Podcast recording platform Riverside said that it has raised $30 million in Series C funding led by Zeev Ventures, with participation from Seven Seven Six, and angel investor Sam Lessin. The company wants to use this funding to grow its team and build out solutions for the...
Becoming a podcast sponsor can be a powerful way for a brand to gain exposure, credibility and even trust among consumers—if it’s the right podcast for the brand. With the vast array of podcasts out there, how can an aspiring brand sponsor ensure a good...
Spotify Wrapped, the streamer’s highly anticipated annual listening recap, has arrived. In addition to its usual personalized summary detailing your favorite artists, songs, podcasts, and more, the company this year is introducing two new features, including most notably an AI-powered podcast of your 2024 Wrapped created...
The Browser Company, the company behind Arc Browser for both desktop and mobile, teased its new web browser called Dia — and this time, it focuses on AI tools. In the last few years, the startup launched Arc on Mac and Windows and Arc Search on iOS and Android, but the company is...
Instagram is introducing the ability for users to share their locations with their friends via DMs (direct messages). The feature indicates that the Meta-owned social network is looking to challenge services like Apple’s Find My and Snapchat’s Snap Map, both of which are popular ways...
Spotify is enhancing the audiobook experience for premium users through three new experiments: video clips, author pages, and the ability to add visuals that appear while users listen. These initiatives are part of Spotify’s effort to improve its audiobook offering and bring listeners closer to...
The latter half of the holiday shopping season is a critical time for retailers to capture consumer attention and drive sales. With competition at its highest, ad campaigns that truly “pop” and resonate with prospective customers can make all the difference to a brand’s bottom...
After a robust career building Bonobos and advocating for founder mental health, Andy Dunn moved to Chicago with his family. A few years later, he came to a depressing realization: He hadn’t made any new friends. Dunn’s experience is representative of a larger trend: Americans are lonely....
Carl Madi spent a chunk of the last decade working for Uber and Handy, an online marketplace for cleaners. But when the pandemic struck, he saw many people lose their jobs overnight. He noticed that there was a significant shortage of medical assistants, a career...
Pinstripe aims to reimagine the secondhand market by offering sellers the opportunity to have both a digital storefront and a physical retail presence. Launched in June, the platform offers an alternative approach compared with other marketplaces like Archive, Depop, Facebook Marketplace, and Poshmark. With Pinstripe, sellers...
