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Rumble Inc., The Neutral Video Platform, to go Public Through Combination With Cantor Fitzgerald's CF Acquisition Corp. VI (Nasdaq: CFVI)
- Tremendous growth from 1.6 million average monthly active users in Q3 2020 to a record 36 million average monthly active users in Q3 2021 - 44 million
About this update from Rumble Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"- Tremendous growth from 1.6 million average monthly active users in Q3 2020 to a record 36 million average monthly active users in Q3 2021\n - 44 million monthly active users in August 2021\n - Viewer engagement grew 44x from Q2 2020 to Q3 2021 to 8 billion minutes watched per month1\n - Transaction is expected to provide approximately $400 million in proceeds2 to Rumble, including a fully committed PIPE of $100 million at $10.00 per share and $300 million of cash held in the trust account of CFVI\n - Transaction values Rumble at an enterprise value of $2.1 billion3\n - Rumble Founder and Chief Executive Officer to retain voting control to facilitate execution of Rumble's neutral mission on behalf of all stakeholders\n\n\nTORONTO and NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rumble Inc. (\"Rumble\" or \"the Company\"), the neutral video platform, and CF Acquisition Corp. VI (Nasdaq: CFVI) (\"CFVI\"), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald, today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement. After closing, which is expected in the second quarter of 2022, the combined company will be called Rumble Inc. and expects to be publicly listed on Nasdaq. Shares will trade on Nasdaq under the symbol CFVI until the closing of the transaction.\nRumble was built on the belief that all creators should have the opportunity to freely express themselves and reach their followers without censorship or restrictions. \nChris Pavlovski, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rumble, said, \"Rumble is designed to be the rails and independent infrastructure that is immune to cancel culture. We are a movement that does not stifle, censor, or punish creativity and believe everyone benefits from access to a neutral network with diverse ideas and opinions. We are on a mission to restore the internet to its roots by making it free and open once again. The transaction we announced today will provide Rumble with the additional capital necessary to continue to scale our business and carry out our mission.\"\nHoward Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and CFVI, stated, \"Rumble is the most exciting social media and video distribution platform in the market today. With 36 million average monthly active users in Q3 2021, including 44 million monthly active users in August 2021, it is ...