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AI app builders sponsors side by side: Base44, Lovable, Bolt and Replit, and where each one ran by quarter.
201Base443 newsletter · 195 podcast · 3 event
53Lovable31 newsletter · 14 podcast · 8 event
42Bolt16 newsletter · 17 podcast · 9 event
34Replit21 newsletter · 3 podcast · 10 event
Where they ran Newsletter and podcast placements by lane and quarter.
Lanes come from each newsletter’s topic and each podcast’s genre. 2026 Q4 runs through 2026-11-02. We read many more newsletters and podcasts from late 2026, so compare companies within a quarter, not one quarter to the next.
| Base44 | Lovable | Bolt | Replit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | |||
| Education podcasts | 0 | 24 | 29 | 70 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Technology podcasts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sports podcasts | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AI newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Product & design newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Media & creators newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| News podcasts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Business podcasts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Startups & venture newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Data & analytics newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Other lanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Events Sponsor lists, booths and partner listings by event sector.
| Sector | Base44 | Lovable | Bolt | Replit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & tech | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Cloud & data | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| AI | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Finance & crypto | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marketing & media | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense & aerospace | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Industrial | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top outlets By newsletter and podcast placements.
Base44
- The Daily Stoic142
- Kick Offs and Kick Ons14
- Stick to Rugby8
- Baseball is Dead (MLB Podcast)4
- The Powers That Be: Daily3
- 10% Happier with Dan Harris2
Lovable
- Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth5
- Wonder Tools4
- Machine Gods4
- The Leverage3
- TLDR Founders3
- Shortcut2
Bolt
- The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis17
- Tech Scoop8
- Product Growth4
- Behind the Craft2
- Superhuman AI1
- The AI Entrepreneurs1
Replit
- Behind the Craft8
- Design Buddies Newsletter7
- TLDR Product2
- TLDR Founders2
- femke.design1
- The Data Hustle1
The detail Outlets behind each lane.
Base44 · Education podcasts · 2025 Q4
- The Daily Stoic24 placements
Base44 · Education podcasts · 2026 Q1
- The Daily Stoic29 placements
Base44 · Education podcasts · 2026 Q2
- The Daily Stoic70 placements
Base44 · Education podcasts · 2026 Q3
- The Daily Stoic19 placements
Base44 · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q4
- The Flycast1 placement
- Taylor Lorenz’s Power User1 placement
Lovable · Technology podcasts · 2025 Q4
Lovable · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q1
- Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth2 placements
Lovable · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q4
- Machine Gods4 placements
- "The Cognitive Revolution"2 placements
Bolt · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q2
Replit · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q3
Base44 · Sports podcasts · 2025 Q4
- Stick to Rugby8 placements
- Kick Offs and Kick Ons1 placement
Base44 · Sports podcasts · 2026 Q1
- Kick Offs and Kick Ons3 placements
Base44 · Sports podcasts · 2026 Q2
- Kick Offs and Kick Ons7 placements
- Baseball is Dead (MLB Podcast)1 placement
Base44 · Sports podcasts · 2026 Q3
- Baseball is Dead (MLB Podcast)3 placements
- Kick Offs and Kick Ons3 placements
Base44 · Sports podcasts · 2026 Q4
- Hello and Welcome1 placement
- After The Whistle1 placement
Base44 · AI newsletters · 2026 Q4
- There's An AI For That1 placement
Lovable · AI newsletters · 2025 Q4
- TLDR AI1 placement
Lovable · AI newsletters · 2026 Q1
- The Rundown AI1 placement
Lovable · AI newsletters · 2026 Q2
- The AI Entrepreneurs1 placement
- The Rundown AI1 placement
Lovable · AI newsletters · 2026 Q3
- The Leverage1 placement
Lovable · AI newsletters · 2026 Q4
- Shortcut2 placements
- AI News Roundup2 placements
Bolt · AI newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Tech Scoop8 placements
- Superhuman AI1 placement
Lovable · Product & design newsletters · 2026 Q1
- Wonder Tools3 placements
Lovable · Product & design newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Wonder Tools1 placement
Bolt · Product & design newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Product Growth3 placements
Bolt · Product & design newsletters · 2026 Q4
- Product Growth1 placement
Replit · Product & design newsletters · 2026 Q1
- TLDR Product2 placements
Replit · Product & design newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Design Buddies Newsletter3 placements
Replit · Product & design newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Design Buddies Newsletter4 placements
Replit · Product & design newsletters · 2026 Q4
- femke.design1 placement
Bolt · Media & creators newsletters · 2025 Q4
- Behind the Craft2 placements
Replit · Media & creators newsletters · 2026 Q1
- Behind the Craft6 placements
Replit · Media & creators newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Behind the Craft2 placements
Base44 · News podcasts · Earlier
- Legal AF by MeidasTouch1 placement
Base44 · News podcasts · 2026 Q2
- The Powers That Be: Daily3 placements
Base44 · News podcasts · 2026 Q4
- Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast1 placement
- The Tucker Carlson Show1 placement
Base44 · Business podcasts · Earlier
- Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice1 placement
Base44 · Business podcasts · 2026 Q4
- The Iced Coffee Hour1 placement
- Hot Smart Rich with Maggie Sellers Reum1 placement
Lovable · Business podcasts · Earlier
- Marketing Against The Grain1 placement
Replit · Business podcasts · Earlier
- Marketing Against The Grain1 placement
Lovable · Startups & venture newsletters · 2025 Q4
- TLDR Founders3 placements
Replit · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q1
- TLDR Founders2 placements
Lovable · Data & analytics newsletters · 2026 Q4
- Big Data News Weekly2 placements
Replit · Data & analytics newsletters · Earlier
- The Data Hustle1 placement
Base44 · Other lanes · 2026 Q4
- 10% Happier with Dan Harris2 placements
- Julian Dorey Daily2 placements
Lovable · Other lanes · 2025 Q4
- TLDR Dev1 placement
Lovable · Other lanes · 2026 Q1
- Growth Unhinged1 placement
Lovable · Other lanes · 2026 Q4
- console.dev1 placement
- Agency Inner Circle1 placement
Replit · Other lanes · 2026 Q1
- Going Public With Ross Mandell1 placement
Counts are the ads we’ve found. They don’t show spend. A company with few ads here may buy elsewhere.