# Audea

We're making audio discoverable.

## Elevator pitch
Creators come to Audea to get their audio-ideas discovered. Consumers come to Audea to find and search for relevant audio content. We want the world to be able to upload their audio content via our platform and find an audience, while also allowing the world to find meaningful content in audio format to inform, entertain, and change their lives.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/audea
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:112842
- Last updated: 2026-06-22T05:03:33Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-22T19:46:51Z

## Quick facts
- Make Audio Searchable
- Get Creators Discovered
- Allow New Ideas To Be Expressed

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:61318: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:61319: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## FAQ
1. **How do you plan to make money in the long run- Is it ads or say Google purchases your company?**
   - So once we have a substantial user base, the goal is to implement an audio-advertising model that lets advertisers actually target their audio ads against keywords and relevant search terms to get the best ROI, while sharing that money with creators. If someone did decide to buy the company then we would entertain that option, but the monetization plan is rooted in advertising long term.
2. **The idea is great, but what prevents someone to ”steel” your business idea and hit the major market before audea? Is there related IP, like algoritms etc. Or is the plan just to get there first (I get audea is already there, but not very big yet)**
   - Hey Jussi, Good question. So in the context of these platforms, it's less about having IP or patents (anyone can build the same product) and more about execution. The algorithms on most social platforms are the same and require massive amounts of data in order for them to be effective, the bet on companies like this in the early stage is that they can grow users and as a result of growth in users, they have the ability to then build out the network necessary to sustain their competitive advan...
3. **Hi Amit - I just watched your 8-minute video and was attentive through the whole thing which I normally shut off on others in 30-60 seconds if they don't sell me the product or service. I see that you are a top public speaker so that makes sense why I listened to you: I have s...**
   - Hey Michael - great questions. Will answer them below: 1. Audea ended up being the strongest name for us and our users loved it, so even though there are other companies with the name, because they do completely different things, we felt fine going along with it. Since we are audea.io and eventually when our SEO starts to get stronger, we'll be able to rank for top search results. Most users just really loved the concept of audio-idea and how that allowed the app to be perceived. 2. Links to ...
4. **Hi Amit - Aside from you and your CTO, who else is currently on your team supporting this? Do you have CFO, COO, product designers, front end and backend support, etc? Are you working with overseas teams contracting out the work? Please detail your staffing.**
   - Hey Michael, Just me and my CTO. We aren't at the stage yet where we need as many positions as you outlined - as we scale, then yes, but for now it's a two man time. My CTO handles all the front end/backend support and I handle all the operations, marketing, finances (pre-revenue so finances are not complicated at this moment). We also have two videographers on staff that we have contracted that help us with marketing.
5. **Hello. I'm Ryan Choucha and I live in Quebec. How can I invest because wefunder in not accessible in Quebec because I was really looking forward to invest in this great idea? I heard that it could work through some process but wonder how. If you could really help me how I can ...**
   - Unfortunately Quebec and a few other provinces in Canada have banned crowdfunding sites so you won’t be able to. Sorry about that :(

