Wondery Names Declan Moore Head Of International, Completes $10 Million Financing Round

New Exec, More Financing

Podcast network WONDERY has named former NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PARTNERS CEO DECLAN MOORE as Head of International, with the announcement coming as the company completed placement of its $10 million Series B financing round.

The financing round was led by WAVERLEY CAPITAL with returning Series A investors LERER HIPPEAU, GREYCROFT, BDMI, ADVANCIT, and WATER TOWER VENTURES, along with POWERHOUSE VENTURES, in on the Series B round. The proceeds will be used by WONDERY for "IP development, content acquisition, technology investment, and global growth," the company said in a press release.

WONDERY Founder/CEO HERNAN LOPEZ said, “Consumers all over the world are flocking to podcasts, yet they can’t find enough of the high-quality, immersive series the WONDERY brand is known for. We’re beyond excited to partner with WAVERLEY and our existing investors in our next phase, and thrilled to welcome my former colleague DECLAN MOORE to our executive team."

MOORE, who spent 20 years with NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, including stints as Chief Media Officer and EVP, said, “I am thrilled to join the team at WONDERY, having long been an admirer of HERNAN’s executive accomplishments and an avid consumer of the shows WONDERY produces. HERNAN has assembled a world class team and I look forward to growing our international business and firmly establishing WONDERY as the global leader in immersive storytelling.”

“WAVERLEY CAPITAL invests in category-defining media companies, and there is no better example in the audio space than WONDERY,” WAVERLEY CAPITAL General Partners EDGAR BRONFMAN JR. and DANIEL LEFF said in a joint statement.

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