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Kaleidoscope Gets Funding to Grow Tech and Science Shows
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July 14, 2025
Kaleidoscope Secures $5 Million Investment
Kaleidoscope, a science and tech podcast network, has completed a $5 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Burda Principal Investments and North Base Media, with support from past investors. Kaleidoscope plans to use the new funds to launch several new science and tech podcasts, including a true crime series called America’s Crime Lab. The company was founded by Oz Woloshyn and Mangesh Hattikudur and is based in New York. Currently, their podcasts are distributed by iHeartPodcasts, but they are exploring new distribution deals.
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Podcast Fans Embrace New Kinds of Crime Stories True crime podcasts have evolved from focusing mainly on murder mysteries to covering scandals, paranormal stories, conspiracies, and even crime comedies. This shift has attracted a bigger and more diverse audience, while still keeping the strong fanbase true crime is known for. Advertisers and major brands are interested in these new subgenres because they can safely reach engaged listeners, especially women, without the graphic content. | Dubai Press Club Trains Young Creators in Podcasting The second edition of the ‘Arab Podcast Programme’ by the Dubai Press Club brought together content creators and experts from the Arab world to guide youth interested in podcasting. Participants learned about content creation, branding, recording, and marketing through eight training modules. The event aimed to give young people a solid foundation and professional insights into the growing field of digital audio media. |
Co-Listening Makes Podcast Audiences Larger New research from Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights shows that traditional podcast metrics, like downloads and listens, underestimate the real audience size because many people listen to podcasts together. The report found that 16% of podcast listening in families with children happens with others, and around 30% of listeners have shared podcasts with friends or family. This means that each download often represents more than one listener, revealing a much bigger podcast audience than previously thought. | “Impaulsive” Podcast Joins WWE and Fanatics Network Logan Paul is bringing his hit podcast "Impaulsive" to the WWE and Fanatics podcast network, strengthening his partnership with WWE. The show, co-hosted by Mike Majlak, will continue to air on YouTube and major audio platforms while getting extra promotion and ad support from WWE and Fanatics. "Impaulsive" features interviews with celebrities from sports and entertainment, including WWE stars and high-profile guests like Donald Trump. |
Podcast TooliVoox is the premier Spanish-language podcast and radio platform, revolutionizing audio content since 2008 by uniting discovery, creation, and monetization for Spanish-speaking audiences worldwide. With 5+ million users, 180,000+ Spanish shows, and 60 million monthly listens, it dominates as the go-to hub for Latin American, Spanish, and U.S. Hispanic creators and listeners. Unique in its focus, iVoox pioneered revenue-sharing models for podcasters while offering free access to its vast library—from true crime to educational content—via web and mobile apps. Its 4.7-star rated app and 620,000+ multilingual shows cement its role as both a cultural force and a growth engine for Spanish audio. |  |
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