Last deal

Amount

Series A

Stage

31.08.2021

Date

2

all rounds

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Paradiso Media is an international podcast studio based in Paris that specializes in creating fiction, documentary, and kids podcasts.

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Sector :

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founded date

01.07.2019

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

The company, founded by Lorenzo Benedetti, Louis Daboussy, and Benoit Dunaigre, collaborates with production studios and broadcasters to create creative audio universes. Their agency division assists media and brands in transforming their content into podcasts, offering customized support throughout the entire creation process. With a network of over 200 professionals and access to innovative tools, Paradiso Media has already produced nearly 450 episodes for various brands and media platforms. They aim to provide impactful and innovative brand experiences through multi-lingual formats and cutting-edge audio technologies.
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Funding Rounds
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2

Number of Funding Rounds

Their latest funding was raised on 31.08.2021. Their latest investor Mediawan. Their latest round Series A

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
31.08.2021
3
15.09.2019
3
Co-Investors
Investors
6
0

Number of lead investors

6

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
No
Seed
No
Seed

Mediawan

Media & Entertainment

count Of Investments

1
Rodolphe Belmer

Rodolphe Belmer

After graduating from HEC in 1992, Rodolphe Belmer began his career in the marketing department of Procter & Gamble France before joining McKinsey in 1998. In 2001, he joined Groupe Canal where he was appointed as Head of Marketing and Strategy in 2002. From 2003 onwards he oversaw the editorial division of the group, initially as CEO of Canal+, and from 2006 onwards, as head of all the pay-TV channels. He led the diversification of the Group into free-to-air television in 2011, notably through the acquisition and relaunch of D8 and D17. In 2012, he was appointed as CEO of Groupe Canal, in which capacity he focused on overhauling both the commercial and technological models of the company to enable it to rise to the challenge of OTT.

current job

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count Of Investments

1
Gregory Dray

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Based in London, Gregory runs Google/YouTube's Kids, Family and Education content businesses across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as well as the award-winning YouTube Kids streaming video platform internationally. He has orchestrated the launch and development of YouTube Kids (AVOD and SVOD) in 100+ international markets and oversees the platform's business-related functions (including content partnerships, content programming, distribution partnerships, marketing, ad sales strategy), while working closely with its product and engineering teams to create a unique user experience. Greg joined Google in January 2012 as Head of Original Programming for YouTube in EMEA, before launching the company's News and Kids/Family verticals in the region. Before joining Google/YouTube, Greg was in charge of international digital media for Lagardere Active, the media division of Lagardere Group. Previously, he was VP of Global Marketing for Dailymotion, a primary video platform, and worked for several years at Time Warner (now WarnerMedia), principally for the company’s Turner Broadcasting and Time Inc. units in senior sales and business development roles in New York, Paris and London. Greg obtained an MA in International Affairs from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po Paris) and an MS in Business Administration from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP). He is also an alumnus of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Executive Program, Class of 2019).

current job

Google
Google

count Of Investments

1
Acquisitions
1
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
Binge Audio acquired by Paradiso media

Binge Audio acquired by Paradiso media

acquirer

Paradiso media
Paradiso media

date

24.02.2023

type

Acquisition
Binge Audio

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Subsector

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Location

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People

Founders
3
Lorenzo Benedetti
Lorenzo Benedetti

Lorenzo Benedetti

current job

Paradiso media
Paradiso media

organization founded

1

Lorenzo Benedetti

Benoit Dunaigre
Benoit Dunaigre

Benoit Dunaigre

current job

Paradiso media
Paradiso media

organization founded

1

Benoit Dunaigre

Louis Daboussy
Louis Daboussy

Louis Daboussy

current job

Paradiso media
Paradiso media

organization founded

1

Louis Daboussy

Employee Profiles
5
Emi Norris

Emi Norris

Managing Director, US

Lorenzo Benedetti

Lorenzo Benedetti

CEO

Louis Daboussy

Louis Daboussy

Co-founder

Benoit Dunaigre

Benoit Dunaigre

Co-founder

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