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Beatdapp
500 GlobalFounded 2018 · 51 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
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Beatdapp develops a fraud detection platform for the music streaming industry, aimed at identifying manipulation and protecting revenue integrity for rights holders and streaming platforms. It focuses on fraud prevention and royalty accuracy across the digital streaming landscape.
Also known as Beatdapp Software Inc.
Founders & leadership
Beatdapp was founded in 2018 by Andrew Batey, Arpan Deol, Morgan Hayduk, and Pouria Assadipour.
Investors · 8
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Beatdapp develops what it markets as a "Trust and Safety OS," a platform that unifies identity, security, content and engagement integrity for digital platforms. The product is organized around five capability pillars: anomaly detection to identify bots and fraudulent activity, customer due diligence for identity verification and determination of ultimate beneficial ownership, AI music detection to distinguish synthetic from human-created music, account takeover detection to prevent account theft and unauthorized sharing, and a recommendation system intended to deliver personalized, manipulation-resistant discovery.
The technology was originally built for the music industry, where it is applied to streaming fraud detection, and the company positions it as extensible to gaming, media and marketplace platforms. Beatdapp states that it has analyzed more than 6 trillion streams and processed more than 65 trillion data points.
Business model
Beatdapp sells its detection and integrity software to digital platforms and music industry participants, with prospective customers routed through a demo request process that segments them by company type, number of artists distributed and stream count.
Traction
The company reports more than 6 trillion streams analyzed and more than 65 trillion data points processed, and publishes testimonials from Universal Music Group Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer Michael Nash and Beatport CEO Robb McDaniels.
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Market position
Beatdapp positions itself as offering the first platform to unify five pillars of digital trust, and cites work with multiple streaming platforms; UMG's Chief Digital Officer describes the company as focused on deeply understanding streaming fraud and providing perspective on its scope to a number of platforms.
Technology
AI-driven fraud and anomaly detection applied at large scale to streaming and platform activity data, combined with identity verification, synthetic (AI-generated) music detection, account takeover detection and a recommendation engine.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales via inbound "Request a demo" inquiries on its website, supported by industry endorsements from executives at Universal Music Group and Beatport and by segment-specific pages for DSPs, distributors, labels, and CMOs/PROs.
Digital service providers (DSPs), music distributors, record labels, collective management organizations and performing rights organizations, with stated applicability to gaming, media and marketplace platforms.
Geography
Headquartered in Canada, with a product oriented toward the global music streaming ecosystem.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsBeatport CEO Robb McDaniels describes the electronic music digital service provider partnering with Beatdapp to proactively address streaming fraud on its platform.
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In the news
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Beatdapp do?
- Beatdapp provides a Trust and Safety OS that detects streaming fraud and other integrity risks for digital platforms.
- Who founded Beatdapp?
- Beatdapp was founded by Andrew Batey, Arpan Deol, Morgan Hayduk, Pouria Assadipour in 2018.
- Who are Beatdapp's investors?
- Beatdapp's investors include 500 Global, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Gaingels, Maple VC, Panache Ventures, Saltagen Ventures, Blockchain Founders Fund, Hike Ventures.