Shazam was founded by Chris Barton.

Who are Shazam's investors?

Shazam's investors include Arts Alliance, Band of Angels, DN Capital, Five V Capital, Flashpoint Venture Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, 10x Founders and 3 more.

Shazam

12 known investors

Find your way into Shazam

188 people in our graph share verified history with the Shazam team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Nenad Marovacunlockedknows Chris Barton · together at Shazam (overlapped)

×8knows the team · via Shazam

×3knows the team · via Dropbox

Shazam 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.

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Founders & leadership

Chris Barton FounderChris Barton founded Shazam, the music identification app, and has previously worked on mobile ecosystem initiatives at Google and Dropbox. He holds multiple patents and is now developing an AI startup focused on dyslexia.

Investors · 12

Arts Alliancelisted by Arts AllianceLondon · $540K – $5.4M

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Band of Angelslisted by Band of AngelsSilicon Valley

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DN Capitallisted by DN CapitalLondon · $100K – $22M

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Five V Capitallisted by Five V CapitalDarlinghurst

Flashpoint Venture Capitallisted by Flashpoint Venture CapitalLondon · $1M – $15M

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Kleiner Perkinslisted by Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M

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Menlo Ventureslisted by Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M

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10x FoundersreportedMünchen · $270K – $2.7M

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Dent CapitalreportedMenlo Park

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EmergereportedLondon · $500K – $2.5M

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Reach CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $12M

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Also in the syndicate · 1

Emerge Capital

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountseed roundNov 2025
Reach Capital (lead), 10x Founders, Dent Capital, Emerge
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Frequently asked questions

What does Shazam do?: Shazam 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.
Who founded Shazam?: Shazam was founded by Chris Barton.
Who are Shazam's investors?: Shazam's investors include Arts Alliance, Band of Angels, DN Capital, Five V Capital, Flashpoint Venture Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, 10x Founders and 3 more.