## Team
- Amit Kukreja (CEO)
- Amine Belabbes Nabi (CTO )

## Q&A
- Q: Do you have a B2B pivot backup plan incase the consumer app doesn't take off?
  - A: So no plan to pivot to B2B - the business model would be advertising so we are selling to businesses but going after consumers is the main goal
- Q: We want to know what you see your valuation will look like in 3 years also the income and balance statements Not to say much, I think we are very much interested in this project but then we are not opting for the crowdfunding route. We were wondering if you have provisions to accept alternative financing which should save time of WAITING SO LONG for your target to be met. With that we can cover over 50% of your target raise. Kindly reach out to me at thomas@700capital.se so we discuss further.
- Q: Hey Amit - What's your game plan between you and your CTO from now until before this raise ends? What are you both working on separately as you improve design, build, and spread awareness? I know you mentioned you'll use the funds in this current raise to get videographers for producing content for marketing, but can you please provide the page occasional updates on what progress or milestones you've had? I think the investor community would find value in seeing you post updates from time to time on what is going on with the company while you're waiting to reach the max raise of this round.
  - A: Hey Michael - first off thank you for investing and explaining your reasoning behind why. I will be posting an update on the 1st of every month that outlines: - platform growth - new platform features - sales & marketing updates - partnerships So far, we've begun launching our marketing strategy with content and you can follow me along these platforms, we'll be adding more content and accounts over time that I will share in the monthly updates: https://www.tiktok.com/@amitisbuilding https://www.instagram.com/itsamitkukreja/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZnbgPb08NFg7MHyPQRZ3Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVSl-CBtqo1nY8pFtYgUpFw https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-kukreja/ All milestones will be posted on the 1st, and will be compared to the last month so there is a consistent record of progress, let me know if any questions and don't hesitate to personally text me @ 908-962-8117 or email amit@audea.io!
- Q: Hello. I'm Ryan Choucha and I live in Quebec. How can I invest because wefunder in not accessible in Quebec because I was really looking forward to invest in this great idea? I heard that it could work through some process but wonder how. If you could really help me how I can get the deal done would be much appreciated. Thank you.
  - A: Unfortunately Quebec and a few other provinces in Canada have banned crowdfunding sites so you won’t be able to. Sorry about that :(
- Q: Hi Amit - Aside from you and your CTO, who else is currently on your team supporting this? Do you have CFO, COO, product designers, front end and backend support, etc? Are you working with overseas teams contracting out the work? Please detail your staffing.
  - A: Hey Michael, Just me and my CTO. We aren't at the stage yet where we need as many positions as you outlined - as we scale, then yes, but for now it's a two man time. My CTO handles all the front end/backend support and I handle all the operations, marketing, finances (pre-revenue so finances are not complicated at this moment). We also have two videographers on staff that we have contracted that help us with marketing.
- Q: The idea is great, but what prevents someone to ”steel” your business idea and hit the major market before audea? Is there related IP, like algoritms etc. Or is the plan just to get there first (I get audea is already there, but not very big yet)
  - A: Hey Jussi, Good question. So in the context of these platforms, it's less about having IP or patents (anyone can build the same product) and more about execution. The algorithms on most social platforms are the same and require massive amounts of data in order for them to be effective, the bet on companies like this in the early stage is that they can grow users and as a result of growth in users, they have the ability to then build out the network necessary to sustain their competitive advantage. We believe we have some key differentiations from other platforms that will attract users to our platform, and with more users then comes the ability to really hone in on algorithms. Anyone can build something like this, just like anyone can build an Instagram photo app, the question is if they can execute to get users in order for the app to have any value.
- Q: How do you plan to make money in the long run- Is it ads or say Google purchases your company?
  - A: So once we have a substantial user base, the goal is to implement an audio-advertising model that lets advertisers actually target their audio ads against keywords and relevant search terms to get the best ROI, while sharing that money with creators. If someone did decide to buy the company then we would entertain that option, but the monetization plan is rooted in advertising long term.
- Q: What is your AI strategy 🤣😂 and how do I invest??
- Q: Hey Amit, I have a few feedback & questions about the current plans of operation 1) It seems like the current priority is to spend the funds raised towards marketing to grow the user base, what I'm a bit concerned about is that the platform may be able to attract more viewers(or we call listeners) but fail to make more creators continue to upload content on Audea which could result in a situation where there're not enough content variety and high-quality contents for the new users the platform is acquiring through marketing, which would give a bad impression to these new users. And the main reason that makes me concerned is the fact there's no monetization for creators, I very much understand that the plan is to introduce monetization later as the platform scales, but IMHO it's one of the biggest factors to even have creators stay. Even a simple proof of concept monetization model should convince some of the creators to continue using the platform, which leads to my second question. 2) Looks like we are only spending 23.75% of the funds on development, in my opinion, it's quite low compared to the amount spent on marketing. As a software developer myself, I know how much effort it could take to build a good Ad dashboard with all the necessary data analytics creators/advertisement entities need, plus the infrastructure needed to support that. So the question is - are there plans to expand the development team in the year 2023 to begin building these critical parts of the platform? If not, what is the timeline or user base number milestone we are trying to achieve here before making more aggressive moves on developments? 3) Is there plans to interpret the words within the uploaded content and use those for purposes such as SEO, generated transcripts, helping advertisement entities(beyond using just the title and tags) better understand the contents they are putting their ads in without the need of actually listening through the audio content. 4) As feedback, I think it may be a good idea to allow uploading more than just 1 picture for the audio content, so people can upload charts, diagrams, or different view angles of a live event so the listener has just a bit more understanding of what they are listening and what environment the speakers are in, obviously the platform is not trying to be a presentation platform so that feedback is more of a stretch. Thanks in advance for taking the time to read through this and answer, I wish you all the best on this journey!
