
Founders is a business podcast from David Senra, also published on YouTube as Founders Podcast, released weekly with episodes averaging 51 min. podintel has analysed 20 of the last 402 episodes of the podcast and found 61 ad placements from 5 podcast sponsors, led by Ramp, Vanta, AppLovin, Honda and Walmart Business. Every placement below has a timestamp, the promo code and the URL the host read out, and each analysed episode has a full podcast transcript.
Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week I read a biography of an entrepreneur and find ideas you can use in your work. This quote explains why: "There are thousands of years of history in which lots and lots of very smart people worked very hard and ran all types of experiments on how to create new businesses, invent new technology, new ways to manage etc. They ran these experiments throughout their entire lives. At some point, somebody put these lessons down in a book. For very little money and a few hours of time, you can learn from someone’s accumulated experience. There is so much more to learn from the past than we often realize. You could productively spend your time reading experiences of great people who have come before and you learn every time." —Marc Andreessen
Founders sponsors
| Brand | Category | Placements | Episodes | Host-read / inserted | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramp | fintech | 20 | 20 | 20 / 0 | Mar 24, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Vanta | b2b | 20 | 18 | 20 / 0 | Mar 24, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| AppLovin | b2b | 19 | 18 | 19 / 0 | Apr 1, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Honda | auto | 1 | 1 | 1 / 0 | Jun 28, 2026 | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Walmart Business | retail | 1 | 1 | 1 / 0 | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
Latest Founders episodes
- Sep 21, 2026#434 Sam Waltonanalysed49 min · transcript + ads
- Sep 14, 2026How Michael Bloomberg Worksanalysed49 min · transcript + ads
- Sep 5, 2026#432 The Mind of Napoleonanalysed56 min · transcript + ads
- Aug 31, 2026#431 How Henry Singleton Workedanalysed49 min · transcript + ads
- Aug 23, 2026#430 How to Write Ads That Sellanalysed1h 4m · transcript + ads
- Aug 16, 2026#429 Bob Dylan's Autobiographyanalysed1h 0m · transcript + ads
- Aug 9, 2026#428 How Claude Shannon Workedanalysed51 min · transcript + ads
- Aug 2, 2026#427 How Raymond Plank Built a $50 Billion Oil Companyanalysed38 min · transcript + ads
- Jul 26, 2026#426 How Obsession Built Christopher Nolananalysed51 min · transcript + ads
- Jul 19, 2026#425 The Merchant Bankersanalysed46 min · transcript + ads
- Jul 10, 2026#424 Peter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopolyanalysed54 min · transcript + ads
- Jun 28, 2026#423 Soichiro Hondaanalysed48 min · transcript + ads
- Jun 20, 2026#422 Joseph Pulitzeranalysed53 min · transcript + ads
- Jun 10, 2026#421 Jony Iveanalysed53 min · transcript + ads
- Jun 4, 2026#420 Steve Jobs In Exileanalysed54 min · transcript + ads
- May 16, 2026#419 Kelly Johnson: Skunk Worksanalysed50 min · transcript + ads
- May 7, 2026#418 Phil Knight: Founder of Nikeanalysed1h 3m · transcript + ads
- Apr 19, 2026#417 Arnold Schwarzeneggeranalysed44 min · transcript + ads
- Apr 1, 2026#416 The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabisanalysed55 min · transcript + ads
- Mar 24, 2026#415 How Elon Thinksanalysed51 min · transcript + ads
- Mar 8, 2026#414 How SpaceX Works41 min · queued
- Mar 3, 2026#413 How To Run Down A Dream31 min · queued
- Feb 19, 2026#412 How Roger Federer Works49 min · queued
- Feb 4, 2026#411 Tortured Into Greatness: The Life of Andre Agassi1h 1m · queued
- Jan 25, 2026#410 Excellent Advice for Living38 min · queued
How ads run on Founders
ad placements per analysed episode, across 20 sponsored episodes.
host-read. 0% dynamically inserted through Megaphone (Spotify).
mid-roll · 0% pre-roll · 0% post-roll. First mid-roll usually at 10:01.
Podcast advertising on Founders is mostly host-read sponsorship: the host reads the ad, usually with a personal endorsement and a podcast-specific offer URL, which is why direct-response brands buy this podcast. We do not estimate CPM or audience size. The sponsor list, the ad load and how long each brand has stayed on the podcast are the public signals of how the podcast monetises.
Example ad reads from the transcripts
How the sponsor reads sound on Founders, quoted from the episode transcript. Click the date to open the full transcript at that timestamp.
