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“Why do we stream everything – but not journalism?” How Articly came about
Declining reach, shrinking advertising revenues, and AI fundamentally changing internet search. Many publishers are under pressure. Munich startup Articly wants to tackle this precisely: Using AI, the team transforms articles into audio briefings and podcasts within minutes. In the videocast Pitch & People, co-founder Lukas Paetzmann explains why audio could be a major opportunity for journalism.

“Why do we stream everything – except journalism?” How Articly came about
Declining reach, shrinking advertising revenues, and AI fundamentally changing internet search. Many publishers are under pressure. Munich-based startup Articly wants to address this precisely: using AI, the team transforms articles into audio briefings and podcasts within minutes. In the videocast Pitch & People, co-founder Lukas Paetzmann explains why audio could be a major opportunity for journalism.

Articly: from text to audio experience
Articly builds tailored AI-based solutions that transform articles, newsletters, or blog posts into professional audio products – whether podcast or audio briefing. In the interview, Lukas Paetzmann and Wolf Weimer explain how media companies reach new audiences, why the pivot to a B2B model was decisive, and where AI audio is headed.

Volummi and Articly secure investments from “Die Höhle der Löwen”
In yesterday’s episode of the founder show “Die Höhle der Löwen”, two Munich startups – Volummi and Articly – were featured. Both left the TV studio with new investors.