Tracxn Research - Music Tech Landscape, January 2017

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Contents
Topic Page No.
Scope of Report 04
Entrepreneur Activity 06
Investment Trend 13
Who is Investing 22
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions 26
Sub Sector Analysis 29
Interesting Companies 48
Useful Links 58
Company List 61
Team 181

Sector Overview
Scope of report
The report covers online platforms which help in creation, distribution, discovery, and consumption of music.
This report covers the following:
• Online companies which help in music consumption and distribution
• Online radio and on-demand music streaming platforms (subscription based and/or ad-supported)
• Aggregators which source music from third-party streaming platforms and music discovery platforms
• Companies providing music streaming and online jukebox for venues like restaurants, retail stores, etc.
• Marketplaces and retail platforms for licensing music for commercial use like Ads, movies, etc.
• Companies which help in music creation: DJ’ing, mixing, mastering, collaboration, karaoke applications, and social music
sharing platforms
• Online first companies which enable artists in managing distribution/royalties and social connect with fans and professionals
This report does not cover the following:
• Media houses, music publishers, music labels, radio broadcasters
• Speaker, earphone, music instrument, and other audio equipment manufacturers
• Podcasts and audiobook related companies
The scope of this report includes equity as well as debt funding raised by the companies.
Disclaimer: The information and data in the report is based on global developments tracked in the sector till December 8, 2016. This is to categorically state that any events
and relevant developments after the said date will not reflect in the report.

Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
5

64
84
116
104
100
80
34
0
28
56
84
112
140
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofCompanies
6
YoY – Number of companies founded
Lizhi Qingting China Music Corp Beats Music Music Messenger Bkstg Chromatic.fm
StarMaker Turntable.fm Changba Musical.ly Baboom Stashimi qWaqq

Large Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
20 Feb-2013 9
Creation > For Amateurs > Short
Videos
$115M musical.ly
Musical.ly
2013, San Francisco
16 Sep-2012 5 Aggregator > Discovery > Curated $9M pairade.com
Pairade
2015, Chicago
35 May-2012 17
Creation > For Professionals >
Collaboration
$25M splice.com
Splice
2013, New York City
15 Apr-2012 3
Distribution > On-Demand > Licensed
Content > Subscription > Indian
$134M saavn.com
Saavn
2007, Gurgaon
62 Jan-2012 27
Aggregator > Discovery > Social
Sharing
$107M musicmessenger.co
Music Messenger
2014, Herzliya
40 Jan-2012 18
Artist Support > Social Connect > Fan
Engagement
$61M bkstg.com
Bkstg
2015, Los Angeles
27 Sep-2011 11 Aggregator > Discovery > Automated $6M tunigo.com
Tunigo
2010, Stockholm
27 Jul-2011 13
Artist Support > Social Connect >
Professional Network
$16M muzooka.com
Muzooka
2011, Greenbrae

No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
51 Jan-2010 21
Music for Businesses > For Venues >
Streaming
$67M soundtrackyourbrand.com
Soundtrack Your Brand
2013, Stockholm
31 Jul-2009 17
Artist Support > Distribution Channel
Manager
$43M official.fm
Official fm
2010, Geneva
30 Jul-2009 12 Aggregator > Personal Cloud $24M avvenu.com
Avvenu
2004, Palo Alto
26 May-2009 17 Creation > For Amateurs > Karaoke $202M smule.com
Smule
2008, San Francisco
42 Apr-2009 19
Distribution > On-Demand > Open
Content > Subscription > Global
$257M soundcloud.com
SoundCloud
2008, Berlin
23 Nov-2008 15
Content > Subscription > Chinese
$328M kkbox.com
KKBox
2004, Taipei
25 May-2008 8
Distribution > Online Radio > Licensed
Content > Global > Curated
$122M slacker.com
Slacker
2006, San Diego
59 Nov-2007 26
$3.1B spotify.com
Spotify
2006, Stockholm

No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
52 Sep-2007 20
Content > Global
$228M playlist.com
Playlist
2006, Los Angeles
72 Apr-2007 15
Music for Businesses > For
Ads/Movies
$30M
Music Dealers
2008, Chicago

Niche Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
9 Aug-2013 2 Creation > Automated Music Creation $4M jukedeck.com
Jukedeck
2012, London
1 Jan-2013 1
Content > Korean
$11M beatpacking.com
The Beatpacking Company
2013, Seongnam-si
9 Nov-2011 6 Creation > For Amateurs > Co-creation $18M soundtrap.com
Soundtrap
2012, Stockholm
1 Jan-2011 1
Content > Subscription > Arabic
$3M anghami.com
Anghami
2011, Jounieh
4 Sep-2010 2
Content > Chinese
$26M kaolafm.com
Kaola FM
2013, Beijing
13 Aug-2008 4
Distribution > Online Radio >
Broadcast Aggregator
$63M tunein.com
TuneIn
2002, San Francisco
6 Aug-2000 4 Music for Businesses > For Telecom $6M paytunes.in
PayTunes
2015, Delhi
2 Jun-2004 1
Content > Subscription > Russian
$26M zvooq.com
Zvooq
2009, Moscow

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
11

YoY – Number of Rounds and Total Funding
$126M
$204M
$86M
$393M
$356M
$505M
$585M
$1.0B
$1.4B
31
46
37
59 60
77 75
68
31
0
18
36
54
72
90
0
320
640
960
1280
1600
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
FundingAmount(inMillions)
Funding Amount Number of Rounds

YoY – Number of Rounds by Stage
32 34
51
32 34
12
19
20
15
27 23
9
8
6
10
14
9
7
0
16
32
48
64
80
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
Seed Early Late
NOTE: Convertible Debt rounds are not included

YoY – Funding by Stage
$16M $11M $23M $18M
$41M
$4M
$99M
$61M $19M
$226M
$117M
$54M
$278M
$284M
$213M
$339M
$332M
$333M
0
140
280
420
560
700
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
TotalFundingAmount(inMillions)
Seed Early Late
NOTE: Convertible Debt rounds are not included

Average Ticket Size – Early Stage
$0.7M $0.5M $0.6M $0.7M $0.7M $0.6M
$6.1M
$2.3M
$2.4M
$10.9M
$7.0M
$3.8M
$9.5M
$8.5M
$1.0M
$10.0M $8.7M
$15.5M
0.0
3.6
7.2
10.8
14.4
18.0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Seed Series A Series B

