Music Tech Landscape of the United States
1,080 Music Tech companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Music Tech in the United States
Shows the top‑ranked Music Tech firms by hiring activity, funding amount, and media coverage, noting 1,080 tracked companies, 24 currently hiring and 179 with disclosed funding rounds.
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Broadcast Music7last posted Feb 2026
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Create Music Group7last posted Jun 2026
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UnitedMasters6last posted May 2026
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APM Music5last posted May 2026
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TuneCore4last posted Apr 2026
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Kobalt Music3last posted Apr 2026
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SoundExchange2last posted Jan 2026
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Global Music Rights2last posted May 2026
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Suno$375MSeries C · Nov 2025
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Stem Disintermedia$292.5MVenture Debt · Jul 2023
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Triller$237.5MSeries B · Aug 2022
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Smule$222.7MSeries F · Dec 2022
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Tidal$200MSeries D · Feb 2017
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Songtradr$165.6MSeries E · Nov 2023
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Mode Mobile$24.9Msnapshot Dec 2022
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Gumroad$20.7Msnapshot Dec 2023
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Loop$1.3MFY2023 filing
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DistroKid720tracked employees
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Orfium276tracked employees
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Splice181tracked employees
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Songtrust161tracked employees
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Audius14.3%25 tracked events
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Beatport12.0%21 tracked events
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Ekwe.app9.7%17 tracked events
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doubleTwist4.6%8 tracked events
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StarMakertop 50kstarmakerstudios.com
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VirtualDJtop 50kvirtualdj.com
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MOG≥268articles in the window
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Udio≥202articles in the window
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Napster≥108articles in the window
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Pex≥102articles in the window
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Moises≥39articles in the window
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Audiomack≥37articles in the window
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See all 1,080 Music Tech companies in the United States
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How the Music Tech ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
Lists the annual count of new Music Tech companies, highlighting a peak of 99 startups in 2021 and 27 founded in 2025.
Where Music Tech companies in the United States are based
Identifies the U.S. cities with the most Music Tech firms, led by Los Angeles (124), San Francisco (97), and New York City (93).
The Music Tech market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories and revenue models, with consumer digital (642) and enterprise tech (507) as the largest groups, and subscription (915) as the most common revenue type.
The biggest kinds of Music Tech company, by how many we track.
- Consumer Digital642 companies · $2.4B raised · 10 hiring
- Enterprise Tech507 companies · $2.1B raised · 18 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce293 companies · $936.1M raised · 3 hiring
- Enterprise Software173 companies · $567.8M raised · 6 hiring
- SaaS88 companies · $242.3M raised · 2 hiring
- Marketplaces81 companies · $474.9M raised · 1 hiring
- Blockchain in Media and Entertainment59 companies · $625.9M raised · 2 hiring
- Web 3.051 companies · $241.1M raised · 1 hiring
- Passion Economy51 companies · $494.2M raised
- Fintech49 companies · $251.9M raised · 2 hiring
- Decentralized Finance47 companies · $241.1M raised · 1 hiring
- Artificial Intelligence44 companies · $106.9M raised
Monetization
How Music Tech companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Music Tech in the United States
- M&APlaylist, the powerhouse behind fitness giants ClassPass and Mindbody, has finalized a transformative merger with EGYM valued at $7.5 billion.2026-03-31
- FundingNow it has replenished its budget for further deals via a $450m round of equity and debt capital.2026-03-05
- M&APrimary Wave is in advanced talks to acquire Kobalt Music Group.2026-02-27
- FundingHook – $10M Series A MUSIC TECH Hook, a creative social music app for making and sharing song remixes and mashups, has raised $10M in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures.2026-02-19
- M&AMBW reported that the company has enlisted Raine Group and Goldman Sachs to drum up a potential $2bn-plus acquisition.2026-02-02
- Funding"US‑based AI audio‑separation company AudioShake has raised USD 14m in Series A funding to advance its mission of “making […] sound as flexible, editable, and programmable as text or images.”2025-11-13
- Fundingeverwave raises growth capital for AI-powered river cleanups2025-08-29
- M&Aaudius SE today signed an agreement to purchase all shares in Munich-based CompuSafe Data Systems AG.2025-07-30
- M&ASplice — valued in 2021 at nearly USD $500 million after securing $55 million in funding – has acquired UK-based “high-end” virtual instrument library Spitfire Audio.2025-04-28
- M&AHot on the heels of its jaw-dropping $207 million Napster acquisition, Infinite Reality has announced the acquisition of AI company Touchcast for $500 million...2025-04-18
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Music Tech company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| $7.5B | Completed | 2026-03-31 | ||
| $1.5B | Rumored | 2026-03-02 | ||
| Na | $2B | Rumored | 2026-02-02 | |
| Na | $2B | Rumored | 2026-01-31 | |
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-01-31 | ||
| CompuSafe Data Systems AG | undisclosed | Announced | 2025-09-10 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as leadership moves, IPO filings, product launches, and contract wins.
