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Evolve (makers of Podcast App & Rest AI)

Evolve (makers of Podcast App & Rest AI) is a YC Winter 2018 (W18) company. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote. Team of 23.

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About Evolve (makers of Podcast App & Rest AI)

GPAgent's own fund-neutral profile, written from public information. Updated Oct 5, 2026.

Summary

Evolve (makers of Podcast App & Rest AI) builds a podcast player for everyday listeners who find it hard to navigate tens of millions of available shows. The app uses machine learning to assemble personalized playlists across podcasts, audiobooks, and meditations, replacing manual browsing and generic recommendations. It targets curious, time-constrained people looking to turn commutes and routine tasks into time spent learning, staying informed, or being entertained.

Go-to-market

Evolve (makers of Podcast App & Rest AI) reaches listeners directly through a consumer-facing mobile app, with self-serve sign-up and category and interest-based discovery pulling in users across a wide range of topics.

From the Y Combinator listing

How Evolve (makers of Podcast App & Rest AI) describes itself in Y Combinator's public directory. Original listing (opens in a new tab)

Podcast App is for the curious.

We’re a team of podcast fanatics with more than 20 years of combined experience in the audio space. We are building the fastest-growing podcast player and are now backed by YCombinator (W18). At Podcast App, we are building an audio platform to help millions of people in their pursuit of happiness. Under one roof, we bring the best and most powerful podcasts, audiobooks, and meditations from leading minds and experts around the world. Our love for podcasts began when we discovered their power to make our ordinary day-to-day tasks more enjoyable and meaningful. Podcasts helped transform tedious activities like commutes or household chores into more positive experiences, helping us learn new skills, stay informed, or pass the time with captivating stories. We want to help people in their pursuit of happiness. We’ve been podcast aficionados for years, and, even for us, finding the right one to listen to is difficult and frustrating. With tens of millions to choose from and more being released every day, the problem’s only getting worse. It’s time to fix this problem. Americans spend 30 billion hours every year commuting and doing household chores. We want to make those hours worthwhile. By building technology that makes it easy to access great podcasts, we’ll help millions of people reclaim lost time and experience more fun, inspiration, and personal growth every day. Our product, Podcast App, is a minimalist podcast player enhanced with cutting-edge technology. We leverage machine learning to build customized podcast playlists for our users based on their interests and tastes. If you want to get in touch, email us at hello@podcast.app.

Facts

Industry
Consumer / Consumer -> Content
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Team size
23
Status
Active
Stage
Growth

Founders (2)

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