Michael Mignano
Michael Mignano | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Employer | Spotify |
| Organization | Anchor |
Michael Mignano is an American entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of the podcasting platform Anchor (app).[1] In 2019, Mignano was regarded by Fortune Magazine as one of the most influential young people in business in their annual "40 under 40" list[2]
Business Career
Mignano began his career in the music industry at Atlantic Records before transitioning into tech, first at photo-sharing platform Aviary (image editor) and then Adobe Inc..[3] In 2016, after struggling to produce podcasts on his own, he started Anchor (app) to make it easier for aspiring creators to broadcast audio with co-founder, Nir Zicherman.[4] The pair received financial backing from a variety of venture capitalists, including Accel, Google's venture arm GV (company), and the co-founders' former boss from Adobe, Scott Belsky[5].
In February 2019, Anchor was acquired by Spotify[6] for more than $150M[7] and Mignano became responsible for overseeing the Swedish audio streaming company podcast tech business, as well as their expansion into video and live audio.[8]
In 2019, Mignano was featured as one of the main keynote speakers at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX.[9]
In addition to his work at Spotify, Mignano is an advisor and investor to early stage technology companies, and in 2022, announced he'd be leaving Spotify to focus exclusively on early stage tech investing.[10]
References
- ↑ Ifeanyi, K. C. (2019-05-11). "Anchor is Spotify's best bet to beat Apple for control of your ears". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ↑ "Michael Mignano". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ↑ "Anchor Cofounder Michael Mignano Becomes Latest Podcast Executive To Leave Spotify". Insideradio.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ↑ Titlow, John Paul (2016-02-09). "Can This App Rewire Podcasts For The Future?". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ↑ Spangler, Todd; Spangler, Todd (2019-02-06). "Spotify Buys Podcast Startups Gimlet Media and Anchor, Plans Up to $500M in Acquisitions in 2019". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ↑ Steele, Anne (2019-02-06). "Spotify Is Acquiring Pair of Podcasting Companies, Signaling Broad Ambitions". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ↑ Shapiro, Ariel (2022-05-02). "Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano to leave Spotify". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ "Spotify's podcast tech chief is leaving the company". Engadget. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ↑ "Keynotes PJ Raval, Dawn Ostroff, Matt Lieber, Michael Mignano & More Featured Speakers Join SXSW 2019". SXSW. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ↑ Leight, Elias; Leight, Elias (2022-05-02). "Anchor Co-Founder Michael Mignano Resigns From Spotify". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
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