SoundCloud
12 known investors
Audio distribution and music-sharing platform for artists and creators.
Investors · 12
AtlanticBerlin
Atlantic LabsBerlin · $108K – $540Kvia Christophe · inferred
Birk VentureOslo
Edge Case Capital Partners$25K – $100K
Flagship PioneeringCambridge · $500K – $10M
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M
K2 GlobalSingapore
MassVenturesWaltham · $250K – $500K
Multi Family OfficePraha
The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Los Angeles · $50K – $5M
Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M
Whiteboard Venture PartnersPalo Altovia Abhijit Solanki · inferred
Founder mafia
2 people who came through SoundCloud went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 5
by search overlapGenius1342860 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.
Shazam458369 shared keywordsShazam is a music discovery app that identifies songs from audio and lets users explore charts, lyrics, radio play data, and concert information. It provides global and city-level trending song rankings and is available on iOS, Android, and other devices.
Deezer339441 shared keywordsDeezer 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.
Bandcamp323632 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.
Billboard195763 shared keywordsBillboard provides daily news and briefings covering the music industry.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SoundCloud do?
- Audio distribution and music-sharing platform for artists and creators.
- Who are SoundCloud's investors?
- SoundCloud's investors include Atlantic, Atlantic Labs, Birk Venture, Edge Case Capital Partners, Flagship Pioneering, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), K2 Global, MassVentures and 4 more.