WaitWhat

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WaitWhat is a podcast production company, which is dedicated to creating premium digital content. The Company invests in, develops, produces and distributes wholly-owned media properties with the specific purpose of creating new genres, categories and formats of content that scale. 

TypePrivate
Founded2017
HQNew York, NY, USMap
Websitewaitwhat.com
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Employees (est.) (Jul 2021)47(+5%)
Cybersecurity ratingAMore

Key People/Management at WaitWhat

June Cohen

June Cohen

Co-Founder
Deron Triff

Deron Triff

Co-Founder
Edmund Cheng

Edmund Cheng

Director of Finance and Operations
Ryan Holladay

Ryan Holladay

Music Director
Anna Pizzino

Anna Pizzino

Director of Audience Development & Growth
Mina Kurasawa

Mina Kurasawa

Chief of Staff
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WaitWhat Office Locations

WaitWhat has an office in New York
New York, NY, US (HQ)
26 Broadway 8th Floor
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WaitWhat Financials and Metrics

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Founding Date

2017

WaitWhat total Funding

$16.3 m

WaitWhat latest funding size

$12 m

Time since last funding

a month ago

WaitWhat investors

Reid Hoffman, Emerson Collective, Joi Ito, Cue Ball, Human Ventures Capital, Burda Principal Investments, Victress Capital, Maywic Select Investments, GingerBread Capital, Able Partners, Liminal Ventures, Lupa Systems, Capital One Ventures, Raga Partners, Cue Ball Capital
WaitWhat's latest funding round in June 2021 was reported to be $12 m. In total, WaitWhat has raised $16.3 m
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WaitWhat Cybersecurity Score

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WaitWhat News and Updates

June 24, 2021

It was a banner week for podcasting with new funding for WaitWhat, a slew of talent signings, and Spotify M&A

Summary List PlacementEvery week, Insider gives a rundown of news on talent signings, new hires, and other creator company announcements from the past week. Are we missing anything? Let us know. Interest in podcasting continues to spike It was a busy week for podcasting startups and influencers lo…
June 21, 2021

WaitWhat raises $12M to double down on what comes after podcasts

As podcasting continues to gain ground among mainstream consumers as a digital media platform alongside music, video, and the printed word, a startup that made a name for itself through building content for the medium has closed a round of funding to help it explore what comes next. WaitWhat, co-fou…

 WaitWhat Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was WaitWhat founded?

    WaitWhat was founded in 2017.

  • Who are WaitWhat key executives?

    WaitWhat's key executives are June Cohen, Deron Triff and Edmund Cheng.

  • How many employees does WaitWhat have?

    WaitWhat has 47 employees.

  • Who are WaitWhat competitors?

    Competitors of WaitWhat include Dijital Sanatlar, Nexus Studios and Tonic DNA.

  • Where is WaitWhat headquarters?

    WaitWhat headquarters is located at 26 Broadway 8th Floor, New York.

  • Where are WaitWhat offices?

    WaitWhat has an office in New York.

  • How many offices does WaitWhat have?

    WaitWhat has 1 office.