The company behind Zencastr
Zencastr
Zencastr is a fully distributed company that makes a podcast platform for recording, editing, transcribing, hosting and publishing shows. It earns from paid plans on top of a free tier and from the monetisation tools it sells to podcasters.
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Zencastr at a glance
- Chief executive
- Adrian Lopez
- Founded
- 2014
- Based in
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Raised in total
- $4.6 million
- Latest round
- Seed, $4.6 million
- February 2021
- Team
- Fully distributed, with people in 11 countries, its co-founder told TechCrunch in February 2021. No current number is published.
- Ownership
- Privately held
Zencastr's CEO and founders
The people Zencastr names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there. Their accounts are the ones its own pages link to.
Zencastr funding
Raised a $4.6 million seed round led by Utah firm Kickstart in February 2021, with former Flipagram executives Brian Dilley and Farhad Mohit and former Skullcandy chief executive Jeremy Andrus among those taking part, TechCrunch reported. Its founder said the company had been bootstrapped and self-funded until then. techcrunch.com
| When | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2021 | Seed | $4.6 million | Led by Kickstart. With Brian Dilley, Farhad Mohit, Jeremy Andrus. techcrunch.com |
Every investor named
- Kickstart · led a round
- Brian Dilley
- Farhad Mohit
- Jeremy Andrus
Company details
- Ownership
- Privately held: TechCrunch reported a $4.6 million seed round led by Kickstart in February 2021, the company's first outside money. No parent company is named on its own pages. techcrunch.com
- Founded
- 2014 techcrunch.com
- Based in
- Salt Lake City, Utah techcrunch.com
- Team
- Fully distributed, with people in 11 countries, its co-founder told TechCrunch in February 2021. No current number is published. techcrunch.com
- Hiring
- 5 open roles on its job board, read Oct 18, 2026 jobs.ashbyhq.com
Jobs at Zencastr
Zencastr has 5 open roles, most in Engineering (3), Data Analytics (1) and People Operations (1). Pick one to read it and apply on Zencastr’s own site.
- Senior Data Engineer (Remote)Apply
Data Analytics · San Francisco Office · Remote · posted Sep 11, 2026
- RecuiterApply
People Operations · EU & US · Remote · posted Jul 17, 2026
- Senior Fullstack Engineer (Remote)Apply
Engineering · San Francisco Office · Remote · posted Aug 8, 2025
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Remote)Apply
Engineering · New York Office · Remote · posted Aug 7, 2025
- Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)Apply
Engineering · San Francisco Office · Remote · posted Aug 6, 2025
Read from Zencastr’s job board on Ashby on Oct 18, 2026 and checked every day. Applications go to Zencastr, not to us.
Zencastr on social media and the web
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/zencastr
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zencastr
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@zencastr
- Instagraminstagram.com/zencastr
- TikToktiktok.com/@zencastr
Only accounts Zencastr links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.
Zencastr news and launches
- Aug 14, 2026Podcasting Is Entering A New Era. So Are We.
Media kit
The Zencastr media kit
Everything on this page as a designed PDF to keep or pass on: the facts, the people, the funding with a chart of every round, the products with their grades and pictures, the news and every official channel. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Zencastr.
Questions about Zencastr the company
Who is the CEO of Zencastr?
Adrian Lopez is Zencastr's co-founder and CEO, according to zencastr.com, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Who founded Zencastr?
Adrian Lopez and Josh Nielsen are named as founders of Zencastr, which was founded in 2014.
How much funding has Zencastr raised?
Zencastr's maker has raised $4.6 million in total. Raised a $4.6 million seed round led by Utah firm Kickstart in February 2021, with former Flipagram executives Brian Dilley and Farhad Mohit and former Skullcandy chief executive Jeremy Andrus among those taking part, TechCrunch reported. Its founder said the company had been bootstrapped and self-funded until then.
Who are Zencastr's investors?
The announcements name Kickstart, Brian Dilley, Farhad Mohit and Jeremy Andrus. Kickstart led a round.
When did Zencastr last raise money?
The most recent round announced was in February 2021: Seed, $4.6 million, led by Kickstart.
What is Zencastr's valuation?
No valuation was found in Zencastr's announcements or in news reports, as read on Oct 18, 2026. Private companies usually do not publish one.
Who owns Zencastr?
Privately held: TechCrunch reported a $4.6 million seed round led by Kickstart in February 2021, the company's first outside money. No parent company is named on its own pages.
Where is Zencastr based?
Zencastr gives its base as Salt Lake City, Utah.
How many people work at Zencastr?
Fully distributed, with people in 11 countries, its co-founder told TechCrunch in February 2021. No current number is published.
Is Zencastr hiring?
Yes. Zencastr’s job board listed 5 open roles on Oct 18, 2026, most in Engineering (3), Data Analytics (1) and People Operations (1). You apply on its own site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zencastr
Is Zencastr on social media?
Zencastr links to its own accounts on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. The links are on this page, taken from Zencastr's own site.
Where this comes from
Read on Oct 18, 2026. Facts come from Zencastr’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.