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Best Radio Tech Companies in New York, United States

The 96 best Radio Tech companies in New York, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Luminary.

96companies tracked
$343.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
24have raised

Ranked: Best Radio Tech companies in New York

#CompanyLast roundDisclosed fundingEmployeesFounderTech stackApp-install YoYPatents & IP focusRecent signals
177 wabc
WABC, known as ''NewsTalkRadio 77 WABC'' is a radio station in New York City.
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2Aiir
Software company developing software products for radio broadcasters
——11—Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+15———
3amaze media labs
Amaze Media Labs is a gamechanger in the podcast space by combining compelling customizable content with live…
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4Broadway Podcast Network
Online podcast network for broadway enthusiasts
——28Alan Seales
Chief Technology Officer
SentryReactReact Router+18———
5bumpers, inc.
Bumpers develops an iOS app that allows users to make apodcast direct from their mobile devices, using the…
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6campside media
Campside Media is a tentpole shows by placing its bets squarely on storytellers.
——30Josh Dean
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18———
7compass media networks
ompass Media Networks is an entertainment company.
——14—Master SliderWordPressMySQL+29———
8Cypher City Radio
Online radio streaming platform
———Tammy Perry Wright
Founder & CEO
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Top 12 Radio Tech companies in New York

#1
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2015 · 43 employees
$36.6Mraised
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Online radio broadcasting and streaming application. It enables users to stream music and radio programs on the platform. Users can invite guests to talk live with them. It also allows users to chat with other listeners in the station and request songs from the host. It is available on various platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The app is only compatible with Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 8.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series A—
  • Jul 2022Series A$12M
  • May 2022Series A$12.9M
  • Oct 2020Series A$11.7M
Founders & team
Daniel TirerCo-Founder & Head Of EngineeringSerena LingoCo-FounderJace KayCo-Founder
Investors
Buttonwood Group Advisors, Red Light Management, tmwrk, Round Hill Capital, Avexedm, Atlantic Records
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHeadless UiHsts
#2
Series D · New York City, New York · founded 2018 · 18 employees
$165.6Mraised
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Luminary is a podcast streaming platform that enables users to stream original podcasts. Users can stream podcasts through advanced search & personalized recommendations. Offer freemium subscription packages. It has a mobile app for iOS devices.