- Q: Hello. I have 2 questions please. Is the company still in Series A funding? and how Can I know the sales and profits of the company throughout it's private journey?
  - A: Hey Ryan - we're in the preseed stage and yes, all updates will be posted monthly here.
- Q: How do creators monetize if they get views and streams on the platform?
  - A: Hey Cece, so we currently don't have monetization rolled out on the platform. When we scale and get more users, that's when we plan to actually build out an audio advertising infrastructure to share revenue with creators. Our goal right now is user growth and that's the main plan before we get to monetizing.
- Q: Hi Amit - I just watched your 8-minute video and was attentive through the whole thing which I normally shut off on others in 30-60 seconds if they don't sell me the product or service. I see that you are a top public speaker so that makes sense why I listened to you: I have some questions and concerns: 1. You didn't mention your website and app store name on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Can you please provide links to that? 2. I did a Google Search on "Audea" and while "audea.io" seems to be coming from you and is ranked first, there's a StartEngine campaign with the same name selling a different service. There's a DOT COM Audea that sells a different service. This company name may lead to SEO issues and discovery. I think you should consider rebranding and getting a DOT COM domain and trademark it so that you don't get confused for other companies. 3. Why not try to patent protect yourself? You guys may be onto something that should be protected so that larger companies with more funds that discover you can't create their own variation with more resources and staff. Patent algorithm and discovery technology protects you for 20 years. 4. Where's the rest of your team? Is it just you and the CTO? Who's building the app and why aren't they listed on the Wefunder page? 5. Your background is in public speaking. Have you had entrepreneurial experience creating companies from the ground up and selling them to exit? Same question goes to your current CTO. 6. What's your roadmap for this year into next year 2023? With the funds you hope to raise, what are the goals? I saw the financial breakdown of what the money will be used for, but I want to know where is Audea now and where it wants to be by the end of this year and next year 2023?
  - A: Hey Michael - great questions. Will answer them below: 1. Audea ended up being the strongest name for us and our users loved it, so even though there are other companies with the name, because they do completely different things, we felt fine going along with it. Since we are audea.io and eventually when our SEO starts to get stronger, we'll be able to rank for top search results. Most users just really loved the concept of audio-idea and how that allowed the app to be perceived. 2. Links to google / apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/audea/id1569904186 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.audea.app 3. For a content distribution platform, there isn't much to patent - anyone can build an Instagram competitor right now. Building an app that allows people to post content is not something that is unique, what is unique is the ability to get people to post on your app and then build network effects around that - so we expect patents to come in the future when the product has significant more usage and users, but in the beginning, patenting an idea that allows people to post content on a platform really isn't something that could be protected in any meaningful way. Competitors will come, question is if we can out-execute them. 4. Just me and my CTO. His resume should be linked on Wefunder - if not then here it is: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q8wr3r8NGlFqOdabpIc5JeK15rbrMYtf3CwajFLE3SQ/edit 5. My CTO has been involved in 3 startups before, building them from start to finish. For me, I graduated with a degree in business management from Rutgers 2020. I ran/started two businesses while in college: debatedrills.com (online tutoring system for public speaking/debate clients) and then my own consulting firm around speaking. For debatedrills, I was the first employee and then transitioned to associate head director, we scaled from 22K in rev to 60K in rev in one year and one of our clients won the largest national debate championship. This was during my freshman/sophomore year in college. Junior year, I left to start my own consulting firm which to date has generated close to $200K. I worked with corporations, clubs, and individuals on their public speaking skills. I was an entrepreneur since 18, and learned all about sales, marketing, customer acquisition, retention, etc. Those businesses were not tech businesses, but I believed it gave me a lot of the frameworks necessary to build a tech startup. The idea for this business came in October 2020, by November 2020 I recruited my CTO/cofounder, by April 2021 we launched, and now by July 2022 we raised funding. It's really just been the persistence of me to keep going and figure it out and I'll be applying the same logic here for this startup. 6. Our goals are user growth. The money is being used primarily to hire a team of videographers (already hired and have been working since July 5th) to launch a massive content marketing campaign. When it comes to these types of apps, there needs to be SO much content distributed every single day that we felt having a team in place that understands how to create that would be the most effective way to actually build our marketing strategy. If we are able to raise more closer to our 500K goal, we'll be hiring more engineers to help build out the product - though we feel we don't need those engineers to scale and get to the next level. Our core goal is driving awareness and branding the product since the product itself is already built, so user growth is our main focus going into 2023.