Deezer
Founded 2007 · 1,087 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
Deezer is a music streaming platform offering access to over 120 million tracks, podcasts, and curated recommendations across 180+ countries. The service operates on a freemium model with offline download capabilities and includes an AI music detector tool.
Founders & leadership
Deezer was founded in 2007 by Daniel Marhely.
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Daniel MarhelyinFounder
Investors · 3
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Deezer went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 5
by search overlap
Genius398111 shared keywordsGenius is a crowdsourced music encyclopedia where a community of contributors annotates and discusses song lyrics, artist information, and music culture across all genres. The platform serves artists, creatives, and music fans who want to explore and share deeper context about music and its creators.
SoundCloud337370 shared keywordsAudio distribution and music-sharing platform for artists and creators.
Shazam171608 shared keywordsShazam is a mobile app for iOS and Android that identifies music playing nearby by creating a digital fingerprint of the audio and matching it against a database of tracks, then returning song and artist details along with lyrics, video, and recommendations. The app also lets users identify TV programs and ads, and is now part of Apple.
Bandcamp87214 shared keywordsBandcamp is a music platform that enables fans to create and share playlists of music they own from artists they support, with built-in artist compensation and discovery features. The service emphasizes direct artist support by requiring playlist creators to own tracks and limiting free sampling to encourage purchases.
Boomplay55548 shared keywordsBoomplay is a music streaming and download platform offering access to over 100 million songs and videos, primarily serving African listeners and content creators. The platform enables free offline listening and provides a community space for music discovery and entertainment news.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Deezer do?
- Deezer is a music streaming platform offering access to over 120 million tracks, podcasts, and curated recommendations across 180+ countries. The service operates on a freemium model with offline download capabilities and includes an AI music detector tool.
- Who founded Deezer?
- Deezer was founded by Daniel Marhely in 2007.
- Who are Deezer's investors?
- Deezer's investors include Access Technology Ventures, Kontora Family Office GmbH, Access Industries.