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HAAWK
acquired by SESAC Music GroupStudio City, US · 4 known investors
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HAAWK provides music rights management services—including YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram Content ID administration, UGC monetization, copyright enforcement, and reporting—for record labels, music publishers, and production music libraries. It also operates self-service and adjacent platforms: Identifyy for independent rights holders, KeyframeAudio for micro sync licensing of production music, and Diistro for digital music distribution.
Founders & leadership
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Ryan BornFounder & CEORyan Born founded HAAWK, Inc., a music rights management firm, following his earlier founding and sale of AdRev/AudioMicro, Inc. in 2015. He previously worked as VP of Finance and Controller at WireImage (acquired by Getty Images) and began his career in audit and tax at PricewaterhouseCoopers, holding a CPA license and degrees in accounting and studio art from Emory University and the University of Illinois.
Investors · 4
500 Globallisted by 500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K
How we know: open dataset · 500 Global portfolio 2026-08 · Not right? Tell us
Frequently asked questions
- What does HAAWK do?
- HAAWK provides music rights management services—including YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram Content ID administration, UGC monetization, copyright enforcement, and reporting—for record labels, music publishers, and production music libraries. It also operates self-service and adjacent platforms: Identifyy for independent rights holders, KeyframeAudio for micro sync licensing of production music, and Diistro for digital music distribution.
- Who founded HAAWK?
- HAAWK was founded by Ryan Born.
- Who are HAAWK's investors?
- HAAWK's investors include 500 Global, APEX Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Frontier Venture Capital.
- Who acquired HAAWK?
- HAAWK was acquired by SESAC Music Group.
- Where is HAAWK headquartered?
- HAAWK is headquartered in Studio City, US.