Music Mastermind secures a $10.8M funding round
“The pre-launch platform is sort of a ‘ProTools for the masses’ that allows anyone - even those with no songwriting experience - to create music.” Via DMN
Audio fingerprinting company TuneSat gets $6M
TuneSat enables music rights holders to track the usage of their music on TV and the Internet.
Via PE Hub
Spotify clone Simfy.de scores $14.2M in new round
Total loot is at $18M for the German music sub and streaming startup. Via Billboard
Eventbrite raises $50 million to take on Ticketmaster
That brings total Eventbrite funding to date to $80 million. Via TechCrunch
Official.fm brings in $8 million in new funding
Keep it coming. Official.fm is “the do it yourself music club,” a management platform for music creators. More Via VatorNews
Lyrics API company MusiXmatch raises $3.7 million
5.3 million songs, 18 languages. “Our goal is to make MusiXmatch the largest provider of lyrics and music metadata for both mobile and connected devices by delivering the highest quality lyrics worldwide.” - Founder Max Ciociola. Via VentureBeat
“Ticketing service ScoreBig snags $14M more in VC funding. That’s only two days after Ticketfly’s $12M announcement.”
Ticketfly gets $12M in new funding; aka "here we come Ticketmaster"
They’re using the new funds to make ticketing more social and “fun.” Loot comes from Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV was also involved in RootMusic’s recent $2.3M infusion). Ticketfly has raised $15M in financing to date. Via TechCruch
New music startup Beyond Oblivion raises $77 million
…with an eye on India, Malaysia and the US.
Watch a video on Beyond O’s ambitious plans.