AudioSaladBjörn Sandberg · Appointment → head of commercial marketingMar 2026
Too LostNate Fisher · Appointment → Director of Research & Label AcquisitionFeb 2026
InnerPulse~18 roles reported · cost reduction due to testing setbackFeb 2025
- as you sow v secShareholder proposal regulationMar 2026
- investor advocacy groups v secshareholder rights and corporate accountability · FiledMar 2026
Who is building Music Tech in the United States
Profiles 449 founders and CEOs across 308 companies, noting Stanford (20 alumni) and Google (10 former employees) as the most frequent alma mater and prior employer.
Ex-Hyla Fund Management, Co-Founder TAP Network, SpringServe, Yellowhammer Media Group. University of Connecticut BS
Ex-Synopsi.
Founder NoisePorn, Founder Symphonic Distribution.
CEO Moises Systems, Ex- Co-Founder HackHands, 6PS Group, 6PS Corporation, Gigahost. Federal University of Paraiba 2005
Off Center Ventures, ex-Off Center Creative, ex-The Chicago Leadership Alliance, The Junto Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, 2014
CFO Zealot Networks, Los Angeles World's Fair, Co-Founder & CFO railLA, Accelerate-IT Advisors, Co-Founder Woodstock Academy of Music, CADFORCE…
Ex-Amazon, Tips Industries, Sony Music Entertainment India · Hans Raj College 1996
Worldwide, ex-Multiple Bands And Venues, ex-Alloy Media Marketing, Goshen College, 2006
Ex-Pandora, Opendoor, Dorm Room Fund, Goldman Sachs, Atlantic Records. The Wharton School BS 2017
- flagged as repeat founders11
- no repeat-founder flag380
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Who funds Music Tech in the United States
Records 266 funding rounds since 2016 from 459 investors, with an average round size of $3 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Andreessen Horowitz | 10 | 8 | Apr 2024 |
| Techstars | 10 | 5 | Mar 2024 |
| Y Combinator | 7 | 6 | Jan 2024 |
| Precursor Ventures | 5 | 2 | Aug 2025 |
| Coinbase | 5 | — | Jul 2023 |
| Founders Fund | 4 | 1 | Aug 2025 |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 4 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
| WndrCo | 4 | — | Sep 2022 |
| Crush Ventures | 4 | — | Jul 2023 |
| Palm Tree Crew | 4 | — | Mar 2025 |
The typical round is $3M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Music Tech funding rounds in the United States
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Suno’s $250 million Series C—and lists ten other major funding events.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Cmega-round | $250M | Nov 2025 | Menlo Ventures, NVentures, Hallwoodmedia +2 more | |
| Series D | $200M | Feb 2017 | Sprint | |
| Series B | $200M | Aug 2022 | Global Emerging Markets, Falcon Capital Management, ClearVue Partners | |
| Series B | $125M | May 2024 | Lightspeed Venture Partners, Founder Collective, Nat Friedman +2 more | |
| Series A | $70M | Nov 2017 | Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, Floodgate +1 more | |
| Series E | $69.4M | Nov 2023 | Epic Games, Richard White, Perennial +1 more | |
| Seed | $63M | May 2021 | Bill Tai, Suna Said, Sangha Capital +3 more | |
| Series C | $60M | Mar 2014 | Access Industries | |
| Series C | $60M | Mar 2013 | Access Industries | |
| Series C | $57.5M | Mar 2019 | Union Square Ventures, True Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners +5 more |
54 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series A$15.8MFeb 2026
Seed$6MFeb 2026
Seed$500kFeb 2026
Angel$149kFeb 2026
What the news says about Music Tech in the United States
Counts 2,028,366 news articles in the last year, with coverage focusing on administrative regions, geopolitical disputes, and cryptocurrency effects on foreign‑exchange markets.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Music Tech news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Administrative and political subdivisions≥4,346,881▲+17%
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas≥320,771▲+30%
- International and transnational geographic entities≥320,609▲+30%
- Cryptocurrency impact on forex markets≥235,486→+1%
- International political relations≥209,588→+3%
- Security and defense policies≥150,013▲+18%
- College athletics news≥111,165▼-47%
- International relations and diplomacy≥95,161▼-11%
- Trade policies and agreements≥85,915▼-25%
- Geographic naming conventions and etymology≥81,833▲+380%
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40 Music Tech companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Music Tech coverage in United States as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United States Music Tech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Music Tech jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
Lists 1,008 job postings from 57 employers in the past year, emphasizing skills like Python and SQL, and a median advertised salary of $112 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Music Tech employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- python25▲
- sql23▲
- pytorch16▲
- excel15▲
- figma13▲
- react13▲
- terraform13▲
- typescript13▲
- aws13▲
- kotlin12▲
- Manager$126k/yr (n=49)
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