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SaaS podcast platform with web-based tools for recording, automated editing, and distribution for businesses and content creators.
Auxbus is an Asheville, North Carolina-based software company that developed an end-to-end podcast creation platform to automate audio recording, editing, and distribution for businesses and independent creators. Operating as a subscription-based service competing alongside alternatives like Artifact and PocketPod, the platform scaled to support thousands of free users and dozens of paid enterprise accounts before its eventual exit. The startup raised approximately $412,000 across multiple early-stage funding rounds, including an initial $145,000 seed investment, drawing board participation from industry figures like Pete Catoe of High Country Impact Fund and Jeff Poggi of McIntosh Group. In February 2021, the company was acquired for a nearly seven-figure sum by Liberated Syndication, commonly known as Libsyn, to integrate automated audio tools into a network hosting over 75,000 podcasts. Auxbus was founded in 2018 by Dan Radin.
Auxbus has raised $100K across 1 funding round.
Auxbus has raised $100K in total across 1 funding round.
Auxbus has raised $100K across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $100K Seed in July 2019.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2019 | $100K Seed | — | Ideaship | Announced |
Auxbus was a technology company that built an end-to-end web-based podcasting platform, automating the full podcast production process from planning and recording to editing, voice enhancement, music addition, episode assembly, and automatic distribution to hosts.[1][2][4] It served podcasters and content creators seeking accessible audio tools, solving the problem of complex, time-intensive podcast production by offering one-button adjustments and remote collaboration features like Auxbus Connect.[1][2][4] Founded in 2018 in Asheville, North Carolina, Auxbus gained early traction with a 2019 launch at Podcast Movement and a Kickstarter, but was acquired by Libsyn in February 2021, rebranded as Libsyn Studio in 2022, and fully integrated into Libsyn's platform by December 2022, after which it ceased independent operations.[2][3]
Auxbus was founded in 2018 in Asheville, North Carolina, by Dan Radin (CEO) and a small team including Ryan DuVal (Chief Engineer), with a focus on speech clarity technology to democratize audio content creation.[1][2][3] The idea emerged to streamline podcasting's fragmented workflow, launching publicly in May 2019 at Podcast Movement as a comprehensive web platform.[2][4] Pivotal early moments included winning an NC TECH award as a top startup in September 2019, a Kickstarter for remote recording in October 2019, and being put up for sale in December 2019 before Libsyn's acquisition in February 2021.[2]
Auxbus rode the explosive growth of podcasting in the late 2010s, a trend fueled by accessible digital distribution and rising creator economies, timing its 2019 launch amid surging listener numbers and platforms like Spotify entering audio.[2] Market forces favoring it included demand for no-code tools amid remote work shifts and the need for streamlined content pipelines in a post-iTunes world.[1][4] It influenced the ecosystem by pioneering integrated platforms, paving the way for consolidations like its Libsyn acquisition, which enhanced hosting services with creation tools and accelerated industry maturation toward all-in-one solutions.[2]
Post-acquisition and integration into Libsyn by late 2022, Auxbus as an independent entity is defunct, but its technology endures within Libsyn's ecosystem, powering creator tools amid ongoing podcast market expansion.[2] Trends like AI audio enhancement and vertical integration will shape its legacy, potentially evolving Libsyn's offerings toward more advanced, automated production. Auxbus exemplified how targeted tech innovation captures niche booms, underscoring the value of end-to-end platforms in creator economies—much like its original mission to make speech clarity universally accessible.[1][2]
Auxbus has raised $100K in total across 1 funding round.
Auxbus's investors include Ideaship.