What Campside Media does

Campside Media is a Brooklyn-based podcast production company founded in 2020 that develops limited and weekly narrative audio series in partnership with credentialed journalists and creators. Its catalog spans true crime, pop culture, sports, and history genres, including limited series such as Chameleon, Infamous, Suspect, and Noble, weekly series including Origin Stories (hosted by veteran journalist and co-founder Matthew Shaer) and Service Request, and partner companion podcasts produced with HBO (The Wire at 20 and The White Lotus Companion) and Disney+ (Daredevil: Born Again Official Podcast). The company reports that its limited and weekly series have been listened to and watched more than 125 million times and have been recognized on "best of" lists from The New York Times, Spotify, Apple, New York Magazine and Rolling Stone, with more than 20 scripted and documentary projects currently in development and production.

Campside's business model is built on two revenue streams: podcast advertising against consumer-distributed shows across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and other major platforms, and content licensing and production fees from enterprise media partners including HBO, Disney, Smartless, and (as of November 2025) Audiochuck. The company is privately held, has 11-50 employees, is led by CEO Geoff Isenman with co-founders Vanessa Grigoriadis, Adam Hoff, Matthew Shaer, and Josh Dean, and has raised approximately $4 million in disclosed funding via a 2023 SEC Form D exempt securities offering. Distribution is global across major podcast platforms and streaming services, with marketing executed through Instagram, a Substack newsletter, and earned media rather than paid acquisition channels.

The underlying technology stack is conventional podcast production — audio recording, editing, and distribution workflows — without disclosed proprietary platforms, APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML components. Customer acquisition is relationship-driven rather than product-led: Campside grows by securing production partnerships with premium entertainment IP holders and by attracting established storytellers to its slate, then distributes finished content through incumbent podcast platforms rather than proprietary app infrastructure. There is no evidence of a self-service product, app, or marketplace; the company functions as a studio, not a platform.

Name

Campside Media

Legal name

Campside Media, Inc.

Website

https://campsidemedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Campside Media is a Brooklyn-based podcast production studio that produces limited and weekly narrative audio series in true crime, pop culture, sports, and history, partnering with credentialed journalists and entertainment brands including HBO, Disney, Smartless, and Audiochuck for distribution and licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Podcast Advertising: Advertising revenue from podcast content distributed across major platforms. Industry projections indicate podcast advertising revenue will surpass USD 4 billion by 2028.
2. Content Licensing and Production: Licensing of produced content to partners including HBO, Disney, and Smartless. Production of companion podcasts and documentary projects in development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Campside Media is an independent podcast production studio that creates, produces, and distributes original narrative audio content, including limited series, weekly series, and partner-branded series across true crime, sports, history, and pop culture genres. The company monetizes this content through advertising sales, content licensing, and co-production partnerships with premium media companies such as HBO and Disney.

Product overview

Campside Media is a podcast production company offering a portfolio of limited series (Chameleon, Infamous, Suspect, Noble) and weekly series (Origin Stories, Service Request), plus partner series produced with HBO (The Wire at 20, The White Lotus Companion) and Disney+ (Daredevil: Born Again Official Podcast). The company specializes in true crime, pop culture, sports, and history content across technology and media sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chameleon

Quantifiable outcome

• 125 million+ listens and views across limited and weekly series

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AudiochuckcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 November 2025Audiochuck added the podcast Chameleon, developed by Campside Media, to its network with new episodes released weekly starting November 13, 2025, as part of its expansion into true crime content. Campside Media's CEO Geoff Isenman emphasized the series' storytelling quality and partnership with Audiochuck to deepen its audience engagement.
• HBOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Wire at 20 podcast is produced by HBO and Campside Media in partnership to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Wire series. The podcast features Method Man hosting interviews with the show's most memorable voices over eight episodes.
• DisneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampside Media produces the Daredevil: Born Again Official Podcast companion show available on Disney Plus. The podcast features cast and crew discussions about Season 2's storyline.
• SmartlessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampside Media is trusted by Smartless as a content partner.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wondery: Amazon-owned narrative podcast studio producing limited and weekly series across true crime, business, and history. Directly comparable to Campside on production format, genre mix, and reliance on major streaming/audio platforms for distribution.
• Gimlet Media: Spotify-owned narrative podcast studio known for limited and weekly series (Reply All, Heavyweight, Science Vs). Comparable on storytelling-driven production model and platform-anchored distribution.
• Pushkin Industries: Independent premium podcast studio co-founded by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg, producing narrative nonfiction across history, business, and culture. Closely comparable to Campside on format, prestige positioning, and reliance on host/talent credibility.
• Audiochuck: Indie true crime podcast network behind Crime Junkie. Both an active distribution partner and a comparable operator producing narrative true crime limited series; similar target audience and genre concentration as Campside's true crime slate.
• Crooked Media: Independent narrative podcast network producing shows on politics, culture, and true crime. Comparable on production model, audience monetization via ads, and reliance on host-driven content.
• Pineapple Street Studios: Independent narrative podcast studio producing high-profile limited series (The Catch and Kill, Missing Chapter). Directly comparable storytelling-first positioning and same premium-prestige podcast niche.

Broad incumbents

• iHeartPodcasts: iHeart's podcast division produces and distributes a massive catalog across genres. Larger scale and broader portfolio, but overlapping content format and distribution model make it a comparable incumbent.
• The Ringer: Spotify-owned media company producing podcasts at the intersection of pop culture, sports, and tech. Overlaps with Campside's pop culture and sports programming and shares a platform-distribution dependency.
• Spotify Original Podcasts: Spotify's in-house premium podcast division producing original narrative series. Operates at a different scale but directly competes for the same high-end limited series listening audience.
• Serial Productions / The New York Times: The New York Times' narrative podcast unit producing flagship investigative limited series (Serial, S-Town). Sets the bar for critically acclaimed narrative podcasts and is highly comparable on prestige positioning and limited-series format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/campside_media
• Xx.com/campsidemedia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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