Two podcasting related venture funding announcements in a day: Odeo, the much-hyped podcasting distribution and tool firm started by former Blogger founder Ev Williams, has received first round of funding. The round was led by Charles River Ventures, along with Amicus Ventures, and a substantial group of individuals in the funding round: Mitch Kapor, Joe Kraus, Tim O’Reilly, Ron Conway, Josh Kopelman, Don Hutchinson, Dave Pell, Mike Maples, Francesco Caio, Barbara Poggiali, Emanuele Angelidis, James Hong, and Ed Zschau.

Earlier today, Adam Curry’s company Podshow also announced funding.