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AmazeVR Raises Additional $17MM – Bringing Total Series B Funding to $32MM

September 27, 2022

Photo Credit: AmazeVR AmazeVR has announced an additional $17 million in investments for its Series B funding round. The ongoing funding round's current raise is $32 million. AmazeVR launched in 2015 and has... Read More...

Hume Raises $11.7M Series A Funding to Bring Music to the Metaverse

Ashley King

September 25, 2022

Photo Credit: Hume Web3 entertainment startup Hume has announced a Series A funding round of $11.7 million. Backers for the crypto venture include TCG Crypto, Collab+Currency, Gemini Frontier Fund, Aloe Blac... Read More...

Tencent Music Has Lackluster Debut in Hong Kong

Ashley King

September 22, 2022

Photo Credit: Ruslan Bardash China's Tencent Music Entertainment Group opened on the Hong Kong stock market yesterday to a lackluster debut. Tencent Music made its debut on the Hong Kong exchange after annou... Read More...

One Play at a Time, Audoo Is Making Accurate Performance Data Part of the Songwriter Pay Conversation

Paul Resnikoff

September 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Eric Tompkins The debate over songwriter compensation is unlikely to end anytime soon — though fast-evolving technology will play a big role in the discussion moving forward. Case in point: Audo... Read More...

Web3 Music Creation Startup Arpeggi Labs Announces $5.1 Million Raise, Brings On Steve Aoki and Louis Bell As Advisors

Dylan Smith

September 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Steve Aoki Web3 music creation startup Arpeggi Labs has announced a $5.1 million seed round that drew support from a16z crypto, veteran songwriter and producer Louis Bell, Steve Aoki, and an arr... Read More...

Podcast and Audiobook Platform Podimo Announces $59 Million Raise, Touts Subscriber Growth and Profitability in Denmark

Dylan Smith

September 14, 2022

Photo Credit: ConvertKit About 10 months after unveiling a roughly $78 million Series B funding round, audiobook and podcast platform Podimo has announced a €58.6 million (currently $58.99 million) raise and ... Read More...

atVenu Scores $30 Million in Funding from Frontier Growth

Ashley King

September 8, 2022

Photo Credit: atVenu Live event and merchandise payment platform atVenu scores $30 million in funding from Frontier Growth. The California-based company atVenu, a platform that processes live event and conce... Read More...

Web3 Music Revenue Share Platform Reveel Raises $1.3MM Pre-Seed Funding

Ashley King

September 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Reveel Web3 music revenue share protocol Reveel has announced a $1.3 million pre-seed funding round. The pre-seed was led by Binance Labs and Moment Ventures. Reveel was part of Season 4 of Bin... Read More...

Music Distributor Sound Legends Is Shaking Up the US-Centric Distributor Model – While Creating the ‘Entry Point for International Artists’

Paul Resnikoff

September 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Sound Legends Sound Legends wants to empower independent artists from around the world to access the global music market — across 195 countries and 300+ streaming platforms. In a quiet bow over... Read More...

SeatGeek Announces $238 Million Series E, Says It’s ‘On Track to More Than Double Revenue in 2022’

Dylan Smith

September 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Alexander Popov Amid the return of crowd-based entertainment, SeatGeek has officially announced a $238 million Series E funding round. The 13-year-old ticketing platform – which in June called... Read More...

Royalty-Free Music Platform Soundstripe Announces $9 Million Series B, Outlines Plans to ‘Invest Heavily’ In Enterprise Business

Dylan Smith

August 30, 2022

(l to r) Soundtripe co-founder and co-CEO Micah Sannan, co-founder and co-CEO Travis Terrell, and CTO Trevor Hinesley. Photo Credit: Soundstripe Video-focused royalty-free music platform Soundstripe has offic... Read More...

Triller Announces ‘Substantial’ Funding Round Ahead of Planned Q4 2022 IPO

Dylan Smith

August 29, 2022

Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Short-form video-sharing app (and TikTok competitor) Triller has officially announced the close of a “substantial” funding round as it prepares to list on NASDAQ in “early Q4.” T... Read More...

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AmazeVR Raises Additional $17MM – Bringing Total Series B Funding to $32MM

Hume Raises $11.7M Series A Funding to Bring Music to the Metaverse

Tencent Music Has Lackluster Debut in Hong Kong

One Play at a Time, Audoo Is Making Accurate Performance Data Part of the Songwriter Pay Conversation

Web3 Music Creation Startup Arpeggi Labs Announces $5.1 Million Raise, Brings On Steve Aoki and Louis Bell As Advisors

Podcast and Audiobook Platform Podimo Announces $59 Million Raise, Touts Subscriber Growth and Profitability in Denmark

atVenu Scores $30 Million in Funding from Frontier Growth

Web3 Music Revenue Share Platform Reveel Raises $1.3MM Pre-Seed Funding

Music Distributor Sound Legends Is Shaking Up the US-Centric Distributor Model – While Creating the ‘Entry Point for International Artists’

SeatGeek Announces $238 Million Series E, Says It’s ‘On Track to More Than Double Revenue in 2022’

Royalty-Free Music Platform Soundstripe Announces $9 Million Series B, Outlines Plans to ‘Invest Heavily’ In Enterprise Business

Triller Announces ‘Substantial’ Funding Round Ahead of Planned Q4 2022 IPO