leasehold improvements | Shorter of estimated useful life or remaining term of lease |  | 1,278 |  |  | 1,025 |  |  |
|  |  | 3,458 |  |  | 3,168 |  |  |
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (2,041) |  |  | (1,590) |  |  |
Total property and equipment, net |  |  | $ | 1,417 |  |  | $ | 1,578 |  |  |
Schedule of Other Current Assets | Other current assets consist of the following:
| As of December 31, |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  |
Other current assets | $ | 1,889 |  |  | $ | 1,070 |  |  |
Schedule of Accrued Expenses | Accrued expenses consist of the following:
| As of |
| June 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020 |
Commission and variable compensation | $ | 45,456 |  |  | $ | 17,271 |  |
Payroll and benefits | 3,437 |  |  | 3,645 |  |
Other accrued expenses | 16,365 |  |  | 11,218 |  |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 65,258 |  |  | $ | 32,134 |  |
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
| As of December 31, |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  |
Commission and bonus | $ | 17,271 |  |  | $ | 24,570 |  |  |
Payroll and benefits | 3,645 |  |  | 2,520 |  |  |
Accrued interest | — |  |  | 325 |  |  |
Other accrued expenses | 11,218 |  |  | 6,111 |  |  |
Total accrued expenses | $ | 32,134 |  |  | $ | 33,526 |  |  |

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