Warner Music Group

company

About

Warner Music Group is a music company with the interests of recording and publishing music and artist services.

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Debt
Last Funding Money Raised
$1.73M
Industries
Digital Entertainment,Media and Entertainment,Music
Founded date
Jan 1, 1958
Number Of Employee
1001 - 5000
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
nasdaq:WMG
Legal Name
Warner Music Group Corp.

Warner Music Group is a music company with the interests of recording and publishing music and artist services. With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, WMG is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry. Warner Music International, a leading company in national and international repertoire operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers.

Warner Music Group (WMG) became the only stand-alone music company to be publicly traded in the United States in May 2005.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$1.92B
Warner Music Group has raised a total of $1.92B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Oct 18, 2021 from a Post-IPO Debt round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Oct 18, 2021 Post-IPO Debt $1.73M Detail
Jun 15, 2020 Post-IPO Equity 1 Tencent Music Entertainment Detail
Jun 3, 2020 IPO $1.92B Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
45
4
Warner Music Group has made 45 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 9, 2022, when Anything World raised $7.50M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Nov 9, 2022 Anything World
Seed $7.50M Artificial Intelligence
Jun 30, 2022 Boomy
Seed $3.10M Artificial Intelligence
Jun 22, 2022 Authentic Artists
Series Unknown Digital Entertainment
Apr 21, 2022 NAL Media - Brij
Pre-seed $205K Digital Media
Mar 31, 2022 KEIPhone Global
Pre-seed $540K Advertising Platforms

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
Warner Music Group is funded by 1 investors. Tencent Music Entertainment are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Tencent Music Entertainment Yes Post-IPO Equity

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
39
Warner Music Group has 39 current employee profiles, including Executive Eric Levin
Executive
Executive
Employee
Executive
Executive

Exits

Warner Music Group has had 9 exits. Warner Music Group most notable exits include Rad ,   Overwolf

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Dec 21, 2022 Rad M&A Augmented Reality Detail
Sep 28, 2022 Overwolf M&A Apps Detail
Oct 13, 2021 Aaptiv M&A Fitness Detail
Mar 10, 2021 Roblox IPO 3D Technology Detail
Jun 3, 2020 OVO M&A Broadcasting Detail

Acquisition

Warner Music Group has acquired 14 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was WS Entertainment on Mar 10, 2006. They acquired WS Entertainment for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Mar 10, 2006 WS Entertainment
Music acquisition Detail
Media and Entertainment acquisition £ 487M Detail
Oct 16, 2014 Playlists.net
Music acquisition Detail
Jun 2, 2016 X5 Music Group
Art acquisition Detail
Jul 14, 2017 Songkick
Concerts acquisition $ 5M Detail