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Lyric Capital Raises Over $800M To Buy Music Rights
Music Business Worldwide reports: "New York-based private equity firm Lyric Capital Group, parent company of Spirit Music Group, has successfully closed its second fund,...
AI-Powered ‘Fan Management Platform’ Rivet Lands $500,000 Pre-Seed Raise, Relocates To...
Digital Music News reports: "AI-powered audience-management startup Rivet has reportedly raised $500,000 in pre-seed capital – and relocated to Chicago – as it prepares...
Superplastic, A Creator Of ‘Synthetic’ Influencers, Raises $20M Led By Amazon...
Tech Crunch reports: "Janky and Guggimon, ‘synthetic’ celebrities conceived in a studio and big on social platforms like TikTok and Instagram, where they exist...
JKBX Plans To Launch With $4bn+ Of Investable Music Rights
Music Ally reports: "JKBX is the startup founded by former WMG / The Orchard executive Scott Cohen in late 2022, with the aim of...
Dentsu Creative Launches Investment Fund To Finance Gaming, Film, TV Projects
Variety reports: "With every big media entity from ABC to Warner Brothers seeking hours of content, a different kind of player is betting more...
Spatial Labs Raises $10M To Grow Web3 Enabled Consumer Goods
Venture Beat reports: "Spatial Labs (sLABS) has raised $10 million in seed funding to expand its Web3 enabled wearables and its secondary marketplace LNQ....
Gemba, A Corporate VR Training Platform Used By Coca-Cola And Pfizer,...
Tech Crunch reports: "Gemba, an enterprise-focused virtual reality (VR) training startup used by some of the world’s biggest companies, has raised $18 million in...
Grilla Raises $3M For Skill-Based Gaming Tournament Platform
Games Industry Biz reports: "Grilla has raised $3 million in funding for its skill-based gaming tournament platform. The company has also formally launched its...
QuickNode Raises $60M At $800M Valuation To Become The ‘AWS Or...
Tech Crunch reports: "QuickNode, a blockchain deployment platform, has raised $60 million in a Series B round for an $800 million valuation, the company’s...
Microsoft Extends OpenAI Partnership In A ‘Multibillion Dollar Investment’
The Verge reports: "Microsoft says it’s extending its long-term partnership with OpenAI through a new “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment.” The investment comes just weeks...