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Stationhead is a technology company.
Stationhead develops a live music engagement platform that connects artists and fans through real-time listening experiences, community interaction, and integrated commerce tools. The platform seamlessly integrates with major streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, offering a label and publisher-agnostic environment. It also provides enterprise-grade infrastructure, including licensed hosted audio and video environments, which allow users to participate without a digital service provider sign-in and enable artists to share and monetize unreleased or exclusive content.
The company was founded in 2017 by co-founders Ryan Star and Murray Levison. Their insight stemmed from a recognition of the fragmented nature of fan-artist interaction and the potential to create a unified digital space for shared music experiences. This approach aimed to empower both creators and their most dedicated supporters by fostering direct, interactive relationships within a live audio context.
Stationhead serves a global audience of music artists and their fan communities, facilitating a unique blend of content consumption and social engagement. Its long-term vision centers on cultivating deeper fan relationships and driving new, measurable business outcomes across the entire music ecosystem, transforming passive listening into an active and participatory fandom experience.
Stationhead has raised $12.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Stationhead has raised $12.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Stationhead has raised $12.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Stationhead's investors include Sterling Partners, Universal Music Group, Joseph Alagna, Red Beard Ventures, Craig Kallman, Jason Flom, Julie Greenwald, Kevin Liles, Thomas Wesley "Diplo" Pentz, Avex, Red Light Management, Round Hill Publishing.
Stationhead has raised $12.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised Venture Round in January 2026.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2026 | Venture Round | Sterling Partners | Universal Music Group | Announced |
| May 1, 2022 | $12M Series A | Joseph Alagna | RED Beard Ventures, Craig Kallman, Jason Flom, Julie Greenwald, Kevin Liles, Thomas Wesley "diplo" Pentz, Avex, RED Light Management, Round Hill Publishing, Tmwrk | Announced |
Stationhead is a social music streaming platform that enables users to host live radio-style broadcasts, stream music synchronously with friends and fans worldwide, and engage through chat, gifts, and live commerce tools.[1][3][5] It serves music enthusiasts, particularly Gen-Z superfans, and artists like Nicki Minaj, BTS, Cardi B, and Billie Eilish, solving the problem of isolated listening by recreating communal radio experiences integrated with Spotify and Apple Music catalogs.[1][3][4][5] With over 17 million users across 200+ countries, 1,000+ fandom communities, and features driving significant digital sales (e.g., 20% of BlackPink’s “Born Pink” first-week sales), Stationhead has raised $9.3M–$12M in Series A funding and reports ~$10M revenue, showing strong growth from 500K active users in Q1 2021 to explosive scaling.[1][2][3][4]
Stationhead was co-founded by Ryan Star, a rock star turned tech entrepreneur, who drew from his music career frustrations with disconnected fan interactions during the shift from live shows to digital platforms.[4] Emerging around 2021 from beta, the idea stemmed from recapturing traditional radio's personality in a social audio format, allowing anyone to host broadcasts without a native music catalog by linking Spotify Premium or Apple Music accounts.[1][3] Early traction exploded amid the social audio boom (e.g., Clubhouse era), with active users hitting 500K in Q1 2021, tripling to 1.6M in Q2 (300%+ growth), and peaking at hundreds of thousands of concurrent listeners for major artist events.[3][4]
Stationhead rides the superfan economy trend, where artist-fan direct connections fuel revenue amid declining traditional streaming payouts, amplified by social audio's post-Clubhouse rise and live commerce in music.[1][2][4] Timing aligns with Gen-Z's demand for communal, interactive experiences over passive listening, leveraging partnerships (e.g., Songtradr) and integrations to tap 70M+ song catalogs without licensing hurdles.[1][2][3] It influences the ecosystem by enabling fan-driven chart success, fostering 1,000+ global fandoms, and proving social layers enhance streaming retention in a $10M+ revenue model.[2][4][5]
Stationhead is poised to deepen monetization through expanded superfans tiers, branded integrations, and AI-enhanced personalization amid growing youth-focused ad markets.[2] Trends like Web3 fandom tools, AR concerts, and global K-pop/Latin surges will shape its path, potentially scaling to 50M+ users via major label tie-ups. Its influence may evolve from niche radio revival to core music social infrastructure, solidifying Gen-Z's largest communal streaming hub.[2][4] This positions Stationhead as a vital bridge in the artist-fan relationship, recapturing radio's electric vibe in a digital era.