# Caroline Spiegel

> Caroline Spiegel is the founder and CEO of Quinn, a Santa Monica-based audio erotica platform built around female-centered, imagination-first storytelling. She started the company in 2019 as a Stanford senior after her own recovery experience convinced her that the mental, non-visual side of intimacy was a market nobody served well. Quinn has grown into a creator marketplace and celebrity-voiced studio with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, more than $12 million in annual recurring revenue, and a roster of name actors lending their voices to original audio.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Quinn
- **Organizations:** Quinn
- **From:** United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Computer Science (did not complete; left in 2019), Stanford University
- **Known for:** Built Quinn into a platform with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, roughly 77% of them women., Grew the company past $12 million in annual recurring revenue., Raised more than $10 million in venture funding, including a $3.2M seed round.

## Career timeline

- **2019** — Launched the original Quinn as a no-visuals, audio-and-text adult site while a senior at Stanford.
- **2021** — Relaunched Quinn as a mobile app, condensing romance into short sensual audio clips.
- **2022** — Introduced Quinn Originals, celebrity-narrated audio stories; raised $3.2M seed round.
- **2024** — Named to Fast Company's Brands That Matter list; passed $12M in annual recurring revenue.
- **2026** — Expanded celebrity voice roster and crossed tens of millions of listening minutes on flagship series.

## Achievements

- Built Quinn into a platform with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, roughly 77% of them women.
- Grew the company past $12 million in annual recurring revenue.
- Raised more than $10 million in venture funding, including a $3.2M seed round.
- Landed on Fast Company's Brands That Matter list in 2024.
- Recruited name actors including Andrew Scott, Tom Blyth, Jamie Campbell Bower and Shawn Hatosy for Quinn Originals.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Expanded Quinn Originals with new celebrity voices including Shawn Hatosy, Tom Blyth and Jamie Campbell Bower; flagship series 'Ember & Ice' surpassed 39 million listening minutes.
- **2024-01** — Quinn named to Fast Company's Brands That Matter list and surpassed $12M in annual recurring revenue.

## Links

- Website: https://tryquinn.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-spiegel-907a2111a
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carospiegel/

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Last updated: 2026-06-25