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First We Feast (Hot Ones)
Food video studio, Hot Ones · New York
- Founded
- 2012
- Entered
- 2012
- Status 2026
- Acquired
- Metro
- New York
- Embeddedness
- 2 connections
- Confidence
- verified · strongest source trade or financial press
Method
First We Feast grows inside Complex as a food vertical whose show Hot Ones, hosted by Sean Evans, becomes a YouTube talk show franchise with hot sauce products. BuzzFeed keeps it when selling Complex, then sells it in December 2024 for 82.5 million dollars in cash to a group led by a Soros Fund Management affiliate that includes Evans and producer Chris Schonberger.
People: Chris Schonberger, Sean Evans
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- came out ofComplex NetworksFirst We Feast begins as Complex's food vertical and produces Hot Ones.2012
- acquired byBuzzFeedBuzzFeed keeps First We Feast after selling Complex and sells it in December 2024 for 82.5 million dollars in cash.2021 to 2024
Sources (trade or financial press): variety.com