Smule

About

Smule develops music-making apps that connect people online.

San Francisco,California,United States
101 - 250
http://www.smule.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series Unknown
Last Funding Money Raised: $14.16M
Industries: Audio,Mobile,Mobile Apps,Music
Founded date: Jan 1, 2008
Number Of Employee: 101 - 250
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Smule, Inc.
Also Known As: SonicMule

Smule develops music-making apps that connect people. The company was founded to enable anyone to create, discover, love, and enjoy music. The company's products include AutoRap, Magic Piano, Guitar!, I Am T-Pain, Ocarina, and more.

Smule was established in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

13

$190.66M

Smule has raised a total of $190.66M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 6, 2022 from a Series Unknown round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Dec 6, 2022	Series Unknown	$14.16M	—	—	—	Detail
Oct 17, 2018	Series Unknown	$20M	1	Times Bridge	—	Detail
May 8, 2017	Series H	$54M	6	Tencent	—	Detail
Jun 16, 2016	Series G	$22M	6	—	—	Detail
Apr 23, 2015	Debt Financing	$12M	1	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

49

0

Smule has made 49 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 5, 2022, when Bnext raised $4.50M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
May 5, 2022 Bnext	Series Unknown	$4.50M	Apps	—
Dec 31, 2021 Efani Inc.	Pre-seed	—	Blockchain	—
Jun 9, 2021 MaintainX	Series B	$39M	Asset Management	—
Apr 13, 2021 Gryphon Digital Mining	Series A	$14M	Bitcoin	—
Mar 23, 2021 KILT Protocol	Seed	—	Blockchain	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

7

11

Smule is funded by 11 investors. Times Bridge and Tencent are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Times Bridge	Yes	Series Unknown
Tencent	Yes	Series H
Adams Street Partners	—	Series H
Bessemer Venture Partners	—	Series H
Cherry Tree Investments	—	Series H
Floodgate	—	Series H
Shasta Ventures	—	Series H
Granite Ventures	—	Series G
ROTH Capital Partners	—	Series G
City National Bank	—	Debt Financing