Top investments in last one year
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
spotify.com
Spotify
(Stockholm, 2006)
$1B
Convertible
Debt
Mar-2016 TPG, Dragoneer Investment Group
deezer.com
Deezer
(Paris, 2006)
$109M Series E Jan-2016 Access Industries, Orange
musical.ly
Musical.ly
(San Francisco, 2013)
$100M Series C May-2016 GGV Capital, Greylock Partners, Qiming Venture Partners, DCM Ventures
soundcloud.com
SoundCloud
(Berlin, 2008)
$70M Series E Jun-2016 Twitter
app-echo.com
Echo
(Shanghai, 2013)
$30M Series C Jan-2016 Beijing Enlight Media
kaolafm.com
Kaola FM
(Beijing, 2013)
$26M Series B Jun-2016 Legend Capital
smule.com
Smule
$22M Series E Jun-2016 Undisclosed
duomi.com
Duomi Music
(Beijing, 2009)
$10M Series D Dec-2015 Huayi Brothers Media Group, Beijing Enlight Media, Stone capital

Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
inmusik.co
InMusik
$7M Series A Feb-2016 Brand Capital
soundtrap.com
Soundtrap
(Stockholm, 2012)
$6M Series A Oct-2016 Industrifonden
zvooq.com
Zvooq
(Moscow, 2009)
$5M Series B Jun-2016 Ulmart
splice.com
Splice
(New York City, 2013)
$5M Series A Oct-2016 Undisclosed
landr.com
Landr
(Montreal, 2012)
$3M Series A Sep-2016 Undisclosed
jukedeck.com
Jukedeck
(London, 2012)
$3M Series A Dec-2015 Cambridge Innovation Capital, Playfair Capital, Park Walk Advisors
curmusic.com
Cur Media
(South Glastonbury,
2009)
$2M PE Apr-2016 Intuitive Venture Partners, Katalyst Securities LLC
curmusic.com
Cur Media
(South Glastonbury,
2009)
$2M PE Dec-2015 Undisclosed

Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
8tracks.com
8tracks
$2M Series A Feb-2016 Undisclosed
vydia.com
VYDIA
(Freehold, 2013)
$1M Seed Sep-2016 Pasadena Angels, Newark Venture Partners, Connected VC
chromatic.fm
Anghami
(Jounieh, 2011)
Undisclosed Series B Nov-2016 Samena Capital, du
woyaoxiege.com
Qingting
(Shanghai, 2011)
Undisclosed Series D Feb-2016 Chinese Cultural Industry Investment Fund

Funnel view of Sector
Percent of
Previous
41%
40%
36%
78
31
54
150
374
909
0 200 400 600 800 1000
M&A & IPO
Late
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Number of Companies

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
21

Most Active Investors in Sector
11
9
8
6 6
5 5 5
4 4
0
2
5
7
10
12
500 Startups Y Combinator Wayra Techstars True Ventures Index Ventures KPCB Sequoia Capital GGV Capital Greylock
Partners
TotalNumberofRounds
Smule BOP.fm humm Murfie TuneIn SoundCloud Spotify Changba SoundCloud Musical.ly
Pacemaker Earbits Dropshop UniqueSound Splice Last.fm SoundCloud Ruckus Networks Musical.ly Pandora

Where are Top Investors investing
500
Startups
Y
Combinator
Wayra Techstars
True
Ventures
Index
Ventures
KPCB
Sequoia
Capital
GGV
Capital
Greylock
Partners
Distribution Get Chorus
Earbits,
TheSixtyOne,
Rebel.fm
Fullnota
Clyp,
Loudcaster
TuneIn
SoundCloud,
Last.fm
Spotify,
SoundCloud,
A8 Digital
Music
Ruckus
Networks,
TuneIn,
Songbird
SoundCloud,
Pandora
Pandora,
TheSixtyOne
Creation
Smule,
Pacemaker,
Khush
Karaokesmart,
Pictune
Pundit
Splice,
Crossfader
Crossfader Crossfader Changba Musical.ly Musical.ly
Aggregator
BOP.fm,
iJigg.com,
Echodio
humm,
Dropshop
Murfie
Schematic
Labs,
TastemakerX
8tracks Shazam Imeem
Artist
Support
Fansi,
SoundBetter
Whitenoise
Networks
Bquate
UniqueSound,
The Highway
Girl
Bandcamp BandPage Music Nation
Music for
Businesses
Audiodraft,
Brandtrack
Buzzoo,
Hiveplay
Listen

Top Investor by Stage of Entry
Sequoia Capital 3
GGV Capital 2
Walden Venture Capital 2
Wellington Partners 2
500 Startups 1
AMMA Private Equity 1
AOL Ventures 1
Alibaba Group 1
Altos Ventures 1
Asiavest Partners 1
GGV Capital 4
Sequoia Capital 4
Institutional Venture
Partners
3
KPCB 3
Access Industries 2
Beijing Enlight Media 2
Greylock Partners 2
Warner Music 2
137 Ventures 1
3i Group 1
Seed Series A Series B Later Stage
True Ventures 5
Sequoia Capital 3
A8 Digital Music 2
Amazon 2
BlueRun Ventures 2
Creandum 2
Deep Fork Capital 2
Felicis Ventures 2
Index Ventures 2
Lerer Hippeau Ventures 2
Y Combinator 9
500 Startups 7
Wayra 7
Start-Up Chile 4
Techstars 3
True Ventures 3
BDC Capital 2
Betaworks 2
Brooklyn Bridge Ventures 2
First Round Capital 2

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
25

Major Acquisitions in last one year
Date Company Acquirer Deal Size Overview
Total
Funding
Nov-2016 musicdealers.com
Music Dealers
(Chicago, 2008)
brandspins.com -
Global music licensing company
Coca-Cola, CSA Partners, G2T3V
$6.2M
Jul-2016 omusic.cc
China Music Corp
(Beijing, 2012)
tencent.com -
Online platform for streaming music
Tencent
$120M
Mar-2016 drip.com
Drip
(New York City, 2013)
kickstarter.com -
Platform for indie artists to crowdfund & connect with fans
Expa, Collaborative Fund, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures
$1.5M
Feb-2016 bandpage.com
BandPage
youtube.com $8M
Online platform for fan engagement and management
Mohr Davidow Ventures, GGV Capital, Western Technology
Investment, Northgate, IDG Ventures USA
$27.5M
Feb-2016 groovemusicapp.com
Groove
(Lahaina, 2009)
microsoft.com -
Algo-based playlist curation platform
Jan-2016 tmsaudio.com
TMS Audio Productions
(Jefferson City, 1992)
riversidecompany
.com
-
On-hold music & marketing services company
Jan-2016 soundwave.com
Soundwave
(Dublin, 2012)
spotify.com -
Location-based music discovery platform
Enterprise Ireland, ACT Venture Capital, SparkLabs Global Ventures,
NDRC, Xandex Investments
$1.8M
NOTE: There have been no IPO in last three years.

