‘The Pitch’ Podcast Is Latest to Leave Spotify
Host Josh Muccio said he will run the show on his own
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Another podcast, “The Pitch,” is leaving Spotify Technology SA’s Gimlet Media.
Host Josh Muccio bought the “Shark Tank”-like business investing program from Spotify for an undisclosed amount of money and will operate it independently, he said on an episode released Wednesday.
“I’m stoked,” Muccio told listeners. “I get to be an entrepreneur again, at my own fledgling startup.”
Muccio first created the show, where entrepreneurs pitch investors on their business ideas, in 2015. It was acquired by Gimlet in 2017, which was then itself bought by Spotify in 2019. Muccio took a break from recording new episodes in December 2020, both because of the difficulty of bringing entrepreneurs and investors together during the pandemic and because he wanted some time off. “The Pitch” will still be available through Spotify, as well as all other podcast platforms.