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Duetti operates a music finance and services platform dedicated to acquiring and managing music catalogs from independent creators. The company offers transparent, flexible cash deals for catalog tracks, publishing rights, masters, and royalties. Duetti subsequently monetizes these assets through active catalog management, robust distribution channels, and an extensive marketing network, ensuring continued value for the acquired intellectual property.
Founded in 2022 by Lior Tibon, who serves as CEO, and Christopher Nolte, the COO, Duetti emerged from an observation that independent music creators often faced complex terms and a lack of control over their assets. The founders envisioned a model that prioritizes transparency, flexibility, and artist independence, providing an alternative for artists to monetize their work quickly and equitably.
The platform serves independent artists, songwriters, and other music creators, particularly those earning at least $2,000 annually from their music rights. Duetti’s overarching mission is to democratize the music business, empowering creators to monetize their catalogs on their own terms. The company is committed to a future where financial empowerment allows music creators to retain full control over their careers.
Duetti has raised $642.0M across 8 funding rounds.
Duetti has raised $642.0M in total across 8 funding rounds.
Duetti is a fintech platform that enables independent and mid-market artists to monetize their music catalogs by selling individual tracks, masters, publishing rights, or royalties for upfront cash, using data-driven pricing and post-acquisition marketing.[1][3][6] It serves a diverse range of musicians, particularly independents generating millions of streams annually, solving the problem of limited access to catalog financing traditionally reserved for major artists by offering transparent deals up to $3M per catalog or track.[1][2][3] With over $363M raised—including a $200M line of credit in recent months—Duetti has supported 500+ artists and targets a $5B+ segment of independent streaming revenue from 90,000 artists.[1][2][3]
Duetti was founded in 2020 (with some sources noting 2022 activity) by Lior Tibon (former COO of TIDAL) and Christopher Nolte (senior executive at Apple Music and TIDAL), who drew from their music industry experience to spot opportunities in data analytics for independent artists.[1][3] The idea emerged during Tibon's time at TIDAL, where he analyzed high-profile IP acquisitions and realized similar statistical modeling could predict revenue from indie tracks with millions of streams and unique listeners.[3] Early traction came from scalable data models for consumption patterns and decay curves, evolving into a full platform for catalog sales, track optimization, and marketing, backed by investors like Cohen Circle.[3]
Duetti rides the streaming boom, where independents now drive over $5B in annual revenue across 90,000 artists, fueled by platforms lowering barriers to audience reach.[3] Timing aligns with fintech innovations like AI/blockchain in music royalties (seen in competitors like Larrosa and SongVest), but Duetti's edge lies in scalable tech for catalog securitization and fractional sales amid rising demand for creator liquidity.[2][3] Market forces favoring it include fragmented indie growth (37%+ of U.S. recorded music per A2IM data) and investor appetite, as shown by its $363M funding.[2][5] It influences the ecosystem by empowering indies via A2IM ties, reducing label dependency, and modeling data-centric music investment.[5]
Duetti is poised to expand as streaming revenues grow and more artists seek non-dilutive financing, potentially scaling to securitize larger indie catalogs like emerging Litmus models.[2][3] Trends like AI-enhanced playlisting and fractional royalty platforms will amplify its marketing tech, while regulatory shifts in music IP could open global markets.[2] Its influence may evolve from niche financier to ecosystem shaper, helping indies fund careers without full ownership loss—building on its mission to unlock catalog value for all.[1][6]
Duetti has raised $642.0M in total across 8 funding rounds.
Duetti's investors include Fred Davis, City National Bank, Regions Bank, Truist Ventures, Mike Morris, Nyca Partners, Viola Ventures, Team8, Tom Blomfield, Jeremy Solomon, Cohen Circle, CJ Wei.
Duetti has raised $642.0M across 8 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $200.0M Debt / Series C in January 2026.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2026 | $200.0M Debt / Series C | Fred Davis | |
| Mar 4, 2025 | $150.0M Debt | City National Bank, Regions Bank, Truist Ventures | |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $114.0M Debt / Other Equity | Mike Morris | Nyca Partners, Viola Ventures |
| Oct 1, 2024 | $34.0M Venture Round | Team8, Viola Ventures, Tom Blomfield | |
| Feb 15, 2024 | $90.0M Debt / Other Equity | Jeremy Solomon | Cohen Circle, CJ Wei, Viola Ventures |
| Feb 1, 2024 | $15.0M Venture Round | Team8, Viola Ventures, Tom Blomfield | |
| May 1, 2023 | $32.0M Series A | Presight Capital, Team8, Valar Ventures, Viola Ventures, Fanny Surjana, Tom Blomfield, Roc Nation, UNTITLED, Avi Zeevi | |
| Jun 1, 2022 | $7.0M Seed | Presight Capital, Valar Ventures, Fanny Surjana |