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Music Investment Tops $600 Million In 2012; Up 34%…

Paul Resnikoff
December 17, 2012
Anyone who thinks investment in music is 'drying up' clearly hasn't looked at the numbers.  Because with less than two weeks left in 2012, investment in music-related startups and companies has reached $619.3 m... Read More...
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First Quarter Music Financing Down Nearly 40 Percent…

Paul Resnikoff
April 2, 2012
We've heard that monstrous rounds are coming, including a gigantic thud from Spotify.  But for now, the venture capital landscape is drying for music startups.  Songkick recently scored a $10 million round from... Read More...
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Uh-Oh: Music Financing Is Down 38.1% In 2012…

Paul Resnikoff
March 9, 2012
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Looks like 2011 may have been a bit 'frothy' for music, to use some VC-speak. Which basically describes a funding climate in which a lot of money is flowing, often on ill-researched, speculative bets.  That cer... Read More...
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Songkick’s $10 Million Problem

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Ian Hogarth says that people who use Songkick go to twice as many shows a year. "That's twice as many awesome nights out with friends, twice as much money in the pockets of hardworking bands, twice as much foo... Read More...
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Music Funding Already Up 27% In 2012

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January 31, 2012
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Music-related financing collapsed during the second-half of 2011, though maybe that was just a temporary tank. Because in the first month of 2012, music-focused companies grabbed an impressive $65.55 million ... Read More...

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