SoundCloud Overview

  • Founded
  • 2008
Founded
  • Status
  • Private
  • Employees
  • 1,594
Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private
  • Investors
  • 20

SoundCloud General Information

Description

Developer of a music streaming platform designed to offer audio distribution and music sharing services. The company's platform facilitates uploading, recording, promoting and sharing created music to share privately with friends or publicly to blogs, sites and social networks, enabling artists to distribute and promote their work as well as helping customers to discover it.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Entertainment Software
Other Industries
Application Software
Primary Office
  • Rheinsberger Straße 76/77
  • 10115 Berlin
  • Germany
+49 030 000000000
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SoundCloud Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
15. Secondary Transaction - Private 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
14. Later Stage VC 11-Feb-2020 0000 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
13. Merger/Acquisition 00000 00000 Cancelled Generating Revenue
12. Later Stage VC (Series F) 11-Aug-2017 00000 00000 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Debt - General 10-Mar-2017 000.00 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Merger/Acquisition 08-Dec-2016 000 000 Cancelled Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC (Series E) 15-Jun-2016 000.00 00000 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Later Stage VC 12-Jun-2015 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Debt - General 01-May-2015 $35M $174M Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC 09-Dec-2014 $150M 00.00 Cancelled Generating Revenue
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SoundCloud Comparisons

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SoundCloud Competitors (14)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Napster Corporate Backed or Acquired Seattle, WA 000 000.00 000000&0
000000 Private Equity-Backed Paris, France 000 00000 000000000000 00000
0000000 Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA 00 000 000000&0
00000000 Formerly VC-backed Oakland, CA 000 00.000 000000&0 00.000
00000000 Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA 00 000.00 000000&0
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SoundCloud Patents

SoundCloud Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-8688615-B2 Content selection based on consumer interactions Active 26-Jun-2009 00000000000 0
US-20130346187-A1 Content selection based on consumer interations Granted 26-Jun-2009 00000000000 0
US-20100332440-A1 Content selection based on consumer interactions Granted 26-Jun-2009 00000000000 00
US-8543529-B2 Content selection based on consumer interactions Active 26-Jun-2009 G06Q30/0244 0

SoundCloud Executive Team (26)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Michael Weissman Chief Executive Officer
Drew Wilson Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Jan Gackenholz Managing Director & Senior Vice President
Eric Wahlforss Co-Founder & Advisor
Alexander Ljung Co-Founder & Chairman
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SoundCloud Board Members (7)

Name Representing Role Since
Alexander Ljung SoundCloud Co-Founder & Chairman 000 0000
Christophe Maire Atlantic Labs Board Member 000 0000
Fred Davis JD The Raine Group Board Member 000 0000
Joe Puthenveetil The Raine Group Board Member 000 0000
Michelangelo Volpi Index Ventures Board Member 000 0000
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SoundCloud Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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SoundCloud Investors (20)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
Sirius XM Radio Corporation Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Ares Capital Corporation BDC PE/Buyout Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Kenn R Angel (individual) Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Kreos Capital Lender/Debt Provider Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Temasek Holdings Sovereign Wealth Fund Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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SoundCloud Acquisitions (2)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
000000 000000 28-May-2019 0000000000 Entertainment Software 0000000 0
Instinctiv 01-May-2012 Merger/Acquisition 0000 Application Software
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SoundCloud Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
000000 0000000 Entertainment Software Los Angeles, CA 0000
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