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
27

December 2016Tracxn BlueBox : Music Tech
Cumulative funding in the sector
900+ companies in the sector, 204 funded in last 5 years, $2.4B invested in 2015/16
Most Active Investors: 500 Startups, Y Combinator, Wayra, Index Ventures 0
28
56
84
112
140
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
YOY Startups Founded
0.0
0.3
0.6
1.0
1.3
1.6
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
YOY Funding (in $B)
DISTRIBUTION
ON-DEMAND
$4.0B
CREATION
For Amateurs
Musical.ly(2013, $100M)
Licensed Content
Store
DJTunes(2005,$660K)
Subscription
Spotify (2006, $2.1B)
Open Content
Store
Gogoyoko(2007, $944K)
Subscription
SoundCloud (2008, $193M)
ONLINE RADIO
Open Content
Larala (2010, $780K)
Licensed Content
Slacker(2006, $68M)
Licensed Content
Broadcast
Aggregator
TuneIn(2002, $50.2M)
$405M
For Professionals
Gobbler(2010, $6.3M)
AGGREGATOR
Discovery
Shazam(2002, $130M)
$308M
Personal Cloud
TuneUp(2007, $8.5M)
ARTIST SUPPORT
Social Connect
Bkstg(2015, $20M)
Distribution Channel Manager
Official.fm(2010, $8M)
MUSIC FOR BUSINESSES
For Venues
Soundtrack Your Brand(2013, $10.9M)
For Ads/Movies
Music Dealers(2008, $6.2M)
$98M$128M
29

Top Business Models by Funding
$4.1B
$405M $309M
$130M $98M
0
900
1800
2700
3600
4500
Distribution Creation Aggregator Artist Support Music for Businesses
TotalFundingAmount(inMillions)
Avg. Age Nov-08 May-11 Jun-11 Jan-11 Jan-08
# Cos. 302 184 184 110 129
Spotify Musical.ly Shazam BandPage TouchTunes
Deezer Smule Music Messenger Bkstg Soundtrack Your Brand

Distribution – Business Model Description
All online companies where musicians/labels can distribute music and users can consume music. These companies take rights
from content owners for streaming or selling music.
On-Demand Online Radio
Online music streaming platforms where users are fed
with a sequence of songs. Users might be allowed to
skip some songs.
Platforms where users can select consecutive songs
(on-demand) & stream or buy them.

Distribution – Entrepreneur Activity and
Investment Trend
$79M
$159M
$82M
$241M
$317M
$429M
$487M
$788M
$1.3B
13
27
20 21
25
21
29 28
13
0
7
14
21
28
35
0
280
560
840
1120
1400
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
YoY – Total Funding and No. of Rounds
24 25
15
26 26 27 28
14 14
0
6
12
18
24
30
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofCompaniesFounded
YoY – No. of Companies Founded
99
35 31
25
11 8 7 6
0
24
48
72
96
120
US UK China India Germany Singapore Indonesia Japan
NumberofCompanies
Distribution of Companies across Countries
$3.7B
$325M
191
90
0
50
100
150
200
250
0
800
1600
2400
3200
4000
On-Demand Streaming Online Radio
NumberofCompanies
BM wise Investment

Distribution – Most Funded Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Funding
Amount
spotify.com
Spotify
(2006, Stockholm)
Global on-demand music streaming platform
Accel Partners, Fidelity Investments, Norwest Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs, Founders
Fund, KPCB, GSV Capital, DST Global, Creandum, Northzone, Horizons Ventures, Wellington
Partners, Lakestar, Technology Crossover Ventures, 137 Ventures, The D E Shaw Group,
Harmony Partners, Millennium Technology Value Partners, GP Bullhound, TPG, TeliaSonera,
2020 Ventures, Lansdowne Partners, Baillie Gifford, Coca-Cola, Dentsu Digital Holdings,
Discovery Capital, Halcyon, Li Ka Shing Foundation, PSAM, Darwin Ventures, Senvest Capital,
Plus Capital, Stelac Capital Partners, Dragoneer Investment Group, Rinkelberg Capital
Distribution > On-Demand
> Licensed Content >
Subscription > Global
$2.06B
deezer.com
Deezer
(2006, Paris)
On-Demand music streaming and online radio
CM-CIC Capital Prive, Access Industries, Idinvest Partners, Orange
$258.6M
soundcloud.com
SoundCloud
(2008, Berlin)
Ad-supported music streaming open platform
Twitter, Index Ventures, Union Square Ventures, KPCB, Institutional Venture Partners, GGV
Capital, Doughty Hanson, German Startups Group, Eniac Ventures, Tennenbaum Capital
Partners, Atlantic Labs
> Open Content >
$193.3M
guvera.com
Guvera
(2008, Gold Coast)
Ad-based free music streaming platform
AMMA Private Equity
$130.5M
rdio.com
Rdio
(2008, San Francisco)
On-demand music streaming service
Skype, Atomico, Mangrove Capital Partners, Mangrove Capital Partners
$126M
saavn.com
Saavn
(2007, Gurgaon)
Freemium music and radio streaming service in India
India Internet Group, Tiger Global Management, Bertelsmann, Steadview Capital, India
Internet Fund
Subscription > Indian
$126M

Distribution – Most Funded Companies
Funding
Amount
omusic.cc
China Music Corp
(2012, Beijing)
Online platform for streaming music
Tencent
Subscription > Chinese
$120M
beatsmusic.com
Beats Music
On-demand music streaming platform
Access Industries
$120M

Creation – Business Model Description
Platforms which help professionals in music creation or amateurs in music creation & social sharing.
For Amateurs For Professionals Automated Music Creation
Platforms which are intended for
professional music creation
Platforms which create music through
algorithms
Non-professional users can create clips of
songs/videos primarily for social sharing

