Podimo
Comment: No significant coverage other than routine coverage of fund-raising. Rht bd (talk) 21:10, 12 November 2026 (UTC)
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Podcasting, audiobooks |
| Founded 📆 | 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Founders 👔 | Morten Strunge, Nikolaj Koppel, Sverre Dueholm, Andreas Sachse, Eva Lægdsgaard |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Copenhagen , Denmark |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Morten Strunge (CEO) |
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| 🌐 Website | podimo |
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Podimo (pronounced "POD-ee-mo")[1] is a Danish subscription service for podcasts and audiobooks, founded in Copenhagen in 2019.[2] Its app offers original and exclusive podcasts in local languages, audiobooks and open RSS podcast feeds, and the company shares subscription revenue with creators based on what subscribers listen to.[3] In January 2026 Podimo said it had more than 1.2 million subscribers across seven countries.[4]
History
Podimo was founded in 2019 by entrepreneur Morten Strunge, former television host and musician Nikolaj Koppel, Sverre Dueholm, Andreas Sachse and Eva Lægdsgaard.[2] After launching in Denmark, it expanded in March 2021 to about 20 Latin American countries, including Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Colombia.[5] By late 2021 the service was also available in Germany, Spain and Norway.[3] In April 2022 Podimo acquired the Dutch podcast production company Dag en Nacht and launched in the Netherlands, followed by Finland in August 2022.[6][7]
In February 2025 Podimo reported passing one million paying subscribers and said its Dutch business had become profitable.[8][9] In March 2026 Nikolaj Koppel became vice president of global content strategy, and former Berlingske editor-in-chief Mette Østergaard took over as content director for Denmark.[4]
Funding
Podimo raised €6 million in seed funding in July 2019, a €15 million Series A in May 2020 and €11.2 million in February 2021.[10] A US$78 million Series B led by 83North and Highland Europe followed in November 2021,[3] and a further €58.6 million in September 2022 brought total funding to about €162 million.[6] In December 2023 it raised €44 million from the Danish Export and Investment Fund (EIFO), HighlandX and Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker; Strunge said at the time that the company was profitable in Denmark.[11]
Criticism
In 2025 the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet reported on consumer complaints that it was difficult to cancel a Podimo subscription.[12] In September 2025 the Danish Press Council criticised Podimo after a host of the podcast Det, vi taler om made statements about the intelligence of Somalis, which the council found violated their personal reputation.[13] In 2026 Podimo was criticised for launching a podcast hosted by Sisse Sejr-Nørgaard, who had been sentenced in 2025 to 30 days in prison for identity theft and stalking.[14]
References
- ↑ "Podcast and Audiobook Platform Podimo Completes $78 Million Series B". Digital Music News. 2021-11-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Denmark's open podcast platform Podimo raises €44M, sets sights on profitability". Silicon Canals. 2023-12-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "European Podcast Startup Podimo Raises $78 Million to Fund Content, Market Expansion". Variety. 2021-11-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mette Østergaard får ansvaret for Podimos indhold i Danmark". Journalisten (in dansk). 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Denmark's podcast app Podimo launches in 20 Latin American countries as cash pours in". The New Publishing Standard. 2021-03-01.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Podimo Raises $58 Million Funding Round for Podcast Expansion". Variety. 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Danish podcast platform secures €58.6M to accelerate market expansion". ArcticStartup. 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Podimo Surpasses One Million Subscribers". Podcast News Daily. 2025-02-24.
- ↑ "Podimo reaches a million paying subscribers in first five years". RedTech. February 2025.
- ↑ "'Netflix for podcasts' Podimo secures €58.6M to accelerate market expansion". Silicon Canals. 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Podimo raises €44M to turn up the volume on its Netflix-style podcasting platform". TechCrunch. 2023-12-21.
- ↑ Stine Kruse Svejdal (2025-03-09). "Hård kritik af podcast-gigant: 'Absolut ingen support'". Ekstra Bladet (in dansk).
- ↑ "Podimo får kritik for at krænke privatlivets fred". Pressenævnet (in dansk). 2025-09-23.
- ↑ "Ekspert: Podimo var ikke forberedt på den shitstorm, der ramte dem efter Sisse Sejr-podcast". DR (in dansk). 2026-02-23.
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