Smule

company

About

Smule develops music-making apps that connect people online.

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 —
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

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
22
Smule has 22 current employee profiles, including Board member Poshu Yeung
Board member
Employee
Advisor
Advisor
Executive

Acquisition

Smule has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Khush on Dec 2, 2011. They acquired Khush for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Dec 2, 2011 Khush
Audio — — Detail