Castbox is an app that distributes free podcasts. By 2019, one million podcasts had been made available through Castbox,[4] including about fifty million podcast episodes.[1] Castbox also has a premium platform.[5] In June 2019, Castbox integrated with Waze, allowing playback controls to pause, skip, or restart episodes.[6]
Podcasts
In addition to its library of podcasts from other distributors, Castbox also produces its own shows. In 2018, Castbox partnered with Heard Well on the podcast series Heard Well Now, which highlights early career musical artists.[7] As of 2018[update], Castbox produced 25 different original podcasts,[8][9] with This Sounds Serious, being released in 2019.[10]
Funding
In 2017, the company raised $16 million,[11] and an additional $13.5 million in 2018.[5]