Funding rounds
  • May 2020Convertible Debt$30M
  • Mar 2018Series D$135.6M
Founders & team
Matt SacksCo-Founder and Executive Chairman
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Sinai Ventures, Times Bridge, Lightbank, TriplePoint Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesBabelBranchCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2019
$11.7Mraised
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AI based audio intelligence platform. It offers insights and solutions to maximize the potential of audio advertising. It helps podcasters create an engaging and informative website for the audience. It specializes in AI-driven content classification and data extraction for the audio industry.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Series A$7.7M
  • Mar 2021Seed$2.1M
  • Feb 2020Seed$1.8M
  • Dec 2019Seed$555.1K
Founders & team
Goran KrgovicCo-FounderDan DaughertyCo-FounderKal AminCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Ulu Ventures, Newark Venture Partners, Xoogler, iHeartMedia, TechNexus, Diverse Angels
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHttp/3Microsoft 365
#4
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2017 · 47 employees
$18.5Mraised
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WaitWhat is an online podcast network. It enables users to access podcasts via episodes on the platform. It is available for various platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and others.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 9.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2021Series B$12M
  • Mar 2019Series A$1.5M
  • Feb 2019Series A$5M
Founders & team
Deron TriffCo-Founder & Chief Business Officer
Investors
Raga Partners, Emerson Collective, Lupa Systems, Maywic Select Investments, Burda Principal Investments, Cue Ball
Tech stack
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceGoogle AnalyticsHstsRssOpen Graph
#5
Acquired · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2014 · 117 employees
$32.3Mraised
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Podcast network operator focused on producing podcasts. Produces various shows including StartUp, Reply All, The Pitch, Sampler, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2017Series B$5M
  • Aug 2017Series B$19.8M
  • Dec 2015Series A$6M
  • Nov 2014Seed$1.5M
Investors
Emerson Collective, MaC Venture Capital, Stripes, Betaworks, WPP, Graham Holdings Co
Tech stack
StimulusMailchimpHstsOpen Graph
#6
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2015 · 43 employees
$18.7Mraised
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Subscription-based platform for listening to podcasts. The platform allows users to listen to podcasts on various topics like science-fiction, women, fantasy, horror, queer, and more. It also offers a list of trending podcasts. The app is available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app purchases.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Series A$9.6M
  • Mar 2019Series A$6.4M
  • Feb 2018Seed$1.6M
  • Aug 2017Seed$1.1M
Investors
Boat Rocker Media, Forerunner Ventures, Uzabase, Rethink Capital Partners, Rethink Impact, UB Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare TurnstileGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#7
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2007 · 77 employees
$20.2Mraised
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TargetSpot is an internet radio advertising network. It connects brands and local businesses to the online listener with interactive, network and spot radio advertising solutions. Provides a self-service advertising platform to create campaigns, target customers by geography, demography, behavioral, and contextual ad targeting features. Partnered with third-party data partners that include Nielsen Quantcast, Bluekai, and Quantcast.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2019Post IPO$9M
  • Jan 2011Series C$8M
  • Mar 2008Series B$8.6M
  • Apr 2007Series A$3.6M
Investors
Bain Capital Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Activate Venture Partners, CBS Radio, Oddcast, Inveready
Tech stack
A3 Lazy LoadAutoptimizeAzureCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#8
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 13 employees
$3.2Mraised
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Provider of audio content featuring diverse characters and scenarios. The platform offers various categories, including trending audios and original series. It features content voiced by different actors, exploring themes such as relationships and personal experiences. The platform provides a library of audio stories for users to access.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Series A$3.2M
Founders & team
Jaclyn HCo-Founder & COOCaroline SpiegelCEO
Investors
DuContra Ventures, BABEL Ventures, insept7, UMANA House of Funds, TQ Ventures, Progression Fund
Tech stack
Apple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareContentfulCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#9
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2010 · 30 employees
$6.2Mraised
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Online podcast network. It produces podcasts in the romantic comedy genre. Users can listen to these podcasts on third-party platforms like Apple Music, Spotify, and others.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers · 70 engagements/post (5.7× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Fox Entertainment) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Series A$6.2M
Founders & team
Andy WeissmanCo-FounderNaomi ShahCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Lerer Hippeau, LocalGlobe, Newark Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, TechNexus, Advancit Capital
#10
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 11 employees
$4.9Mraised
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Subscription-based community platform for creators. It allows users to post videos, photos, podcasts, messages, and polls. Users can also sell tickets to events, and offer exclusive content to their fans. The application is available for Android and iOS users.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Series A$3.8M
  • Apr 2020Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Dave RubinCo-Founder
Investors
Accelerator Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#11
Acqui-Hired · New York City, New York · founded 2018 · 5 employees
$1.6Mraised
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AI-based platform for audio content discovery. It enhances audio content visibility on and off the platform with a standardized metadata portfolio by equipping each audio file with text transcripts and rich tags. It also offers content management solutions such as managing, uploading, downloading, searching, generating & download metadata, and creating shareable audio.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Seed$200K
  • Sep 2019Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Mari JollerFounder & CEO
Investors
Tera Ventures, Superangel, Amplify
#12
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2015 · 33 employees
$9.7Mraised
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Podcasting network for content creators. Also provides various services such as production support, sales & marketing, and more to content creators. Produces premium on-demand podcasts on various topics such as sports, business, tech, politics, comedy, news, and more. Shows include Pod Save America, The Woj Pod, and Ear Biscuit. It is in partnership with Vox Media, Fox Sports, UFC, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2017Series A$9.7M
Investors
Entercom Communications

Funding & investor landscape

$343.3Mtotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
42disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Cattle Ridge Advisors3 rounds
Emerson Collective2 rounds
GingerBread Capital2 rounds
Newark Venture Partners2 rounds
TechNexus2 rounds
Techstars2 rounds
Union Square Ventures2 rounds
270 Capital1 rounds
Able Partners1 rounds
Abrahamson Group1 rounds

