21 Best Podcast Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Podcast 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 $390.8m. The average funding per company in this subset is $18.6m.

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

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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

Podcastle logo

Podcastle

Podcastle converts news and articles to podcasts.

2

Funding Rounds

$8.8m

Money raised

Auddy Limited logo

Auddy Limited

Podcast publishing solutions for both enterprises and consumer

3

Funding Rounds

$11.1m

Money raised

Audion logo

Audion

Audion is an adtech company that develops proprietary technology to automate, customize and measure digital audio advertising.

2

Funding Rounds

$7.4m

Money raised

Audvice logo

Audvice

Audvice is an audio-based learning and collaboration app that allows anyone to create knowledge quickly and easily with audio.The app can be used for onboarding and training sales people, SMEs for fewer but more efficient meetings, teachers for blended learning and students for self-study.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.2m

Money raised

Spokn logo

Spokn

Spokn is a podcasting platform for work founded in 2018 by Mariel Davis.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.2m

Money raised

Wondery logo

Wondery

Wondery is a company founded in 2016.

2

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

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Snipd

A company that participated in the S08 cohort of Y Combinator and is currently not operational

1

Funding Rounds

$700.0k

Money raised

Nomono logo

Nomono

Nomono is a podcasting Simplified founded in 2019.

4

Funding Rounds

$13.6m

Money raised

Subly logo

Subly

Platform that simplifies content creation by automatically transcribing, translating, and adding subtitles.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised

Backtracks logo

Backtracks

Backtracks is a podcast analytics and hosting platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.7m

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

Riverside.fm logo

Riverside.fm

Riverside.fm enables users to record studio-quality interviews with 4k Video & WAV Audio.

3

Funding Rounds

$47.0m

Money raised

Pocket FM logo

Pocket FM

Pocket FM is a company founded in 2018.

1

Funding Rounds

$65.0m

Money raised

WaitWhat logo

WaitWhat

WaitWhat is a New York-based company founded by Deron Triff.

3

Funding Rounds

$20.6m

Money raised

Men In Blazers logo

Men In Blazers

Men In Blazers is a soccer-focused media company that covers sports events, leagues, and TV shows.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

Faba logo

Faba

Platform for developing products that spark children's imagination.

$3.1m

Money raised

MelodyPipe logo

MelodyPipe

Platform helping musicians earn a living by providing a sustainable way to share their music.

1

Funding Rounds

$350.0k

Money raised

Hintech logo

Hintech

Tool for comprehensive monitoring and analytics of podcasts.

1

Funding Rounds

$230.0k

Money raised

Podbee Media logo

Podbee Media

Podcast production company.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.5m

Money raised

Ghostcast, Inc. logo

Ghostcast, Inc.

Ghostcast, Inc. is a Laguna Niguel, California-based company founded in 2019.

1

Funding Rounds

$500.0k

Money raised