Best Music Tech Companies in France
The 155 best Music Tech companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Deezer.
France's Music Tech scene has real funding weight behind it: 155 companies tracked, $624M in total disclosed capital, and one unicorn already on the board. Deezer anchors that stack with $445M raised, while Groover ($17M), Bridge.audio ($3M), and Claimy and Base for Music (each at $2M) show you a full funding ladder from growth stage down to early bets. The sector's growing, too. Global Music Tech is compounding at ~7.47% CAGR, pulled forward by AI-assisted production, cloud-native platforms, and a fast-rising base of independent artists who need tools. Median app install growth across music and entertainment apps hit +12% YoY across 436 tracked apps. That curve isn't flattening.
What I find telling is how the ownership layer is shifting alongside the tool layer, and this piece on Music Tech ownership structures captures exactly why legacy models are under pressure. France sits inside that churn productively. Kima Ventures, Partech Partners, and Techstars are the most active backers here, which signals institutional conviction rather than opportunistic noise. So if you're mapping where patient capital is meeting genuine product momentum in Music Tech, France's ranked list below is a solid place to start.
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Ranked: Best Music Tech companies in France
| # | Company | App-install YoY | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metronaut Mobile-based platform providing music learning solutions | +121% | $5M | 88 mo ago | 22 | Laurent Lieu Co-Founder | SentryZendeskNode.js+20 | — | — |
| 2 | Qobuz Subscription-based on-demand music streaming platform | +63% | $32M | 68 mo ago | 120 | — | Cart FunctionalityAlgoliaUnbounce+34 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 3 | Lunii Manufacturer of interactive audio devices and related audiobooks for children | +28% | $11M | 40 mo ago | 50 50 → 96 (+92%) | Maelle Chassard Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — |
| 4 | Deezer 🦄 Online platform for on-demand music and radio streaming | +14% | $445M | 50 mo ago | 605 | Daniel Marhely Co-Founder | Node.jsFacebook LoginGoogle Sign-in+21 | 6 patents Audio fingerprinting for content ID and synchronized multi-device media playback | — |
| 5 | CoachGuitar Mobile-based platform providing video-based guitar lessons | +11% | $3M | 120 mo ago | 7 | Antoine Mercier Co-Founder & CPO | UbuntuBootstrapAmazon Web Services+16 | — | — |
| 6 | WAW MUZIK Online platform for streaming music | +9% | — | 84 mo ago | 7 | Jean-Philippe Audoli Président et CEO chez WAW Muzik et MAM - Président Fondation MAM | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerAmazon Web Services+11 | — | — |
| 7 | Edjing Developer of DJ mixing app | +6% | $2M | 152 mo ago | — | Jean Baptiste Hironde Founder & CEO | PHPBootstrapGoogle Cloud+12 | — | — |
| 8 | Claimy Cloud-based royalty tracking platform for musicians | — | $2M | 8 mo ago | — | Guillaume de Lavenere Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 9 | Base for Music Online music promotion platform | — | $2M | 12 mo ago | 6 | — | ShopifySentryNode.js+17 | — | 1 launch |
| 10 | Bridge.audio Cloud-based digital studio platform | — | $3M | 23 mo ago | 12 | Clement Souchier Co-Founder & CEO | SentryNode.jsTailwind CSS+21 | 4 patents Cross-media audio recommendation and cataloguing of new audio objects | 2 partnerships · 3 awards |
| 11 | Groover Online music promotion and marketing platform | — | $17M | 28 mo ago | 30 | Rafael Cohen Co-founder / CPO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | 1 launch · 5 partnerships · 1 award |
| 12 | Sound Charts Meta data and data intelligence platform for music industry | — | $7M | 30 mo ago | 11 | — | PrismicReactMixpanel+12 | — | — |
| 13 | Believe Developer of diversified software for music artists | — | $66M | 132 mo ago | 254 | Denis Ladegaillerie Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | 2 expansions |
| 14 | Pianity NFT-based trading platform for music | — | $6M | 51 mo ago | 16 | Lancelot Owczarczak Co-Founder | WebflowSentryNode.js+20 | — | — |
| 15 | Stage11 Blockchain-based platform offering an AR-based metaverse solution | — | $6M | 56 mo ago | 28 | Jonathan Belolo Founder and CEO | — | — | — |
| 16 | Newzik Provider of app-based professional sheet music toolbox | — | $3M | 73 mo ago | 14 | Raphael Schumann Co-Founder & CEO | HugoApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23 | — | — |
| 17 | Babbler Social networking platform for PR professionals and reporters | — | $3M | 110 mo ago | 4 | Sarah Azan Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 18 | iMusic-School Online platform providing video music-related learning solutions | — | $2M | 153 mo ago | 45 | Stephane Chauffriat Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — |
| 19 | LiveTonight Artist discovery and booking solution | — | $1M | 77 mo ago | 28 | Jean Bayard Co-Founder | Node.jsAnt DesignReact+13 | — | — |
| 20 | Prizm Music player hardware devices that play music based on the user's taste | — | $1M | 110 mo ago | 14 | Olivier Roberdet Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 21 | Soonvibes Online platform to review and get feedback from professionals for the music industry | — | $1M | 101 mo ago | 4 | Arnaud Guednee Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — |
| 22 | Keakr Online app for creating and sharing hip-hop videos | — | $1M | 113 mo ago | 20 | Hicham Kochman Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 23 | HorseCom Provider of music relaxation and performance through headsets and audio cap for horse riders | — | $1M | 124 mo ago | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Jellynote Provides sheet music for music learning | — | $800K | 111 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Augmented Acoustics Live music calibration | — | $440K | 114 mo ago | 7 | Stephane Dufosse Co-Founder & CEO | — | 21 patents Personalized spatial audio delivery for headsets/helmets using perceptual hearing models | — |
| 26 | AudioGaming Audio software solutions provider | — | $282K | 124 mo ago | 5 | Amaury Burthe Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 27 | Tiki'Labs Developer of music promotion platform | — | $307K | 195 mo ago | 33 | Xavier Paulik CEO | — | 3 patents Advanced human‑computer input control devices and methods for data entry | — |
| 28 | Minilogs Music playlist creation platform | — | $265K | 156 mo ago | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Music Tech companies in France
#1
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2023$1.8Mraised▾
Cloud-based royalty tracking platform for musicians. It allows music publishers and songwriters to maximize their income by identifying and addressing potential revenue streams. The platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze music usage and identify missing royalties, providing a streamlined solution for rights holders to claim the compensation they deserve.
