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§ Private Profile · Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Music licensing service providing 100% IP-owned music and sound effects for video creators, brands, and audiovisual productions.
Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Epidemic Sound operates a subscription-based platform providing a fully IP-owned catalog of licensed music and sound effects for video creators, broadcasters, and global brands. The company acquires full rights to tracks through upfront payments to composers while sharing fifty percent of streaming revenue, generating licensed audio that reaches three billion daily views across platforms like YouTube and TikTok. Epidemic Sound reached a $1.4 billion valuation during a 2021 venture funding round and achieved cash-flow positive status in 2024 following its strategic acquisition of the sound effects platform Soundly. The enterprise is currently backed by several prominent institutional investors including Creandum, SEB, and EQT, which previously acquired a forty percent equity stake in the business in 2017. Epidemic Sound was originally founded in 2009 by Swedish co-founders Oscar Höglund and Hjalmar Winbladh.
Epidemic Sound has raised $476.0M across 4 funding rounds.
Epidemic Sound has raised $476.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Epidemic Sound has raised $476.0M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $450.0M Other Equity in March 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2021 | $450M Venture Round | Jonathan Korngold, Victor Englesson | — | Announced |
| Jul 1, 2019 | $20M Venture Round | — | Atwater Capital, Creandum, DS Jang, EQT | Announced |
| Apr 27, 2017 | $1M Venture Round | Fredrik Wester | — | Announced |
| May 19, 2014 | $5M Series A | Staffan Helgesson | — | Announced |
Epidemic Sound has raised $476.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Epidemic Sound's investors include Jonathan Korngold, Victor Englesson, Atwater Capital, Creandum, DS Jang, EQT, Fredrik Wester, Staffan Helgesson.