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EX-IQ
Techstars '19Fayetteville, US · Founded 2017 · Delaware corporation · 1 known investors
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EX-IQ builds AI-powered learning and productivity apps, including NoteCast for capturing and sharing podcast snippets as notes.
Also known as EX-IQ Inc · EX-IQ, INC.
Founders & leadership
Investors · 1
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$3.2M disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds · 2019–2021
▶$3.2MraisedMar 2021 · 21 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Christian C. DonohoeExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $3.5M
- Amount sold
- $3.2M
- First sale
- Jun 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2017
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Sep 2026EX-IQ, Inc. develops AI-powered mobile and desktop applications aimed at learners and professionals, positioning its products as tools that increase autonomy, efficiency and productivity in everyday learning. The company's publicly announced product is NoteCast, released in March 2019 for iOS and Android, which lets podcast listeners capture segments of episodes as digital notes that can be replayed, read as transcribed snippets, or shared with others.
NoteCast is distributed on a freemium basis. The free app provides podcast subscriptions, streaming and downloads, playback speed control between 0.75x and 2.0x, and notifications for new episodes. A Premium tier, priced at $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year with a 30-day free trial, removes advertising and adds unlimited note taking, voice and touch navigation, access to a web portal for managing notes, daily and weekly email summaries of notes, and click-to-play audio for each note.
Corporate records list the company as EX-IQ, Inc., based at 300 Woodcrest Road in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and classified under other technology, with Christian C. Donohoe serving as director, executive and promoter. Chris Donohoe is identified as chief executive officer in the company's 2019 product announcement.
Business model
EX-IQ distributes consumer applications through the Apple App Store and Google Play. NoteCast is offered free with advertising and limited features, with an optional Premium subscription that removes ads and unlocks unlimited notes, voice and touch navigation, a notes management portal and email summaries.
Consumer subscription revenue from the NoteCast Premium tier at $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year, alongside an ad-supported free tier.
Traction
NoteCast reached global availability on the App Store and Google Play in March 2019. SEC Form D filings report cumulative securities sales rising from $250,000 in June 2019 to $945,000 in November 2019 and $3,245,000 as of March 2021, combining equity and debt.
Latest developments
The most recent documented activity is an amended SEC Form D filed on 2021-03-30 reporting $3,245,000 in cumulative securities sold, of which $2,300,000 was incremental.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
A small, privately held developer in the podcast listening and note-taking application category, marketing its products around knowledge capture and sharing from audio content.
NoteCast is presented as addressing the inability to share particular podcast segments or transcribed snippets rather than an entire episode, allowing listeners to save and pass along individual insights.
Technology
The company describes its applications as AI-powered, with NoteCast capturing podcast audio snippets as digital notes that can be listened to or read back, supporting transcribed snippets, variable-speed playback, and voice and touch navigation in the Premium tier.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer distribution via the App Store and Google Play, supported by public relations (a March 2019 PRNewswire announcement), original consumer survey research on podcast listening habits, a free trial of the Premium tier, and social channels on Facebook and Twitter.
Podcast listeners and self-described life-long learners and leaders, with the company's own survey work focused on Millennial and Generation Z listeners in the United States.
Geography
Incorporated and headquartered in Fayetteville, North Carolina, with its product announcement datelined Raleigh, North Carolina; NoteCast was released for global availability on iOS and Android.
History
The company announced NoteCast in March 2019 and filed a new Form D reporting $250,000 in debt sold in June 2019, followed by amended filings in November 2019 and March 2021 reporting larger cumulative amounts of equity and debt.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Non-dilutive funding · 2 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2023 | $1.2M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2023 | $75K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsEX-IQ announced global availability of NoteCast, an app that lets users save snippets of podcasts as digital notes to replay, read back or share. A free tier offers podcast subscriptions, streaming and downloads, variable playback speed (0.75x-2.0x) and new-episode notifications; a Premium tier at $4.99/month or $49.99/year adds ad-free use, unlimited notes, voice and touch navigation, a web portal for managing notes, email summaries and click-to-play audio, with a 30-day free trial. The app launched in the App Store and Google Play.
EX-IQ conducted an anonymous survey of 1,000 American podcast listeners, reporting that a third of Millennial listeners listen to podcasts daily and that 80% of Millennials and 72% of Generation Z listeners share podcasts at least occasionally.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- EX-IQ Launches NoteCast to Create Dynamic Podcast Experienceprnewswire.com · web
4 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does EX-IQ do?
- EX-IQ builds AI-powered learning and productivity apps, including NoteCast for capturing and sharing podcast snippets as notes.
- Who are EX-IQ's investors?
- EX-IQ's investors include Techstars.
- How much funding has EX-IQ raised?
- EX-IQ has disclosed $3.2M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is EX-IQ headquartered?
- EX-IQ is headquartered in Fayetteville, US.