Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 216, dated July 2, 2019.
Wondery raises $10 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Waverley Capital, and the sum adds to the $5 million Series A raised last year, plus the seed round that came before that. The new money is meant to fuel the Los Angeles-based podcast studio’s expansion into international markets, dive into daily podcast production, and further grow its show portfolio.
To lead international expansion, the company has hired Declan Moore, who previously headed up the NatGeo-Walt Disney Company joint venture National Geographic Partners. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the news.
I spoke with Wondery CEO Hernan Lopez last week to learn more about round, the company’s current position, and a bunch of other things. You can find that interview in the second half of this issue — it’s a long, sprawling chat, so buckle up.
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