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Gimlet Media Podcasts
Gimlet may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Gimlet Media, a media network that produces journalistic and narrative podcasts * Gimlet (Transformers), Gimlet (''Transformers''), a fictional character * Captain Lorrington "Gimlet" King, a fictional character in a series of novels by W. E. Johns Places United Kingdom * Gimlet Rock, Wales, United Kingdom United States * Gimlet, Idaho, an unincorporated town in the United States * Gimlet, Kentucky, an unincorporated town in the United States * Gimlet Bridge, a Pegram truss bridge in Idaho, United States * Gimlet Creek (Missouri), United States * Gimlet Creek (South Dakota), United States Technology * Gimlet (rocket), an air-to-air unguided rocket * Gimlet (tool), a hand tool for drilling small holes * SA-16 Gimlet, a surface-to-air missile Other uses * Gimlet (cocktail), a cocktail typically made of gin or vodka and lime juice * Gimlet (eucalypt), ''Eucalyptus'' (plant) in the series ''Contortae'' * Gimlet (restaurant) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimlet Media
Gimlet Media LLC was a digital media company and podcast network, focused on producing narrative podcasts and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The company was founded in 2014 by Alex Blumberg and Matthew Lieber, who served as the company's CEO and president respectively until both left the company in 2022. In February 2019, Spotify announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gimlet for $230 million. In 2023, Spotify announced that they were merging Gimlet and Parcast into Spotify Studios. History Gimlet was founded in August 2014 with the launch of its flagship podcast ''StartUp'' hosted by Alex Blumberg. Originally billed as the American Podcasting Corporation (APC), Blumberg was eventually convinced to change the company's name. After working with Lexicon Branding, Blumberg and Lieber chose the name Gimlet Media. The company raised $1.5 million in seed funding at a $10 million valuation. After raising most of its initial capital from investment fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
