Podcast Startups in Africa

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Podcasting in Southern Africa is gaining traction, with iono.fm leading the way. Local business leaders see it as a promising medium for reaching target audiences and building brand awareness. However, monetization remains a challenge, with few viable platforms for podcasters to generate revenue.

Cummulative Funding

$380.4K+

Total # of Companies

3

Total Deal Count

2

Total M&A Count

0

Total # of Investors

2

List of Podcast startups in Africa

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StartupOverviewLast roundTotal raisedFounded
1.

Online audio platform providing podcasting, live-streaming & audio advertising & other value-added audio services to content providers

Seed

$ 380,448

2008

2.

Wanas is an on-demand audio platform focusing on Arabic content.

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

2019

3.

Communicate is an Egyptian startup which is the first to bring media innovation and business together under the same roof and by business experts!

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

2018

iono.fm

Founded

2008

Overview

Online audio platform providing podcasting, live-streaming & audio advertising & other value-added audio services to content providers

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 380,448

Employee

11-50

Wanas

Founded

2019

Overview

Wanas is an on-demand audio platform focusing on Arabic content.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

Founded

2018

Overview

Communicate is an Egyptian startup which is the first to bring media innovation and business together under the same roof and by business experts!

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

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