Creation – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment
Trend
$6M
$16M
$0.1M
$23M $24M
$14M
$38M
$153M
$141M
7
5
6 7 8
14 13
23
12
0
5
10
15
20
25
0
36
72
108
144
180
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
10 11
16 16
27
23
31
20
7
0
7
14
21
28
35
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
62
24
10 8 8 7 6 6
0
14
28
42
56
70
US UK Israel India Sweden Germany Canada China
NumberofCompanies
$361M
$40M
75
46
0
16
32
48
64
80
0
80
160
240
320
400
For Amateurs For Professionals
NumberofCompanies
BM wise Investment

Creation – Most Funded Companies
Funding
Amount
musical.ly
Musical.ly
Online musical video creation and sharing app
Greylock Partners, GGV Capital, DCM Ventures, ChinaRock Capital Management, Kingsoft
Network Technology, Innovation Camp, Qiming Venture Partners
Creation > For Amateurs >
Short Videos
$100M
smule.com
Smule
Developer of social music-making & sharing apps
Bessemer Venture Partners, 500 Startups, Shasta Ventures, Adams Street Partners, City
National Bank, Granite Ventures, ROTH Capital, Fraser McCombs Capital, Maples
Investments, Theorem Ventures, Pharus Capital Management
Karaoke
$90.2M
changba.com
Changba
(2012, Beijing)
App that offers a portable solo KTV booth (Karaoke bar) for users
Sequoia Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Lux Capital, CITIC Private Equity Funds Management,
Vertex Ventures, Plum Ventures
Karaoke
$88M
lizhi.fm
Lizhi
(2010, Guangzhou)
Mobile app that enables users to set up, upload, and create personalized audio clips
Shunwei, Matrix Partners China, Xiaomi, Morningside Ventures
Short Audio
$30M
starmakerstudios.com
StarMaker
Music video creation and sharing
Qualcomm Ventures, XG Ventures, Western Technology Investment, iGlobe Partners, Ulu
Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, The Raine Group, GREE, Joe Perez, Three Bridges Venture
Partners, Crosscut Ventures
Short Videos
$13.5M
splice.com
Splice
(2013, New York City)
Music creation and collaboration platform
First Round Capital, SV Angel, Union Square Ventures, True Ventures, Code Advisors, WME
Entertainment, AM Only, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Plus Eight Equity, BoxGroup
Creation > For
Professionals >
Collaboration
$12.3M
landr.com
Landr
(2012, Montreal)
Recording & mastering platform
Real Ventures, Warner Music, TandemLaunch, Queen Mary Uni Londn, Plus Eight Equity, YUL
Ventures
Creation > For
Professionals > Mastering
$9.9M

Aggregator – Business Model Description
Platforms where users can create, manage, share, and discover playlists or individual tracks. These platforms are aggregators &
source content from other platforms.
Discovery Personal Cloud
Users can access content across their own devices and
cloud storage
Users can discover music through social sharing, curated
or automated recommendations, identification, etc.

Aggregator – Entrepreneur Activity and
Investment Trend
$23M
$15M
$7M
$53M
$6M
$51M
$38M
$87M
$10M5
6
9
19
15
21
14
12
6
0
5
10
15
20
25
0
20
40
60
80
100
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
10
14
12
21
35
15
20
27
9
0
8
16
24
32
40
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
81
22
12 9 8 7 6 6
0
18
36
54
72
90
US UK France Israel India Sweden Canada Germany
NumberofCompanies
$285M
$24M
111
20
0
24
48
72
96
120
0
60
120
180
240
300
Discovery Personal Cloud
NumberofCompanies
BM wise Investment

Aggregator – Most Funded Companies
Funding
Amount
shazam.com
Shazam
(2002, London)
Music identification platform
KPCB, Institutional Venture Partners, IDG ventures, DN Capital, Acacia Capital Partners,
America Movil, Azini Capital Partners, Arts Alliance Ventures, Buran Venture Capital, Sony
Music
Aggregator > Discovery >
Identification
$130M
musicmessenger.co
Music Messenger
(2014, Herzliya)
Music streaming and music messaging service Aggregator > Discovery >
Social Sharing
$35M
imeem.com
Imeem
Social network for discovery and sharing music
First Round Capital, Sequoia Capital, Morgenthaler, Warner Bros, Warner Music, Adobe
Ventures
Social Sharing
$27.1M
crowdmix.me
Crowdmix
(2013, London)
Social music streaming & discovery platform Aggregator > Discovery >
Social Sharing
$21M
soundhound.com
SoundHound
(2005, Santa Clara)
Developer of sound recognition based mobile apps
Felicis Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, Walden Venture Capital, Amidzad Partners,
Western Technology Investment, TransLink Capital, Global Catalyst Partners, Pejman Mar
Ventures, translinkcapital.net
Identification
$11M
avvenu.com
Avvenu
(2004, Palo Alto)
Cloud-based personal media sharing platform
Charles River Ventures, Motorola, Worldview Technology Partners
Aggregator > Personal
Cloud
$9M
tuneupmedia.com
TuneUp
Music metadata identifier and library organizing platform
IDG ventures, KPG Ventures
Aggregator > Personal
Cloud
$8.5M

Artist Support – Business Model Description
Companies which help independent artists in managing distribution, connecting to fans and professionals.
Social Connect Distribution Channel Manager
Platforms which help artists manage distribution &
royalties coming from streaming/buying platforms
Platforms where artists can showcase their work and
connect with fans or professionals

Artist Support – Entrepreneur Activity and
Investment Trend
$14M $14M
$2M
$31M
$1M
$7M
$15M
$27M
4
6
4
8
3
10 10
8
0
2
5
7
10
12
0
7
14
21
28
35
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
NumberofRounds
5
9
7
10
8
23
11
14
0
5
10
15
20
25
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
68
13
4 2 2 2 2 2
0
16
32
48
64
80
US UK Israel Canada Finland France Germany India
NumberofCompanies
$90M
$41M
55
23
0
12
24
36
48
60
0
20
40
60
80
100
Social Connect Distribution Channel Manager
NumberofCompanies
BM wise Investment

