# Acquired

> Acquired is an independent media business behind the long-form business-history podcast hosted by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal. Its free company deep dives reach over one million listeners per episode, supported by sponsorships, with ACQ2 interviews, live events and a listener community extending the experience.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Seattle, United States
- **Founders:** Ben Gilbert (Co-founder and co-host), David Rosenthal (Co-founder and co-host)
- **Products:** Acquired, ACQ2, Live events, Community and email
- **Notable:** Reports more than one million listeners per episode., A 6,000-fan Chase Center live show in September 2024., Sold out Radio City Music Hall in July 2025.

## Products & services

- **Acquired** — Free, long-form company-history and strategy podcast.
- **ACQ2** — Companion interviews with founders, investors and operators.
- **Live events** — Ticketed gatherings and onstage interviews, including Chase Center and Radio City Music Hall.
- **Community and email** — Slack conversations, episode updates, research materials and topic voting.

## Achievements

- Reports more than one million listeners per episode.
- A 6,000-fan Chase Center live show in September 2024.
- Sold out Radio City Music Hall in July 2025.
- Subject of the Harvard Business School case The Acquired Podcast: Scaling the Mic.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Harvard Business Review published a discussion of the HBS case about scaling Acquired.
- **2026-06** — Published The Walt Disney Company on June 22.
- **2026-08** — Published Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire on August 10.
- **2026-09** — Published The Home Depot on September 14.

## Links

- Website: https://www.acquired.fm/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acquired-fm/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcquiredFM
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiredFM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acquired.fm/

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Last updated: 2026-10-09