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Noa

83 Tymon Crescent, Tallaght, Dublin, D24 N2DP, Ireland

Overview

Noa (News Over Audio) is a spoken‑word audio journalism platform that narrates and curates written articles from multiple trusted news sources for mobile and voice interfaces. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Noa offers both a free tier and a paid subscription at $7.99 per month. The company distributes narrated content via its iPhone and Android apps, CarPlay and Android Auto, its website and an Alexa skill. Noa says it has become the largest producer of spoken‑word audio articles in the English‑speaking world and reports a median listening time of 45 minutes per session. The team is roughly 25 people across editorial, product and design. A partnership and A$330,000 collaborative investment from Go1 will place Noa’s narrated articles into Go1’s learning library and expose the content to Go1’s base of over 3.5 million learners to help accelerate growth.

Total raised
$0M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Aug 2021

Industries

  • Audio
  • Audiobooks
  • Journalism
  • Media and Entertainment
  • News
  • Publishing
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Aug 2021

    $0M

Team

  • Gareth Hickey

    Co-Founder & CEO

    LinkedIn
  • Jonathan Lewis

    Politics and World Affairs Editor/Producer

    LinkedIn
  • Fran Fanning

    Business Strategy Consultant

    LinkedIn
  • David Price

    Head of Content

    LinkedIn