- Oct 2025Seed$1.8M
#2
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2019 · 6 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Online music promotion platform. It allows users to promote their music in the form of ads on various platforms like Youtube, Spotify, TikTok, and more.
- Jun 2025Seed$1.7M
#3
Deezer 🦄Public · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2007 · 605 employees$445.4Mraised▾
Online platform for on-demand music and radio streaming. It allows users to listen to music from various record labels and genres on various devices. It enables them to access streamed music from a catalog of various tracks, news and entertainment talk shows, and podcasts. Users can also access on-demand audio, create customized playlists, personalized radio channels, offline listening, and personalized recommendations. Available for Web, Android, iOS, Windows, and more.
- Apr 2022Grant (prize money)$251.8K
- Jul 2020Series F—
- Aug 2018Series F$186.8M
- Dec 2016Grant (prize money)$278
#4
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2019 · 12 employees$3.3Mraised▾
Cloud-based digital studio platform. It provide private workspaces to manage, share, and connect better. It allows users to add their music catalog to a secure cloud, along with all relevant files their need for their projects.
- Jul 2024Seed$3.3M
#5
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2018 · 30 employees$16.7Mraised▾
Online music promotion and marketing platform. The portal allows artists to share their songs with various media, labels, influencers, and get reviews & feedback from them. The company is in partnership with various radio channels that helps artists to promote & broadcast their music.
- Feb 2024Series A$8M
- Nov 2021Series A$7M
- Sep 2019Seed$1.4M
#6
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2015 · 11 employees$6.9Mraised▾
Sound Charts is a metadata service provider for the music industry. They capture data about charts, playlists, airplays, and social platforms across geography. They provide a platform for professionals in the music industry to track what songs being heard in which part of the world and make analytical deductions.
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$517.8K
- Feb 2018Series A$3.5M
- Sep 2017Series A$3.1M
- Jun 2016Seed$360K
#7
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 50 employees$11.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of interactive audio devices and related audiobooks for children. The company designs and produces screen-free audio players intended to stimulate imagination and language development in young children. It creates original audio content and makes it available for download onto its devices. The company’s products are designed to provide an alternative to screen-based entertainment.
- Feb 2023Seed$11.4M
#8
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2007 · 120 employees$31.9Mraised▾
Subscription-based on-demand music streaming platform. It is an online on-demand music streaming platform that allows users to stream music based on artists and genres. It offers online music services on the basis of subscriptions and pays per download. It also provides music albums, catalogs of on-demand music, multiple digital booklets, and other music catalog information. It offers multiple kinds of music streaming services including Qobuz Premium, Qobuz HiFi, Qobuz HiFi Sublime, and Qobuz HiFi Sublime+. Available for Mac and PC desktops and iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. Generates revenue through subscriptions and in-app purchases.
- Sep 2020Series B$11.8M
- Aug 2019Series B$13.2M
- Oct 2013Series A$6.8M
#9
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2005 · 254 employees$66.5Mraised▾
Developer of diversified software for music artists. It has developed TuneCore - a platform for independent artists. It provides solutions like publishing, distribution, and promotions to independent artists. It also provides solutions to record labels.
- Jun 2015Series B$60M
- 2008Series A$6.5M
#10
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2021 · 16 employees$6.5Mraised▾
NFT-based trading platform for music. It offers solutions for buying, selling, creating, collecting digital artworks. It provides a new way for artists to express their art and connect with their fans. It also earns recurring revenue every time your cards are traded.
- Mar 2022Seed$6.5M
#11
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 28 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Blockchain-based platform offering an AR-based metaverse solution. The solution can be used for gaming, music, and more industries. The platform also offers NFT-based collectibles of various artists to monetize the experiences.
- Oct 2021Seed$5.8M
#12
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 14 employees$3.3Mraised▾
Newzik provides app-based professional sheet music toolbox. Users can build its digital library and access it anytime, anywhere. Users can also import thousands of scores, and organize them into setlists and projects. Its mobile app is available for iOS devices.
- May 2020Series A$3.3M
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