Artist Support – Most Funded Companies
Funding
Amount
bandpage.com
BandPage
Online platform for fan engagement and management
Mohr Davidow Ventures, GGV Capital, Western Technology Investment, Northgate, IDG
Ventures USA
Artist Support > Social
Connect > Fan Engagement
$27.5M
bkstg.com
Bkstg
(2015, Los Angeles)
Artist-fan connect platform
Live Nation, Deep Fork Capital, Three Six Zero, Mark Cuban Companies, Modest
Management, Scooter Braun, Lerer Hippeau Ventures
$20M
official.fm
Official fm
(2010, Geneva)
Online distribution management platform for artists Artist Support > Distribution
Channel Manager
$8M
musicane.com
Musicane
(2006, Venice)
Music distribution enabler for artists Artist Support > Distribution
Channel Manager
$7.7M
tunecore.com
TuneCore
(2005, Brooklyn)
Online platform for Music distribution
Opus Capital
Artist Support > Distribution
Channel Manager
$7M
musicnation.com
Music Nation
Indie artist and their works' discovery for fans
Greylock Partners, Point Judith Capital
$6.5M
desihits.com
Desihits
Indo-American artist connect platform
Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Trident Capital, The D E Shaw Group
Connect > Professional
Network
$5M
nimbit.com
Nimbit
(2004, Framingham)
Ticketing, merchandising, sales & distribution platform for artists
Rose Tech Ventures, LaunchCapital, Common Angels, Hub Angels Investment Group,
Vencore Capital
Connect > Crowdfunding >
Reward
$4.8M

For Ads/Movies For Venues For Telecom
44
Music for Businesses – Business Model
Description
Companies providing music solutions for enterprises (venues, advertisement or movie makers, telecom companies).
Companies providing music solutions for
stores, restaurants, & similar business
Platforms where professionals, brands,
marketing agencies can discover & license
music for commercial use.
Companies providing IVR solution or
ringtones for telecom industry

Music for Businesses – Entrepreneur Activity and
Investment Trend
$4M $2M $1M
$48M
$8M $5M $6M
$19M
2
3
1
8
9
13
10
6
0
3
6
8
11
14
0
12
24
36
48
60
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
NumberofRounds
5
10
14
11
20
16
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
25
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
60
11
8
5 4 4 3 3
0
14
28
42
56
70
US UK India Germany Canada Sweden Belgium Colombia
NumberofCompanies
$67M
$25M
$6M
33
29
5
0
7
14
21
28
35
0
16
32
48
64
80
For Venues For Ads/Movies For Telecom
NumberofCompanies
BM wise Investment

Music for Businesses – Most Funded Companies
Funding
Amount
touchtunes.com
TouchTunes
Digital jukebox and karaoke provider for venues
VantagePoint Capital Partners, 3i Group, Searchlight Capital
Venues > Streaming >
Jukebox
$45M
soundtrackyourbrand.com
Soundtrack Your Brand
(2013, Stockholm)
Spotify-based music streaming subscriptions for businesses
Spotify, Creandum, Northzone, Wellington Partners, TeliaSonera, PlayNetwork
Venues > Streaming
$10.9M
musicdealers.com
Music Dealers
(2008, Chicago)
Global music licensing company
Coca-Cola, CSA Partners, G2T3V
Ads/Movies > Retail
$6.2M
musiwave.com
Musiwave
(2000, Paris)
Provider of music services to mobile device makers
Ventech, Orkos Capital
Telecom
$5.7M
epidemicsound.com
Epidemic Sound
(2009, Stockholm)
Production music licensing platform
Creandum
Ads/Movies > Retail
$5M
soundreef.com
Soundreef
(2011, Rome)
Marketplace for music to businesses
Lventure Group, VAM Investments
Ads/Movies > Marketplace
$4M
rockbot.com
Rockbot
(2010, Oakland)
Mobile jukebox app for customer engagement
GV, XG Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners, Accelerator Ventures, T5 Capital, Detroit
Venture Partners, Susa Ventures, Universal Music Group, Penny Black
Venues > Streaming
$3.9M
audiosocket.com
Audiosocket
(2008, Seattle)
Music licensing platform
Denny Hill Capital
Ads/Movies > Retail
$3.5M

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
47

Interesting Unfunded Companies
Company Overview
Business
Model
nagualsounds.com
Nagual Sounds
(2013, Land)
Algo-based music creation Creation > Automated Music Creation
tomatoshark.com
TomatoShark Music
(2014, Sherman Oaks)
Music licensing marketplace
Music for Businesses > For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
BandLab
(2014, Singapore)
Online social platform for Music makers. For Professionals > Collaboration
Yokee
(2013, Tel Aviv)
Karaoke application For Amateurs > Karaoke
Kompoz
(2007, Miami)
SaaS platform to collaborate with musicians and crowdsource music
creation
For Professionals > Collaboration
ToneDen
(2014, Berkeley)
Fan engagement platform for musicians Social Connect > Fan Engagement
Meet & Jam
(2013, London)
Professional network for musicians and online marketplace for finding
studios
Social Connect > Professional Network
Curated list of companies by the sector analyst are defined as Interesting

Interesting Seed Companies
Total
Funding
Pacemaker
(2012, Stockholm)
Music mixing and sharing app
500 Startups, Spintop Ventures, Firestartr, Plus Eight Equity For Amateurs > Mixing $1M
Karaokesmart
(2013, America)
Karaoke platform for smartphones and smart TVs
Wayra For Amateurs > Karaoke Undisclosed
SongArc Game
(2014, San Mateo)
Gaming app for playing virtual tunes
Traction Tribe
For Amateurs > Virtual
Instruments
Undisclosed
Singa
(2013, Helsinki)
Platform for karaoke based singing & sharing
Reaktor Ventures For Amateurs > Karaoke $525K
Nobex
(2007, Santa Cruz)
Provide app for streaming live radio on mobile
JLA Ventures
Online Radio > Broadcast
Aggregator
$123K
Parola
(2015, Tel Aviv)
Collaborative music creation and sharing platform
Undisclosed For Amateurs > Co-creation $2M
Edjing
(2009, Paris)
DJ mixing app developer
Entrepreneur Venture For Professionals > Mixing $2.5M
paytunes.in
PayTunes
(2015, Delhi)
App to set ad-jingles as ringtone and get paid for incoming calls
Indian Angel Network, CIO Angel Network
Telecom
$600K

Interesting Series A Companies
Total
Funding
bkstg.com
Bkstg
(2015, Los Angeles)
Artist-fan connect platform
Live Nation, Deep Fork Capital, Three Six Zero, Mark Cuban Companies, Modest
Management, Scooter Braun, Lerer Hippeau Ventures
Artist Support > Social Connect
> Fan Engagement
$20M
soundtrap.com
Soundtrap
(2012, Stockholm)
Music co-creation & sharing platform
Industrifonden
Creation > For Amateurs > Co-
creation
$8.5M
wholeworldband.com
WholeWorldBand
(2008, Dublin)
App for co-creating music and sharing
Balderton Capital, International Investment and Underwriting
Creation > For Amateurs > Co-
creation
$6.8M
muzooka.com
Muzooka
(2011, Greenbrae)
Platform for live music professionals to discover indie artists Artist Support > Social Connect
> Professional Network
$4.1M
jukedeck.com
Jukedeck
(2012, London)
Automated music creation platform
Park Walk Advisors, Playfair Capital, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Cambridge
Enterprise, Backed, zeroth.ai
Creation > Automated Music
Creation
$3.8M

