does investing mean being part of the Zencaster Creator Network?

Hi Urna, We’d welcome your support in our crowdfund and appreciate your interest in joining the Zencastr Creator Network! Currently investing in this crowdfund is not tied to ZCN membership. If you could please reach out to the ZCN team via email at creatornetwork@zencastr.com, I’ve let them know of your interest and they’d love to get you more information on our programs, as well as next steps on joining! Your support is truly appreciated! Josh

What are the details of the $500k loan to the CPO and the $1MM loan to the CEO that were listed in the financial disclosures?

Hi David, Our fundraise in 2020 was massively oversubscribed so the founders sold some of their personal equity. We did this by way of loans that are backed by founder equity. *edit: these loans have now been paid back and are no longer on Zencastr's books.

Hey Josh I have actually used the platform and am curious about a tiny detail to my right the Valuation Cap of 33M was scraped for 28M what is the reasoning there?

Hey Dan, We wanted to make sure our early supporters get a great deal with a discount on the full valuation. Once the campaign launches out of the early bird phase, the valuation will be 33m.

I don't understand this. Is this like an IPO?

Hi Diane, There are a fair bit of differences between an IPO and Crowdfund. The crowdspace did a great writeup on the differences here https://thecrowdspace.com/blog/ipo-vs-equity-crowdunding/

At the current burn rate ($175k/mo if I'm not mistaken) the current round will only provide 10 months of runway. How do you plan to extend it? What are your sales/burn projections for next year? Thanks

We generally aim for 10 - 12 months of runway when fundraising as we have a path to increasing growth and revenue to the point where we can raise our next round in ~6 months.

Zencastr

Zencastr is an all-in-one podcasting platform focused on podcaster success

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Highlights

Backed by Kickstart Fund

Zencastr is already a dominant player with 15% of active podcasters using our platform

More than 30,000 passionate creators actively use Zencastr

The Podcasting Industry is projected to grow to more than $150B by 2030!

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Why Zencastr?

The podcasting industry has grown at an exponential pace over the past two years and experts do not foresee a slowdown – Acumen Research predicts it will be a $150 billion industry by 2030.

Demand for podcasts and technology advancements in podcast creation, such as the addition of video, are accelerating investment from advertisers and brands as they find new and innovative ways to reach new audiences.

With thousands of customers, Zencastr has become the preferred platform for creators to create, grow and monetize their podcast.

It's been an incredible journey so far, but we're not stopping - we see a tremendous need in the market to expand monetization opportunities for creators.

Full-size deck:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13cJYqoIdh4RBaH4ifpTJVeK4utfa6aB3k4GCumeaVbw/edit#slide=id.p