Notable founders

Daniel Tirer
Co-Founder & Head Of Engineering · Stationhead
Serena Lingo
Co-Founder · Stationhead
Matt Sacks
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman · Luminary
Goran Krgovic
Co-Founder · Sounder
Dan Daugherty
Co-Founder · Sounder
Deron Triff
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer · WaitWhat
Jaclyn H
Co-Founder & COO · Quinn
Caroline Spiegel
CEO · Quinn
Andy Weissman
Co-Founder · Meet Cute
Naomi Shah
Co-Founder & CEO · Meet Cute
Dave Rubin
Co-Founder · Locals
Mari Joller
Founder & CEO · Snackable
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 41,093 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Radio Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on RF & Wireless Chips is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around RF & Wireless Chips — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 3,937 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 37% → 51% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Georgia Institute of Technology189
  • The University of Texas at Austin160
  • University of California, San Diego124
  • University of Colorado Boulder109
  • Qualcomm87
leading researchers
Robert W. Heath · P.M. Asbeck · Zoya Popović · James F. Buckwalter · Ahmed Alkhateeb · Hua Wang · Donald Y.C. Lie · Patrick Roblin
▲ Breakthroughs1,526 · 39%
▲ 36%→46% share
▲1.3× share momentum7 median citations30% since 2021mostly methods-led
Radar research is surging — U.S. RF breakthrough papers more than doubled from 14% to 32% share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Radar14→32
  • Beamforming25→41
  • Channel (broadcasting)16→25
  • Telecommunications link6→14
  • Reliability (semiconductor)3→11
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→8 · Artificial neural network 0→7 · Control reconfiguration 0→5
Landmark Channel Estimation and Hybrid Precoding for Millimeter Wave Cellular Systems · 2,600 cites
◆ Advancements1,902 · 48%
▼ 49%→45% share
▼0.9× share momentum5 median citations24% since 2021mostly methods-led
Remote sensing advancement papers grew from 7% to 11% as astrophysics applications newly intensified.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Reliability (semiconductor)3→10
  • Beam (structure)4→8
  • Radar19→23
  • Remote sensing7→11
  • Astrophysics2→6
Newly emergingLatency (audio) 0→5
Landmark Spatially Sparse Precoding in Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems · 3,631 cites
▼ Concerns241 · 6%
▼ 7%→4% share
▼0.6× share momentum5 median citations18% since 2021mostly empirical
Amplifier concerns dominate RF risk research with 119 papers flagged across U.S. institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Amplifier119
  • Extremely high frequency70
  • Electronic engineering58
  • Power (physics)29
  • Millimeter28
Landmark Millimeter Wave Mobile Communications for 5G Cellular: It Will Work! · 7,324 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where rf wireless chips is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Atlanta133 · +0.62
Hot · AmplifierAdvancing · CascodeOpportunity · PrecodingConcern · Linearity
Austin118 · +0.55
Hot · PrecodingAdvancing · Zero-forcing precodingOpportunity · OptoelectronicsConcern · Extremely high frequency
Los Angeles114 · +0.61
Hot · AstronomyAdvancing · OpticsOpportunity · Lithium niobateConcern · Millimeter
San Diego102 · +0.67
Hot · Silicon on insulatorAdvancing · PredistortionConcern · Amplifier
Boston101 · +0.63
Hot · PermittivityAdvancing · Ferrite (magnet)Opportunity · Resonator
SF Bay Area61 · +0.65
Hot · AmplifierAdvancing · CMOSOpportunity · Gate driver
New York61 · +0.59
Hot · Omnidirectional antennaAdvancing · Multipath propagationOpportunity · Terahertz radiationConcern · Extremely high frequency
Pittsburgh24 · +0.75
Hot · AmplifierAdvancing · Power (physics)Opportunity · Fingerprint (computing)
Seattle19 · +0.69
Hot · CapacitorAdvancing · CMOSOpportunity · Bandwidth (computing)
Chicago16 · +0.61
Hot · Channel (broadcasting)Advancing · AlgorithmOpportunity · Amplifier
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing rf wireless chips patents in the United States

United States rf wireless chips patent filing is cooling — 3,621 filings from 1,665 assignees (2016–2025), led by Qualcomm, Skyworks Solutions, Broadcom; annual filings 339→338.

3,621 filings1,665 assigneespeak 438/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Qualcomm1002
  • Skyworks Solutions873
  • Broadcom241
  • Qorvo US222
  • NXP USA170
  • Intel166
  • Apple139
  • Texas Instruments129

Common questions

How many Radio Tech companies are there in New York, United States?
Radar tracks 96 indexable Radio Tech companies headquartered in New York, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Radio Tech companies in New York, United States?
The Radio Tech companies in New York, United States on this list have raised a combined $343.3M in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Radio Tech company in New York, United States?
Luminary is the highest-funded Radio Tech company in New York, United States, with $165.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Radio Tech companies in New York, United States are funded?
19 of the 96 Radio Tech companies in New York, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Radio Tech unicorns are there in New York, United States?
None of the Radio Tech companies in New York, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New York, United States Radio Tech companies?
The most active investors in New York, United States Radio Tech companies on this list include Cattle Ridge Advisors, Emerson Collective, GingerBread Capital, Newark Venture Partners, TechNexus.
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