Acast

Acast is a podcast hosting, distribution, and monetization platform founded in Stockholm in 2014. It serves independent podcast creators, networks, and publishers, providing tools to manage, distribute, and grow shows across major listening apps including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. The company reports powering more than 140,000 podcasts that reach over 400 million monthly listens.

The platform's content management system allows creators to host episodes, distribute with one-click publishing, manage multiple shows, and track audience and revenue data through real-time analytics dashboards. Monetization tools include host-read sponsorships, targeted programmatic ad formats, AI-generated audio ads, and an in-house creative studio for bespoke ad campaigns. Acast reports having paid out more than $600 million in revenue to its creators since launching.

On the advertiser side, Acast operates a self-serve ad platform that lets brands target listeners by demographics, location, interests, and podcast category, and run sponsorships or pre-recorded ads across its network. The company provides dedicated support teams to advertisers for campaign setup and optimization. Notable shows and advertisers referenced on Acast's own site include The Adam Buxton Podcast, Equity Mates, the Daily Tech News Show, and brands such as Pura.