“I run my business on ramp and you should too. Go to ramp.com today to learn how they can help your business save time, save money and grow revenue. That is ramp.com. And so from day one, we see that Sam Walton is obsessed and driven and he's always looking for these like unique ways of drawing attention to the store and getting more customers to walk through the door.”
“And then I want to tell you about Vanta, Vanta, Vanta, Vanta. Vanta helps your company prove you're secure so more customers will use your product or service. Vanta is an AI-powered security expert that scales with you. The more your business grows, the more complex your security needs get. And that complexity turns into chaos. Vanta tames that chaos for you. Vanta automates compliance, continuously monitors your controls, and gives you a single source of truth for compliance and risk. So whether you're a fast-growing startup or an enterprise…”
“This is the idea that will turn into Walmart. Remember, he is a franchisee of these Ben Franklin stores. So he goes to the headquarters of Ben Franklin and he pitches them on the idea that's going to become Walmart. He's saying, hey, I don't have any money.”
“Honda decided that he had to switch to a motorcycle rather than a motorbike because something more sturdy and with a longer range was needed. Honda christened his new machine, The Dream, because as he says, I was trusting my aspirations and my dreams to speed. This was the machine that began the fabulous parade of models and the vast production that has spread around the world. Now, this is very, very fascinating. Honda would have never succeeded if he didn't have the right partner, the right co-founder.”
New sponsors
Brands whose first placement on Founders is within the last 60 days.
- Walmart Business first heard Sep 21, 2026
Lapsed sponsors
Brands that advertised on Founders before but have not appeared in the last 60 days.
- Honda last heard Jun 28, 2026
Latest sponsored episodes
- Sep 21, 2026#434 Sam WaltonRamp · AppLovin · Vanta · Walmart Business
- Sep 14, 2026How Michael Bloomberg WorksRamp · AppLovin · Vanta
- Sep 5, 2026#432 The Mind of NapoleonRamp · AppLovin · Vanta
- Aug 31, 2026#431 How Henry Singleton WorkedRamp · AppLovin · Vanta
- Aug 23, 2026#430 How to Write Ads That SellRamp · AppLovin · Vanta
- Aug 16, 2026#429 Bob Dylan's AutobiographyRamp · AppLovin · Vanta
- Aug 9, 2026#428 How Claude Shannon WorkedRamp · AppLovin · Vanta
- Aug 2, 2026#427 How Raymond Plank Built a $50 Billion Oil CompanyRamp · AppLovin · Vanta
- Jul 26, 2026#426 How Obsession Built Christopher NolanRamp · AppLovin · Vanta
- Jul 19, 2026#425 The Merchant BankersRamp · AppLovin · Vanta
Founders transcripts
20 episodes of Founders have a full transcript on podintel (20 from our transcription). Each one is timestamped, searchable, and has the ad segments marked so you can skip or study them. Transcripts are available as JSON, plain text and WebVTT through the API.
Shows with the same sponsors
Podcasts that share the most advertisers with Founders. Useful for planning a buy across similar audiences.
- The Mindset Mentor 2 shared sponsors
- The Tucker Carlson Show 1 shared sponsors
- Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta 1 shared sponsors
- Pivot 1 shared sponsors
- The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway 1 shared sponsors
- Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth 1 shared sponsors
Founders sponsorship FAQ
Who sponsors Founders?
podintel has matched 5 advertisers on Founders in the last six months. The most frequent sponsors are Ramp, Vanta, AppLovin, Honda and Walmart Business. The full list with first and last seen dates is on this page.
How many ads are in a Founders episode?
On the 20 episodes analysed, Founders averages 3 ad placements per episode. 100% of placements are mid-roll, and the first mid-roll typically starts around 10:01 into the episode.
Are Founders ads host-read or dynamically inserted?
100% of the ad placements we found are host-read and 0% are dynamically inserted. We have not observed dynamic ad insertion on this show; every listener hears the same ads.
What promo codes and URLs do Founders sponsors use?
Sponsors send listeners to vanity URLs such as apploven.com, ramp.com and vanta.com. The offer table above lists every one we heard.
How do I advertise on Founders?
podintel does not sell ads. Sponsorship inquiries go to the show's publisher, David Senra, and the audio is served by Megaphone (Spotify), which handles dynamic ad insertion for the show. Use the sponsor list and ad-load data here to judge fit and to see which of your competitors already advertise on the show.
Where can I read Founders transcripts?
Every analysed episode on podintel has a full, timestamped transcript with the ad segments marked. Open any episode from the list on this page, or pull transcripts through the API and MCP server.