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OnlyFans to sell 16% stake to Architect Capital at $3B valuation

Nypost · · 551 words · By Taylor Herzlich
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OnlyFans to sell 16% stake to Architect Capital at $3B valuation OnlyFans announced Friday that it reached a deal to sell a roughly 16% stake to Architect Capital that values the porn streaming site at $3.15 billion, after the Silicon Valley investment firm…

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OnlyFans to sell 16% stake to Architect Capital at $3B valuation OnlyFans announced Friday that it reached a deal to sell a roughly 16% stake to Architect Capital that values the porn streaming site at $3.15 billion, after the Silicon Valley investment firm…

Why it matters

Fenix International Limited, which owns OnlyFans, said the deal includes a $535 million investment that will help the revolutionary nudie site offer new financial services for its creators, “who are often underserved by traditional financial institutions and…

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James Packer, a media and casino mogul who is one of the richest people in Australia, and Sam Lessin, a venture capitalist and early investor in Venmo, are among those backing the deal, according to the Financial Times.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Radvinsky died at age 43 after a secret battle with cancer.”
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Wikipedia and NBC News both confirm Leonid Radvinsky died on March 20, 2026, at age 43 from cancer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Radvinsky died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 43, [27][28] following a long period of cancer previously kept secret. [28] OnlyFans released a statement announcing his death on March 23, saying they …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Radvinsky
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web search NEUTRAL — Leonid Radvinsky, the owner of adult‑content platform OnlyFans, has died of cancer at the age of 43, the company said in a statement on Monday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/onlyfans-owner-leonid…
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web search NEUTRAL — Leonid "Leo" Radvinsky, the reclusive billionaire owner and key driving force behind OnlyFans, has died at the age of 43 after a long battle with cancer, his passing announced on March 23, 2026. The U…
https://oncodaily.com/stories/celebrities/leonid-radvinsky-c…
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Claim 2: “Fenix International Limited, which owns OnlyFans, said the deal includes a $535 million investment”
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MSN reports the 16% stake was sold for $535 million. ZeroHedge confirms Fenix International acquired OnlyFans in 2018.
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web search NEUTRAL — Radvinsky operated a venture capital fund called "Leo", founded in 2009,[10] which invests mainly in tech companies.[15] The fund's notable investments include Israel-based B4X and the social networki…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Radvinsky
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web search NEUTRAL — The deal would leave control of OnlyFans with the family trust headed by Katie Chudnovsky, widow of late owner Leonid, who acquired OnlyFans in 2018 via Fenix International.OnlyFans is bringing in out…
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/onlyfans-lures-outside-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fenix International invested approximately $19.9 million in Ethereum between 2021 and 2022. By the end of November 2022, the position had declined in value to around $11.4 million, resulting in an imp…
https://www.mexc.fm/crypto-pulse/article/from-adult-content-…
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Claim 3: “The NSFW site says it has facilitated over $25 billion in payments to creators over the past 10 years.”
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Claim 4: “Architect Capital – a San Francisco-based investment firm known for controversial bets like the Juul vaping brand”
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Web search results confirm Architect Capital is a San Francisco-based asset manager. While the provided search results for 'Architect' were generic, the specific 'Architect Capital' results confirm the location and nature of the firm.
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web search NEUTRAL — An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. [1] To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architect
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web search NEUTRAL — Over forty years of architecture and general contractor experience
https://lefcourtarchitect.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — What are people saying about architects services in Broomfield, CO? This is a review for a architects business in Broomfield, CO: "Ellen Lind rescued our house project and I highly recommend her. The …
https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=architects&find_loc=Broomfi…
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Claim 5: “OnlyFans announced Friday that it reached a deal to sell a roughly 16% stake to Architect Capital that values the porn streaming site at $3.15 billion”
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Multiple independent web search results (Wall Street Journal via report, MSN, and another news source) confirm the sale of a 16% stake to Architect Capital at a $3.15 billion valuation.
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web search NEUTRAL — OnlyFans announced Friday that it reached a deal to sell a roughly 16% stake to Architect Capital that values the porn streaming site at $3.15 billion, after the Silicon Valley investment firm ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/business/onlyfans-to-sell-16-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The parent company of OnlyFans, the porn-friendly creator site that rakes in billions of dollars in annual revenue, has sold a 16% stake to Architect Capital for $535 million. The deal announced ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/onlyfans-valued-at…
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web search NEUTRAL — OnlyFans has agreed to sell a minority stake to investment firm Architect Capital in a deal valuing the adult-content platform at $3.15 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.
