YCW17· OtherBreaker
A podcast company.
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
OverlapS24Multimodal AI agents for videoShared: media, podcastsActive
DarkgradeF24Let your camera understand the worldShared: social media, mediaActive
Evolve (makers of Podcast App & Rest)W18Rest is an AI sleep coach that helps you fix your sleep for good,…Shared: podcastsActive
The AthleticS16Subscription sports media.Shared: mediaAcquired
QuestS21Audio career adviceShared: podcastsInactive
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About Breaker
Breaker is a podcast listening and discovery application. Most podcasts are free, but serious publishers are spending big budgets to make high quality audio content like Serial, which hit 100 million downloads and made podcasts mainstream. 67 million Americans are already listening to podcasts a month. Breaker wants to sign exclusive deals to distribute the best premium podcasts and charge users $6 per month. First, its goal is to build a huge listener audience by making the best podcast consumption app. It launched today, and will offer podcasters ways to connect and get feedback from their community, and analytics about what content performs best. It has a stunning 67% retention rate after a month for beta users. If it can convince people to pay for what’s often free, it could become the preferred place for podcasters to talk.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Breaker: questions
Which YC batch was Breaker in?
Breaker was in Y Combinator's Winter 2017 batch (W17).
Is Breaker still active?
Y Combinator lists Breaker as acquired.
Where is Breaker based?
Breaker lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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