Stitcher operates a mobile and web platform that aggregates and streams talk shows and podcasts, with apps currently streaming over 6,000 shows. Its catalog includes publishers such as NPR, Fox, The Onion, the New York Times, and TechCrunch. The company focuses on personalized, station-based discovery and recently released a redesigned iPhone app that added easier custom station creation and an "Add Station" button. Stitcher says it has added about a million new users in the last five months, with the largest increase in listening coming from mobile devices. It is available in vehicles through For SYNC and Buick IntelliLink’s connectivity systems and plans to expand further into mobile and automotive markets. The company intends to use new funding to build out content offerings and to ramp up hiring for its direct sales team; total funding is now just under $19 million. Stitcher operates mobile apps that stream news, talk, and informational podcasts to iPhones, BlackBerries, and Android phones. Users assemble a “station” by picking different audio feeds and Stitcher automatically plays the most recent stream from each. CEO Noah Shanok says he wants the company to become the Pandora of Web talk radio and to serve as a discovery tool for podcasts. About half of Stitcher’s usage comes from its iPhone app, and the company is more mobile-oriented than music services like Pandora. Stitcher has experimented with combined audio and in‑app display ads but remains relatively ad‑free as it builds its audience. Stitcher and Pandora are both featured apps in Ford’s Sync in‑dashboard entertainment system.

Total raised

$16M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

Sep 2011