21 Best Podcast Platform Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Podcast Platform Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 21 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $599.0m. The average funding per company in this subset is $28.5m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Descript logo

Descript

A company offering an audio word processing platform that enables editor and producers to edit sound files while a writer would edit its lyrics.

4

Funding Rounds

$20.0m

Money raised

SoundCloud logo

SoundCloud

SoundCloud is an entertainment company providing an online audio distribution platform for listening to music and podcasts.

6

Funding Rounds

$208.3m

Money raised

OmnyStudio logo

OmnyStudio

An online platform for podcast and radio station management focused on serving enterprises.

6

Funding Rounds

$1.7m

Money raised

Blue Wire Pods logo

Blue Wire Pods

A sports podcasting company that was founded by Kevin Jones and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

Acast logo

Acast

Acast is an audio-on-demand and podcast platform that hosts, monetizes, and distributes audio content globally.

12

Funding Rounds

$133.7m

Money raised

Knowable Universe, Inc. logo

Knowable Universe, Inc.

A company with a platform consisting of podcast-style audio courses. It was founded in 2013 and is located in Los Angeles, California.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.8m

Money raised

Stitcher Radio logo

Stitcher Radio

A podcast aggregation platform for audio news, sports, and entertainment podcasts.

3

Funding Rounds

$18.7m

Money raised

TuneIn logo

TuneIn

An online platform for live sports, music, news, podcasts, and internet radio.

3

Funding Rounds

$31.5m

Money raised

Spreaker logo

Spreaker

An online platform for creating, hosting, distributing, and monetizing podcasts.

1

Funding Rounds

$347.4k

Money raised

Snipfeed logo

Snipfeed

An online content consumption platform using artificial intelligence to deliver a unique content feed to each user.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.1m

Money raised

Anchor.fm logo

Anchor.fm

An online platform for podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

RedCircle logo

RedCircle

RedCircle is a free podcast hosting and analytics platform founded in 2018 by Michael Kadin.

1

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

Wondery logo

Wondery

Wondery is a company founded in 2016.

2

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

Backtracks logo

Backtracks

Backtracks is a podcast analytics and hosting platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.7m

Money raised

BlogTalkRadio logo

BlogTalkRadio

A podcast platform that allows podcasters to livestream and interact with their listeners in real time.

4

Funding Rounds

$12.5m

Money raised

Luminary logo

Luminary

Luminary is a subscription podcast network that offers amateur and professional podcasts and shows.

1

Funding Rounds

$40.0m

Money raised

CastBox logo

CastBox

CastBox is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016.

2

Funding Rounds

$29.5m

Money raised

PROOF logo

PROOF

PROOF is your podcast for in-depth NFT coverage.

1

Funding Rounds

$50.0m

Money raised

Glow Technologies logo

Glow Technologies

Glow Technologies is a personalized health platform.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.3m

Money raised

Zencastr logo

Zencastr

Zencastr is an online platform for recording and editing podcasts founded in 2014 by Josh Nielsen.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.6m

Money raised

Overcast (app) logo

Overcast (app)

Overcast is a mobile application for downloading and playing podcasts.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.2m

Money raised