Where is Captivate located?

Captivate is headquartered in Barnsley, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Captivate have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Captivate is 7.

Where does Captivate rank among its competitors?

Captivate ranks 1512th amongst 5325 active competitors, of which 49 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Anghami, which secured an undisclosed amount in Mar, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Captivate?

Captivate's top competitors include Spotify, Deezer and Pandora. Among them, Anghami secured the most recent funding round in March, 2024.

Captivate - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Competitors & Financials

Captivate is an acquired company based in Barnsley (United Kingdom), founded in 2018 by Mark Asquith. It operates as a Subscription-based podcast hosting solutions provider. The company has 5325 active competitors, including 49 funded and 59 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Spotify, Deezer and Pandora.

Company Details

Subscription-based podcast hosting solutions provider. The platform allows users to host podcasts, embed links, create a website, and more. Users can auto-publish their episodes, track analytics, and more.

Website: captivate.fm
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Email ID: *****@captivate.fm

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Founded Year

2018

Location

Barnsley, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

1512^th among 5325 active competitors

Employee Count

7 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

iHeartMedia & 5450 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Global (Dec 20, 2021)

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Captivate is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
CAPTIVATE AUDIO LTD CIN: 11840222 , United Kingdom, Active	Feb 20, 2019	-	8 (As on Mar 31, 2022)

Captivate got acquired by Global on Dec 20, 2021.

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Captivate has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Captivate is Mark Asquith.

Here are the details of Captivate's key team members:

Mark Asquith: Co-Founder & CEO of Captivate and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Captivate's employee count trend

Captivate has 7 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Captivate's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Captivate include Spotify, Deezer and Pandora. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Captivate, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Spotify 2006, Stockholm (Sweden), Public	Provider of a platform for streaming digital music and podcasts	$2.06B	Goldman Sachs, Baillie Gifford & 126 others	86/100
2nd	Deezer 2007, Paris (France), Public	Online platform for on-demand music and radio streaming	$445M	Access Industries, Kingdom Holding Company ... & 11 others	83/100
3rd	Pandora 2000, Webster (United States), Acquired	Personalized audio entertainment streaming service with music and podcast discovery	$56.1M	JANA Partners, HighGear Ventures & 24 others	75/100
4th	Napster 1999, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	B2B platform offering customizable, branded music streaming and download services	-	F-Prime Capital, Breakwater & 13 others	75/100
5th	Myspace 2003, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	On-demand music streaming and content sharing platform	$42.8M	Redpoint Ventures, Top Corner Capital & 4 others	74/100
6th	Anghami 2011, Jounieh (Lebanon), Acquired	Online music streaming platform offering Arabic music	$2.75M	Middle East Venture Partners, Samena Capital ... & 9 others	72/100
7th	Tidal 2014, New York City (United States), Acquired	Subscription-based online music streaming platform	$200M	Sprint	72/100
8th	SoundCloud 2007, Germany, Series F	Provider of online platform for streaming and listening to music	$438M	Twitter, Temasek & 21 others	71/100
9th	iHeartMedia 2009, San Antonio (United States), Public	Multi-channel radio conglomerate	$4.31M	Leonard Green and Partners, avenuealtd.com ... & 5 others	71/100
10th	Stingray 2007, Montreal (Canada), Public	Provider of curated audio and video content for businesses and consumers	-	-	71/100
1512th	Captivate 2018, Barnsley (United Kingdom), Acquired	Subscription-based podcast hosting solutions provider	-	-	22/100