Interesting Series B Companies
Total
Funding
musicmessenger.co
Music Messenger
(2014, Herzliya)
Music streaming and music messaging service Aggregator > Discovery >
Social Sharing
$35M
kaolafm.com
Kaola FM
(2013, Beijing)
Online audio content service provider
Legend Capital
Licensed Content > Chinese
$26M
zvooq.com
Zvooq
(2009, Moscow)
Online music streaming platform of Russia
Essedel, Ulmart
Distribution > On-Demand >
Licensed Content >
Subscription > Russian
$25M
starmakerstudios.com
StarMaker
Music video creation and sharing
Qualcomm Ventures, XG Ventures, Western Technology Investment, iGlobe
Partners, Ulu Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, The Raine Group, GREE, Joe Perez,
Three Bridges Venture Partners, Crosscut Ventures
Short Videos
$13.5M
beatpacking.com
The Beatpacking
Company
(2013, Seongnam-si)
Music streaming platform based out of S.Korea
Altos Ventures, LBInvestment, Capstone Partners, IMM Investment, Altos
Ventures
Licensed Content > Korean
$11M
anghami.com
Anghami
(2011, Jounieh)
Arabic music streaming service
Middle East Venture Partners, du, MBC.Net, Samena Capital, Mobily Ventures
Licensed Content >
Subscription > Arabic
$2.8M

Interesting Late Stage Companies
Total
Funding
deezer.com
Deezer
(2006, Paris)
On-Demand music streaming and online radio
CM-CIC Capital Prive, Access Industries, Idinvest Partners, Orange
Licensed Content > Subscription >
Global
$258.6M
soundcloud.com
SoundCloud
(2008, Berlin)
Ad-supported music streaming open platform
Twitter, Index Ventures, Union Square Ventures, KPCB, Institutional Venture Partners, GGV Capital,
Doughty Hanson, German Startups Group, Eniac Ventures, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, Atlantic Labs
Distribution > On-Demand > Open
$193.3M
guvera.com
Guvera
(2008, Gold Coast)
Ad-based free music streaming platform
AMMA Private Equity
Global
$130.5M
shazam.com
Shazam
(2002, London)
Music identification platform
KPCB, Institutional Venture Partners, IDG ventures, DN Capital, Acacia Capital Partners, America Movil,
Azini Capital Partners, Arts Alliance Ventures, Buran Venture Capital, Sony Music
Identification
$130M
saavn.com
Saavn
(2007, Gurgaon)
Freemium music and radio streaming service in India
India Internet Group, Tiger Global Management, Bertelsmann, Steadview Capital, India Internet Fund
Indian
$126M
kkbox.com
KKBox
(2004, Taipei)
On-demand music streaming platform
HTC Corporation, Chunghwa Telecom, GIC, KDDI Corporation, Adobe Ventures
Chinese
$114M
musical.ly
Musical.ly
Online musical video creation and sharing app
Greylock Partners, GGV Capital, DCM Ventures, ChinaRock Capital Management, Kingsoft Network
Technology, Innovation Camp, Qiming Venture Partners
Creation > For Amateurs > Short
Videos
$100M
smule.com
Smule
Developer of social music-making & sharing apps
Bessemer Venture Partners, 500 Startups, Shasta Ventures, Adams Street Partners, City National Bank,
Granite Ventures, ROTH Capital, Fraser McCombs Capital, Maples Investments, Theorem Ventures,
Pharus Capital Management
Creation > For Amateurs > Karaoke $90.2M

Interesting Late Stage Companies
Total
Funding
changba.com
Changba
(2012, Beijing)
App that offers a portable solo KTV booth (Karaoke bar) for users
Sequoia Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Lux Capital, CITIC Private Equity Funds
Management, Vertex Ventures, Plum Ventures
Karaoke
$88M
tunein.com
TuneIn
Online broadcast radio channels aggregator
Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, True
Ventures, Google Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Jafco Ventures, ICCP Venture Partners,
Startup Capital Ventures, Causeway Media Partners, Icon Ventures
$50.2M
qingting.fm
Qingting
(2011, Shanghai)
App only radio channel aggregator
Sinovation Ventures, Chinese Cultural Industry Investment Fund
$12M

Top Funded Deadpooled Companies
Total
Funding
rdio.com
Rdio
On-demand music streaming service
Skype, Atomico, Mangrove Capital Partners, Mangrove Capital Partners
Licensed Content > Subscription
> Global
$126M
beyondoblivion.com
Music Liberation
Music streaming and sharing cloud platform
News Corp, Wellcome Trust
> Global
$87M
ruckusnetwork.com
Ruckus Networks
(2003, Cambridge)
Ad-supported music streaming platform for campuses
Sequoia Capital, Battery Ventures, Motorola, T-Venture, Investor, Sutter Hill Ventures,
Columbia Capital, Shelter Capital Partners, Pinnacle Ventures
> Global
$52.2M
simfy.de
Simfy
(2006, Berlin)
Online music streaming platform
Earlybird, Capnamic Ventures, NRW.BANK, DuMont Venture, Berlin Venture Partners
> Global
$23.1M
crowdmix.me
Crowdmix
(2013, London)
Social music streaming platform Aggregator > Discovery > Social
Sharing
$21M
getsongbird.com
Songbird
Indie music streaming platform
Sequoia Capital, Atlas Venture
Open Content > Subscription >
Global
$15M
myxer.com
Myxer
(2005, Austin)
Online radio streaming platform
New World Angels, Harris Preston & Partners, Morgenthau Venture Partners
Licensed Content > Global
$9.5M
spiralfrog.com
SpiralFrog
Ad-supported song downloads
> Global
$9M