https://www.reuters.com/business/onlyfans-sells-minority-sta…
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Claim 6: “Radvinsky acquired Fenix International in 2018, about two years after OnlyFans was created”
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ZeroHedge explicitly states that Leonid Radvinsky acquired OnlyFans in 2018 via Fenix International. The claim that OnlyFans was created two years prior (approx 2016) is consistent with general knowledge of the platform's launch, though not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets.
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Claim 7: “Architect Capital... had been angling to buy a much larger 60% stake before OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky’s shocking death in March”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic definitions of 'architect' and local business listings in Colorado, which are irrelevant to Architect Capital's business dealings or Leonid Radvinsky.
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web search NEUTRAL — An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. [1] To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architect
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web search NEUTRAL — Over forty years of architecture and general contractor experience
https://lefcourtarchitect.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — What are people saying about architects services in Broomfield, CO? This is a review for a architects business in Broomfield, CO: "Ellen Lind rescued our house project and I highly recommend her. The …
https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=architects&find_loc=Broomfi…
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Claim 8: “James Packer... and Sam Lessin... are among those backing the deal, according to the Financial Times.”
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One web search result explicitly mentions James Packer and Sam Lessin backing the deal according to the Financial Times, but other sources do not mention these specific individuals.
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web search NEUTRAL — James Packer, a media and casino mogul who is one of the richest people in Australia, and Sam Lessin, a venture capitalist and early investor in Venmo, are among those backing the deal, according ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/business/onlyfans-to-sell-16-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Architect Capital is a San Francisco-based asset manager that supports founders by lending against assets generated by technology companies worldwide, especially in the FinTech, E-Commerce, and SaaS s…
https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/architect-capital
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web search NEUTRAL — SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Architect Capital, an asset-based lender to early-stage technology businesses, announced that it has launched with over $100 million to provide non ...
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/architect-capital-l…
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Claim 9: “the company turned around an eye-popping $666 million in operating profit on $1.4 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2025.”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains generic Wikipedia descriptions of OnlyFans and a guide on how it works, but does not mention specific financial figures for fiscal year 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 16, 2025 · Discover how OnlyFans works, from account setup to earning money. A complete guide for creators and subscribers who want to use the platform safely and smartly.
https://www.spocket.co/blogs/how-does-onlyfans-work
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web search NEUTRAL — OnlyFans is an Internet content paid subscription service based in London, England. [3] The service is widely known for its popularity with pornographers, [3][4] although it also hosts other content c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyFans
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web search NEUTRAL — Onlyfans ... Onlyfans
https://obs-settings.onlyfans.com/
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Claim 10: “allowing adult content creators to reach their audience directly with subscriptions and keep 80% of their revenue”
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Claim 11: “Visa last year started enforcing stricter chargeback and fraud standards on the company.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Visa's chargeback or fraud standards for OnlyFans.
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Claim 12: “The minority stake sale to Architect will leave control of the business to a family trust led by Katie Chudnovsky, his widow.”
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Multiple sources (ZeroHedge, UK filings report, and another news source) confirm that control of OnlyFans/Fenix International passed to a family trust led by his widow, Katie Chudnovsky.
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web search NEUTRAL — Katie Chudnovsky took control of OnlyFans holding company Fenix International after husband Leonid Radvinsky died from cancer at 43, per UK filings.
https://www.billionaires.africa/2026/05/08/onlyfans-billiona…
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web search NEUTRAL — The deal would leave control of OnlyFans with the family trust headed by Katie Chudnovsky, widow of late owner Leonid, who acquired OnlyFans in 2018 via Fenix International.
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/onlyfans-lures-outside-…
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web search NEUTRAL — However, the announcement of Radvinsky's unexpected death from cancer last week has created a potential ownership struggle for the site, as his sole control of OnlyFans was placed in a family trust th…
https://www.uniladtech.com/news/tech-news/onlyfans-owner-inh…
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Claim 13: “It boasts over 4 million creators and 377 million fan accounts worldwide.”
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Claim 14: “She said between 2023 and 2025, she earned a jaw-dropping $95 million through OnlyFans.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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