Investor + VC Financing

7digital Secures a Critical Loan to Keep the Lights On

March 10, 2020

7digital has sealed a critical loan from a UK-based lender, prolonging the company's hunt for profitability. London-based digital music and radio services platform 7digital has secured a 12-month, $646,000 (... Read More...

BTS Label Big Hit Entertainment Is Rapidly Moving Forward With IPO Plans

Marsha Silva

February 26, 2020

photo: Renan Kamikoga It seems that BTS label Big Hit Entertainment will be going public much sooner than anticipated. After being valued at over $1 billion last summer (a figure that, though impressive at ... Read More...

Music Benefactors Wants to Solve the Crowdfunding Riddle for Musicians — Introducing the ‘Artist Public Offering’

Paul Resnikoff

February 26, 2020

Matthew Lutz, Founder & CEO, Music Benefactors On November 14th, 2019, Taylor Swift wrote an open letter to the public, the music industry, and, most importantly of all, her many millions of fans. In it,... Read More...

Anghami Unveils Partnership with ACRCloud in Desperate Bid to Remain Relevant in the Middle East

Anghami Says They’re Juggling Multiple Investment and Acquisition Offers

Marsha Silva

February 25, 2020

Anghami, the leading music-streaming service for residents of North Africa and the Middle East, claims to be fielding multiple equity-investment offers and acquisition proposals. In a recent interview, Angha... Read More...

SEGA Moves into the Music Industry — Starting With Flutin Investment

Ashley King

February 25, 2020

Photo Credit: Unsplash SEGA is expanding into the music industry with an investment in an Indian music-discovery start-up. Flutin uses music data to surface new artists based on a variety of factors. SEGA se... Read More...

Danny Wimmer Presents Receives ‘Substantial’ Investment from Yucaipa Companies

Paul Resnikoff

February 20, 2020

Danny Wimmer Presents, a Los Angeles-headquartered music festival promoter, has secured a major investment from The Yucaipa Companies, a private equity firm also based out of Los Angeles. News of the backing... Read More...

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser Buys $10 Million in Napster Stock

Marsha Silva

February 11, 2020

RealNetworks founder, chairman, and CEO Rob Glaser has invested $10 million in his company’s stock. According to the SEC filing, Glaser’s investment in RealNetworks, which was funded personally, translates ... Read More...

SoundCloud Receives Massive $75 Million Investment From Sirius XM

Marsha Silva

February 11, 2020

Sirius XM has invested $75 million in SoundCloud, per a recently published press release. The release also indicated that the “minority investment” resulted, at least in part, from SoundCloud’s positive busi... Read More...

Paradigm Acquires Dale Morris & Associates, Creates Strategic Alliance with Morris Higham Management

Paradigm Invests in Pitch & Sync, a London-Based Sync Agency

Marsha Silva

February 10, 2020

Paradigm has made a strategic investment in Pitch & Sync, a London-based sync agency that specializes in matching artists with those who wish to enhance their visual media with music. The terms of the i... Read More...

AI-Powered Record Label Snafu Records Secures $2.9 Million In Financing

Ashley King

February 7, 2020

Photo Credit: Snafu Records AI-powered record label Snafu Records has secured $2.9 million in seed funding. Founder and CEO Ankit Desai describes the LA-based startup as "the first full-service, AI-enabled r... Read More...

Radio-Tracking Platform WARM Raises $1.37MM — Sony a Big Backer

Marsha Silva

February 6, 2020

World Airplay Radio Monitor (WARM), a radio-tracking platform, has raised about $1.37 million (€1.25 million) in seed funding after taking part in an event held by the Sony Startup Acceleration Program Europe... Read More...

Thematic Is Unlocking the Content Creator Economy for Artists — 2.5 Billion Plays, 1 Million Fan Conversions

Paul Resnikoff

January 22, 2020

Thematic artists Last time we reported on Thematic, the company had generated more than 1 billion song plays for its artists. Now, that number has surpassed 2.5 billion, just one of several impressive stats ... Read More...

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7digital Secures a Critical Loan to Keep the Lights On

BTS Label Big Hit Entertainment Is Rapidly Moving Forward With IPO Plans

Music Benefactors Wants to Solve the Crowdfunding Riddle for Musicians — Introducing the ‘Artist Public Offering’

Anghami Says They’re Juggling Multiple Investment and Acquisition Offers

SEGA Moves into the Music Industry — Starting With Flutin Investment

Danny Wimmer Presents Receives ‘Substantial’ Investment from Yucaipa Companies

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser Buys $10 Million in Napster Stock

SoundCloud Receives Massive $75 Million Investment From Sirius XM

Paradigm Invests in Pitch & Sync, a London-Based Sync Agency

AI-Powered Record Label Snafu Records Secures $2.9 Million In Financing

Radio-Tracking Platform WARM Raises $1.37MM — Sony a Big Backer