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Delhi-based podcast hosting, creation and distribution company Hubhopper has raised an undisclosed amount as strategic investment from Hindustan Times Media Ventures.Earlier, Hubhopper had raised over USD 500k across several rounds of investment from angel investors and institutional investors, including ITI Growth Opportunities Fund, Unit-E Ventures, and more.Hubhopper will use the funds to continue growing the podcast ecosystem in India by democratising and empowering Indian creators with tools and technologies to create, host, launch, distribute, analyze and monetize their podcasts and audio content.Further, they will continue to grow their products and podcast distribution network of over 50 plus partners and integrations -- currently including the likes of Samsung, Spotify, Gaana, Wynk, Paytm, PhonePe, Karbonn, Indus OS, and more.The deal comes at a time when tech and media giants, both in India and globally, are doubling down to own a piece of India's rapidly growing podcast market. Just earlier in November 2020, Tencent backed Pratilipi had acquired podcast firm IVM Podcasts -- moving towards the consolidation of the podcast space in India, a first of many moves and alliances to come.Globally, this alliance comes at a time of incredible fervour and activity across the podcast landscape that has been witnessed over the past 18 months, with events including audio streaming giant Spotify acquiring a host of podcast houses and platforms, including Gimlet Media, Parcast, Megaphone, and Anchor.On the other hand, Amazon has placed its bets in the podcast market by purchasing 4-year-old podcast network Wondery and Sirius XM has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to buy podcasting compes Stitcher and Simplecast. Most recently social media giant Twitter has entered the fray, acquiring podcast platform Breaker."Audio is an incredibly special medium. It's more language, literacy and capital agnostic than its contemporaries and has a special place in the hearts and lives Indian people. Hubhopper's endeavor along with HT is to continue to champion this community and democratise podcasting for all. We have only scratched the tip of this ice-berg," said Gautam Raj Anand - Founder, Hubhopper."Hubhopper has always endeavored to make audio creation and consumption accessible through robust and innovative technology platforms. This strategic partnership between HT Media and Hubhopper marks a turning point in the development of India's podcast landscape. We look forward to together bringing this incredible medium of digital audio to every creator and consumer in India," said Nishant Kumar - Head of Partnerships, Hubhopper.This story is provided by Hubhopper. will not be responsible in any way for the content of this article. (/ Hubhopper)( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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