Total
Funding
musicane.com
Musicane
(2006, Venice)
Music distribution enabler for artists Artist Support > Distribution
Channel Manager
$7.7M
turntable.fm
Turntable.fm
Social music sharing & streaming platform
First Round Capital, Union Square Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Polaris Partners
Curated > Crowd-curated
$7M
musicnation.com
Music Nation
Indie artist and their works' discovery for fans
Greylock Partners, Point Judith Capital
> Fan Engagement
$6.5M
blinkboxmusic.com
Blinkbox Music
(2007, Oxford)
Internet radio streaming
Qualcomm, Pentech Ventures, Spark Ventures, GP Bullhound, Eden Ventures
Licensed Content > Global >
Curated > Crowd
$6M
musiwave.com
Musiwave
(2000, Paris)
Provider of music services to mobile device makers
Ventech, Orkos Capital
Telecom
$5.7M
mercora.com
Mercora
(2003, Sunnyvale)
P2P radio streaming
Norwest Venture Partners
> P2P
$5M
boomio.com
Boomio
(2014, Seattle)
Music streaming & sharing app
> Global
$2.1M
flytcast.fm
FlyCast
(2006, Lancaster)
Offline enabled radio service
venture-forum.org
$2.1M

Total
Funding
rockola.fm
Rockola
(2007, Madrid)
Internet radio streaming
corporaccioncan.com
$2M
myijukebox.com
iJukebox
(2010, Boston)
Interactive jukebox platform for retailers Music for Businesses > For
Venues > Streaming > Jukebox
$1.9M
dazzboard.com
Dazzboard
(2007, Espoo)
Digital media manager provide gateway to transfer media files
Veraventure
Aggregator > Personal Cloud $1.5M
noisetoys.com
NoiseToys
App for music discovery and promotion
Ecosystem Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, DCM Ventures
Aggregator > Discovery > Clips $1.2M
grooveshark.com
Grooveshark
(2006, Gainesville)
Open music streaming and sharing platform
EchoVC Partners, Montage Capital, Partners for Growth
Open Content > Subscription >
Global
$1.1M
gsound.com
Gsound
(2012, Palo Alto)
Song identification app Aggregator > Discovery >
Identification
$1M
uniquesound.com
UniqueSound
Platform for artists to showcase & pitch their work
Foundry Group, Techstars, ISAI
> Professional Network
$1M
justsingit.com
Just Sing
Instagram for singing and sharing
Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Tribeca Venture Partners, M8 Capital
Karaoke
$1M

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
57

Useful Links
Slide Title Content Platform Link
List of All Companies in readable format Companies Link
Large Upcoming Sectors Entrepreneur Activity Link
Niche Upcoming Sectors Entrepreneur Activity Link
Top investments in last one year Investment Trend Link
Major Acquisitions in last one year Exit Outlook - Acquisitions Link
Distribution – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Creation – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Aggregator – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Artist Support – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Music for Businesses – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Top Funded Deadpooled Companies Companies Link

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
60

Music Tech – Company List
Distribution Creation Aggregator Artist Support Music for Businesses
374 FUNDED COMPANIES AND 535 UNFUNDED COMPANIES
COVERS THE FOLLOWING SECTORS

Distribution (1/39)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Psonar
(2008, London)
Music streaming with al-a-carte payment
Syndicate Room, Beacon Capital On-Demand > Licensed
Content > Store > Global
$900k
DJtunes
(2005, Bochum)
Dance music download portal
High-Tech Grunderfonds On-Demand > Licensed
$660k
ReelTrak
(2013, Aarhus)
Platform to access and buy stem tracks
Capnova On-Demand > Licensed
theGLOW
(2009, Singapore)
Online music store
On-Demand > Licensed
Mewbox
(2009, London)
Online music store with western music
OraStream
(2011, Singapore)
Genre specific music-buying platform
Passionato
(2008, Montclair)
Online buying platform for classical music
Creative Capital Fund On-Demand > Licensed
Juno Download
(2006, Madrid)
Online store for buying singles
Go to BM List >> Creation

Distribution (2/39)
Get Chorus
Online platform for buying Rap Music & learning to create the same
500 Startups On-Demand > Licensed
Beatport
(2003, Denver)
Online music store for electronic music
mflow
(2008, London)
Online music store & social recommendation platform
Tunes Store
(1997, Chicago)
Online Music Store
eMusic
Digital music store
Mora
(2000, Tokyo)
Online music store for Japanese music
Content > Store > Japanese
Recochoku Co.,Ltd
(2001, Shibuya)
Online buying store for Japanese music
WASABEAT
(2013, Tokyo)
Online music store based out of Japan
IMJ Investment Partners On-Demand > Licensed

Distribution (3/39)
RS Online
(2011, Chatuchak)
Online music store based out of Thailand
Content > Store > Thai
Vuga Music Associates
(2013, Lagos)
Online music streaming platform of Africa On-Demand > Licensed
Content > Subscription >
African
$20k
Las Gidi Tunes
(2011, Baltimore)
Ad-supported on-demand music streaming based out of Africa On-Demand > Licensed
African
iROKING
(2010, Lagos)
On-demand African music streaming On-Demand > Licensed
African
Spinlet.com
(2006, Lagos)
African
Mkito
(2014, Arusha)
On-Demand music streaming of Tanzania On-Demand > Licensed
African
Orin
(2015, Lagos)
African
VUGA ONLINE RADIO
(2013, Lagos)
African

Distribution (4/39)

Distribution (5/39)

Distribution (6/39)

Distribution (7/39)

Distribution (8/39)

Distribution (9/39)

Distribution (10/39)

Creation (1/24)
Sonation Inc
(2013, Boston)
Platform for providing a virtual orchestra for musicians
$600k
Jukedeck
(2012, London)
Automated music creation platform
Park Walk Advisors, Playfair Capital, Cambridge Innovation Capital,
Cambridge Enterprise, Backed, zeroth.ai
Automated Music Creation $3.8M
Aitokaiku
(2015, Berlin)
Automated music creation app for amateurs
Automated Music Creation
Amper Music
AI-based automatic royalty free music
Advancit Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, HDS
Capital
Kagura
(2014, Fukuoka)
Automated music creation based on dance moves
algorhythm.ai
AI based mobile application for composing music
Komponant
(2015, Bangkok)
Virtual vocalist technology
Distribution << Go to BM List >> Aggregator

Creation (2/24)
Computoser
(2012, Sofia)
AI based automatic music composing platform
Mubert
(2015, Moscow)
Automated music creation app
Nagual Sounds
(2013, Land)
Algo-based music creation
Soundtrap
(2012, Stockholm)
Music co-creation & sharing platform
Industrifonden For Amateurs > Co-creation $8.5M
WholeWorldBand
(2008, Dublin)
App for co-creating music and sharing
Balderton Capital, International Investment and Underwriting For Amateurs > Co-creation $6.8M
Parola
(2015, Tel Aviv)
Collaborative music creation and sharing platform
For Amateurs > Co-creation $2M
JAMR Labs
Platform to connect, collaborate and share for musicians
For Amateurs > Co-creation $285k
Vampr
(2015, Melbourne)
Co-creation and social connect platform
For Amateurs > Co-creation

