RYOT

RYOT
Founded	2012
Founders	Bryn Mooser, David Darg, Martha Rogers, Molly DeWolf Swenson
Location	United States;
Origins	Los Angeles
Key people	Bryn Mooser, David Darg, Molly Swenson, Martha Rogers, Gareth Seltzer
Parent organization	Yahoo Inc.
Subsidiaries	RYOT Studio, RYOT Films, RYOT Lab
Employees	70+
Website	www.ryot.org

RYOT /ˈraɪət/ (or, riot) is an American immersive media company founded in 2012 by Bryn Mooser, David Darg, Molly DeWolf Swenson and Martha Rogers, based in Los Angeles. It specializes in documentary film production, commercial production, virtual reality and augmented reality.

In April 2016, RYOT was acquired by HuffPost.^[1] In May 2021, RYOT was acquired by Apollo Global Management alongside other Verizon Media properties for $5 billion. The transaction was closed on September 1, 2021.^[2]

^ "Verizon's AOL's Huffington Post acquires virtual reality studio RYOT for $10 to $15 million". TechCrunch. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
^ "Verizon to offload Yahoo, AOL for $5 billion". Reuters. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-03.

[1] "Verizon's AOL's Huffington Post acquires virtual reality studio RYOT for $10 to $15 million". TechCrunch. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-04.

[2] "Verizon to offload Yahoo, AOL for $5 billion". Reuters. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-03.

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