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