Craig Hewitt on Castos' Latest Fundraising and Expansion of Private Podcasting
Castos is a WordPress-powered podcast hosting provider that recently announced a $756K pre-seed funding round from a number of companies, including Automattic and Yoast SEO. Post Status publisher Cory Miller sat down with Castos CEO Craig Hewitt to talk about this move and how Castos is eager to expand services in the private podcasting market.
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Show Notes
Castos is a WordPress-powered podcast hosting provider with roots in the open-source community through their Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin for WordPress. They recently announced a $756K pre-seed funding round from a number of companies, including Automattic and Yoast SEO.
Cory Miller sat down with Castos CEO Craig Hewitt to talk about this move and how Castos is eager to expand its services in the private podcasting market.
⚠️ CORRECTION:
In the audio recording, a $756 Million figure was mistakenly given. Castos has raised $756 thousand in investor funding.
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