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Acast partners with Patreon to simplify private distribution of premium episodes for patrons

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Brad Hill

Podcast content, hosting, and monetization platform Acast is announcing a partnership with Patreon, the crowdfunding platform used by many podcasters to support their ongoing projects. In this arrangement, Patreon podcasters can manage both their public feeds and private patron-only episodes in one place, and patronage listeners can hear public and private content in their favorite app. Continue Reading →

Patreon, widely used by podcasters and musicians, reaches unicorn status with fundraise

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Brad Hill

Patreon, the patronage crowdfunding platform, is now valued over $1-billion, the threshold for “unicorn” status — a popular venture-capital term for companies which stand at a pinnacle in their niches. The milestone is publicized in the wake of a recent fundraising round which yielded $100-million based on a valuation of $1.2-billion. Click through for examples of high podcast earners in podcasting. Continue Reading →

Patreon closes $60 million funding round

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Anna Washenko

Crowdfunding platform Patreon has closed a series C funding round of $60 million, bringing its total raised to $107 million. The new financing will go toward hiring and scaling growth for the patronage-based platform for supporting creative projects by artists, musicians, performers, and, noteworthy for RAIN readers, podcasters. Continue Reading →

Podcast company Satchel adds Patreon integration

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Podcast distributor Satchel announced a collaboration with crowd-funding site Patreon. Satchel’s premise is connecting podcasts with local listeners; it first appeared on our radar in February. Now, its podcast player can be embedded with a call to action button that takes listeners to a Patreon page. Continue Reading →

Quick Hits: About podcast ads; Patreon’s $30M; Music Memos from Apple

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Brad Hill

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: When and why podcasts ads work; Patreon’s serious Series B round; Apple launches Music Memos recording app. Continue Reading →

Patreon acquires fellow crowdfunding site Subbable

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Patreon, a crowdfunding site based on the idea of classical patronage, has acquired Subbable, a fellow crowdfunding service. Subbable was founded by Hank and John Green, YouTube personalities known as the Vlogbrothers. While most financial terms of the deal were not revealed, Patreon will be matching migrating pledges up to $100,000. Continue Reading →

Fans gave $10 million to artists in Patreon donations this year

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Anna Washenko

One of this year’s emerging stories for the business side of music is a shift toward artist patronage. In Patreon’s first year, donations totaled just $259,000. This year, fans gave $10 million in support of a wide range of creative ventures, according to Polygon. Continue Reading →

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