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Sony Music Entertainment

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Tracked investments
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Team · 2 people

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Pallavi Sambasivan· Strategy & Investments | Directorin
Susan Meisel· Executive Vice President, Corporate Deputy General Counsel, Head of M&A and Strategic Investmentsin

Susan Meisel is Executive Vice President, Corporate Deputy General Counsel, and Head of M&A and Strategic Investments at Sony Music Entertainment, where she oversees worldwide mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments. She has extensive experience in global transactions across media, entertainment, and digital sectors, with expertise in cross-border transactions, financing, governance, risk management, competition law, and intellectual property matters.

Founder mafia

18 people who came through Sony Music Entertainment went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 6 more

What they invest in

from 7 of 8 portfolio companies

Creator Economy ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Consumer ×3Media & Entertainment ×3SaaS ×2AdTech ×1Cloud Computing ×1Developer Tools ×1

HQs:United States×3Switzerland×1China×1Singapore×1

Investments · 8 tracked

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By year:2023 · 12022 · 12021 · 35 dated

Favefaveforfans.comin𝕏May 2021

Fave is a social platform and marketplace for music and entertainment superfans that ranks, rewards and verifies fan activity.

AI & Machine LearningGamingDietikon, CH

Jacquelle Amankonah Horton(Founder)in

Co-investorsFemale FoundersGaingelsTechstarsGoodwater CapitalSequoia Capitalsupernatural ventures+2 more

Favemyfave.comin

Fave is a mobile app offering deals, in-app payments, cashback, and rewards for consumers.

ConsumerFintechMarketplaces

Audra PakalnyteChen Chow YeohJoel NeohRafiq RazaliSue FernJoel Neoh Eu-Jin(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalVenturraFemale FoundersSequoia CapitalTechstarsVentura Capital+1 more

Komikomi.ioJul 2023

KOMI connects online creators with brands to run creator-led marketing campaigns as an alternative to traditional advertising channels.

AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSLos Angeles, US

Lewis Crosbie(Founder)

Co-investorsAntlerBrighteye VenturesMiroma VenturesRTP GlobalBusiness Growth FundContour Venture Partners+4 more

Maestromaestro.dev𝕏

Maestro is an open-source mobile UI testing tool that runs human-readable YAML end-to-end tests on iOS simulators and Android emulators, with a CLI, visual test IDE (Studio), cloud runner, and an MCP server for AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Jacob Krupski(Founder)inLeland Takamine(Founder)inJake Krupski(Founder)

Co-investorsCowboy VenturesDraper AssociatesModern TechnicalAcronym Venture CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorDraper Dragon+6 more

Makersplacemakersplace.cominAug 2021Defunct

MakersPlace was an NFT marketplace for digital art that operated from 2018 until it wound down in 2025.

Daniel Chu(Founder)inDannie Chu(Founder)inRyoma Ito(Founder)Yash Nelapati(Founder)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesDraft Ventures LlcJustin “3LAU” BlauPantera Capital9Yards CapitalBessemer Venture Partners+2 more

Rapchatrapchat.comin𝕏May 2021 · $2.3M

Rapchat is a mobile-first music creation platform where artists record songs, discover beats, collaborate with other creators, and share music.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Seth MillerinJJ Oslundin

Co-investors500 GlobalBase Venture Management, Inc.Rainfall VenturesLondon Venture PartnersM25Rev1 Ventures+1 more

Slipstreamslip.streaminMay 2022 · $7.5M

Slipstream provides a music catalog for content creators in entertainment and media, offering tracks that can be licensed across any platform globally.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsLightShed VenturesThird Prime

Ximalayaximalaya.com

Ximalaya is an online audio sharing platform providing podcast-like content spanning 101 categories across audio content for all age groups.

ConsumerCreator EconomyIoTMedia & EntertainmentShanghai, CN

Co-investorsSierra VenturesWestSummit CapitalKleiner PerkinsPuhua Capital

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Sony Music Entertainment made?
Sony Music Entertainment has 8 tracked investments.
What sectors does Sony Music Entertainment focus on?
Sony Music Entertainment focuses on Crypto & Web3.

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