Majelan is a Paris-based podcast distribution and production platform that aggregates thousands of podcasts into a single interface to improve the listening experience. Founded in summer 2018 by Mathieu Gallet and Arthur Perticoz, the service operates a freemium model with a premium tier priced at €4.99 per month. The company also commissions and produces original audio content and currently offers around thirty exclusive programmes. Majelan initially collated about 13 million episodes but faced resistance from some publishers and encountered issues with the Google Play Store in July. The platform cites over 4 million monthly podcast listeners in France and points to broader market growth driven by smartphone uptake and 5G. It has raised €10 million to date (including a recent €6 million round) and plans to use fresh capital to boost exclusive production and pursue global expansion. Majelan is a French personal podcast player that pairs an RSS-based player with editorialized, topic-based playlists and algorithmic "For You" recommendations. The app supports search, downloads, subscriptions and adding podcasts via URL, and the homepage is curated by Majelan’s editorial team (about 50 playlists at launch). Majelan operates a freemium model: the player is largely free while Majelan+ provides premium content (20 premium podcasts at launch) behind a subscription (€4.99/month) or per-podcast access (€1.99). The company has raised $4.5M from investors including Idinvest Partners, Jacques Veyrat, Kima Ventures and Fabrice Larue. Majelan collects detailed listening data (drop-off points and emoji reactions) and plans to give creators access to analytics through a back end rather than monetizing the data directly. The startup intends to expand into audiobooks and launch curated playlists and premium content in other languages.

Total raised

$15M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Dec 2019