Music Industry Funding Soars 8X in January 2025, Yet Falls Short of 2023 Record
Core music industry funding reached $425.91 million in January 2025, showing significant growth from January 2024's $51.96 million but falling short of January 2023's $1.09 billion total.
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Key Funding Highlights:
- January 2025 average: $106.48 million per round
- Influence Media Partners led with $360 million ABS (85% of total)
- Excluding the ABS, funding reached $65.91 million (26.8% increase from 2024)
Three-Year January Comparison (2023-2025):
- Consistent 5-6 industry rounds per month
- One sub-$1 million round each January
- Seed to Series B rounds averaged $11.2 million, capped at $40 million
- January 2023 peaked at $1.09 billion, led by Kakao Entertainment's $1 billion PE raise
Additional January 2025 Notable Deals:
- Qsic secured $25 million Series B
- Anthropic raised $1 billion (non-core)
- Triller received $50 million equity raise (non-core)
The funding data reveals a continued strong presence of catalog-focused businesses, maintaining the trend observed throughout 2024 when the industry saw nearly $5 billion in core funding.
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