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Shazam develops a widely recognized mobile application that identifies music playing in the user's environment. The core product functions by capturing a short audio sample, generating a unique digital fingerprint, and matching it against an extensive database of millions of tracks to provide the song title and artist. This audio recognition technology further offers supplementary content such as lyrics, music videos, artist biographies, and concert information.
The company was founded in 1999 by Chris Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, Avery Wang, and Dhiraj Mukherjee. Their initial insight addressed the common problem of unknown songs, launching a service in 2002 where users could dial a short code and hold their phone to music, receiving an SMS with the song details. This innovation provided an early, accessible solution for music discovery before the advent of smartphone app stores.
Shazam's product is utilized by a global audience of music enthusiasts seeking to identify and explore new or familiar tracks across various devices. The company’s vision centers on its mission to help individuals recognize and engage with the world around them, continuously enhancing the music discovery journey for all users through its evolving platform.
Shazam has raised $95.0M across 5 funding rounds.
Shazam has raised $95.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Shazam develops a widely recognized mobile application that identifies music playing in the user's environment. The core product functions by capturing a short audio sample, generating a unique digital fingerprint, and matching it against an extensive database of millions of tracks to provide the song title and artist. This audio recognition technology further offers supplementary content such as lyrics, music videos, artist biographies, and concert information.
The company was founded in 1999 by Chris Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, Avery Wang, and Dhiraj Mukherjee. Their initial insight addressed the common problem of unknown songs, launching a service in 2002 where users could dial a short code and hold their phone to music, receiving an SMS with the song details. This innovation provided an early, accessible solution for music discovery before the advent of smartphone app stores.
Shazam's product is utilized by a global audience of music enthusiasts seeking to identify and explore new or familiar tracks across various devices. The company’s vision centers on its mission to help individuals recognize and engage with the world around them, continuously enhancing the music discovery journey for all users through its evolving platform.
Shazam has raised $95.0M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $30.0M Shazam Entertainment - Series F in February 2015.
Shazam has raised $95.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Shazam's investors include DN Capital, FJ Labs, Flashpoint VC, Floodgate, Karim Faris, M34 Capital, Menlo Ventures, Polaris Partners, Team Global, Sina Afra, Stephan Schambach, Felicis Ventures.