Creation (3/24)

Creation (4/24)

Creation (5/24)

Creation (6/24)

Creation (7/24)

Creation (8/24)

Creation (9/24)

Creation (10/24)

Creation (11/24)

Creation (12/24)

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Creation (14/24)

Creation (15/24)

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Creation (17/24)

Creation (18/24)

Creation (19/24)

Creation (20/24)

Creation (21/24)

Creation (22/24)

Creation (23/24)

Creation (24/24)

Aggregator (1/24)
Tunigo
(2010, Stockholm)
Algo based music discovery
GP Bullhound, Blibros Discovery > Automated $2.6M
Hitlantis
(2009, Helsinki)
Music, brand and artist discovery platform
Discovery > Automated $1.5M
Discovr
(2010, Perth)
Algo-based music & artist discovery platform
Yuuwa Capital, Tech23 Discovery > Automated $1.1M
Beatrobo
Automated music playlist platform
Cyberagent Ventures, Klab Ventures Discovery > Automated $600k
humm
(2012, London)
Personalized third-party music streaming service
Wayra Discovery > Automated $112K
Next Music
(2012, Kiev)
Music curation by mood
Discovery > Automated $70k
The Social Radio
Twitter-based radio streaming
Start-Up Chile, NXTP Labs, Enzyme Venture Capital Discovery > Automated $40k
Trackhunter
(2013, Boston)
Music discovery platform for DJs
Discovery > Automated
Creation << Go to BM List >> Artist Support

Aggregator (2/24)
Sonarflow
(2009, Sunnyvale)
Music & artist recommendation based on one's music library
Myleisureapp
(2014, Rishon Lezion)
Personalized recommendation engine for music, movies & TV-Shows
Fyrno
(2015, New Haven)
Automated social music discovery platform
1Day1Song
(2012, Seoul)
Music/artists discovery platform
BoomBox
(2015, Rishon Lezion)
App for personalized music feed
Music Vault
(2009, London)
Music content recommendation plugin for iTunes
Cantio
(2011, Budapest)
Online music player based on the free Youtube and Last.fm
Echo
(2015, New Orleans)
Music discovery and sharing app

Aggregator (3/24)

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Artist Support (1/14)
Official fm
(2010, Geneva)
Online distribution management platform for artists
Distribution Channel
Manager
$8M
Musicane
(2006, Venice)
Music distribution enabler for artists
Manager
$7.7M
TuneCore
(2005, Brooklyn)
Online platform for Music distribution
Opus Capital Distribution Channel
Manager
$7M
Amie Street
(2006, Long Island City)
Online music distribution portal
Amazon, Deep Fork Capital Distribution Channel
Manager
$3.9M
Sounday
(2009, Turin)
Platform for digital music distribution and promotion
Principia SGR, dPixel Distribution Channel
Manager
$2.7M
Mspot
(2004, Palo Alto)
Online music distribution platform
Trinity Ventures Distribution Channel
Manager
$2.3M
iMusician Digital AG
(2007, Zurich)
Online digital music managing platform
Zurcher Kantonalbank Distribution Channel
Manager
$2.1M
Artist Growth
(2012, Nashville)
Platform for digital distribution & other management needs for
musicians Distribution Channel
Manager
$2M
Aggregator << Go to BM List >>
Music for
Businesses

VibeDeck
(2009, Los Angeles)
Online platform for selling music directly to fans
Manager
$2M
VYDIA
(2013, Freehold)
Online platform for artists to publish videos & audios
Pasadena Angels, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Newark Venture
Partners, Connected VC
Manager
$1.9M
Music Kickup
(2011, Helsinki)
Online Music Distribution
VisionPlus Fund Distribution Channel
Manager
$843k
Freeform Development
(2014, Oakland)
Platform for artists to promote and control their digital music
distribution
Accelerator Ventures, 2020 Ventures, IDG Ventures USA
Manager
DeliverMyTune
(2015, Delhi)
Online platform for music distribution through digital channels
Manager
Dart Music
(2014, Nashville)
Online Music Distribution platform
Nashville Capital Network Distribution Channel
Manager
naïve
(1998, Paris)
Online Indie-music promotion and distribution platform
Iris Capital Distribution Channel
Manager
RouteNote
(2007, Redruth)
Digital music distribution platform
Manager
Music for
Businesses

Music for
Businesses

Music for Businesses (1/17)
Soundreef
(2011, Rome)
Marketplace for music to businesses
Lventure Group, VAM Investments For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
$4M
SourceAudio
(2007, Culver City)
Online music licensing marketplace
Emerson Investments For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
$1.2M
YouLicense
(2007, Tel Aviv)
Online music licensing marketplace
Ofer-Hi Tech, Logia Group For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
$1.1M
Express In Music
(2009, Singapore)
Outsource music composition to the music experts
National Research Foundation Singapore, TNF Ventures, SPRING
Singapore
For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
$588k
Audiodraft
(2010, Helsinki)
Crowdsourced music production marketplace
500 Startups, Promus Ventures, Startup Sauna For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
$400k
Gideen
(2013, Malibu)
Marketplace for licensing music
For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
$200k
AudioCatch
Marketplace to source custom audio
Start-Up Chile For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
$40k
Brands For Bands
(2009, Los Angeles)
Online marketplace for buying/ selling royalty free music
For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
Artist Support << Go to BM List

Productiontrax
Digital royalty free microstock marketplaces
For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
BeatStars.com
Production music marketplace
For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
AudioSparx
(1996, Saint Augustine)
Licensed stock music and audio content marketplace
For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
Stock Music
(1996, Alken)
Production music library and marketplace
For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
AudioMicro
(2007, Sherman Oaks)
Royalty-free music and sound effects library
Frontier Venture Capital For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
Musicloops.com
(2006, Santa Monica)
Royalty free production music, tracks and loops
For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
Muserk
Licensed music marketplace
For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace
LuckStock
(2012, Delaware)
Royalty free stock music and audio marketplace
For Ads/Movies >
Marketplace

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
180

Team
Shwetank
Senior Analyst – Consumer Practice Area
Sri Harsha Jetti
Lead Analyst – Consumer Practice Area

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