<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001871335-23-000010.txt : 20230911
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001871335-23-000010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230831
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230911
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230911

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Stansberry Frank Porter
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001871335

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39405
		FILM NUMBER:		231248797

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1217 ST. PAUL STREET
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21202

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MARKETWISE, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001805651
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		667 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10065
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 209-6126

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		667 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10065

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200305
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        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person originally received Common Units and Class B Common Stock as consideration for LLC units of MarketWise, LLC in connection with the Business Combination Agreement, as defined and described in the Issuer's prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2021. The Common Units are redeemable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis at the option of the holder. Upon the redemption of any Common Units, a number of Class B Common Stock equal to the number of Common Units that are redeemed are cancelled by the Issuer for no consideration.

The Reporting Person completed a private sale of 6,311,026 Common Units and Class B Common Stock on August 31, 2023, but did not receive confirmation of the sale until September 8, 2023.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Frank Porter Stansberry</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-09-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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