We last wrote about royalty-management startup Mogul in February when it raised a $5m funding round. Now it has become the latest company to launch a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to play nicely with AI assistants.
Tag: fintech
Millions of micro-royalties in hundreds of countries: Tipalti talks artist payouts in 2026
In 2026, labels, artists, musicians and creators are all working differently: generating millions of micro-royalties every month across global campaigns that involve multiple of partners across dozens of countries. Getting […]
Rights clearinghouse MusicInfra raises $5m funding round
MusicInfra is one of the companies touting technology to fix the music industry’s metadata challenges. The New York-headquartered ‘rights-data focused clearinghouse’ has just closed a new funding round and hired […]
Music-focused challenger bank Belong raises $1.5m funding round
Former Spotify executive Nick Holmsten’s new startup Belong is a ‘challenger bank’ promising rewards for music superfans.
Divisi aims to make music rights data ‘faster, clearer and more actionable’
“As a professional musician, I used to believe the royalty system just worked,” says Lalo Iensen, CEO of Divisi.
Ex-Spotify exec’s fintech startup promises superfan rewards
Nick Holmstén was a key figure in Spotify’s earliest moves into playlists and curation, but his latest venture focuses on a different area.
WMG’s ADA buys ‘digital wallet for creatives’ startup RSDL·io
Warner Music Group may have parked its interest in buying independent distributors, but its in-house ADA distro has just made an acquisition.
Duetti secures $200m debt funding for more music deals
Music rights don’t come cheap, even when your focus is on the independent side of the business. Duetti is one of those companies.
Sound Royalties’ CEO and founder Alex Heiche on a decade of music financing
Artists, songwriters and music rightsholders can now free up capital using their music in so many ways, and the old days of simply seeking advances from labels or publishers are […]
Music fintech firm Jkbx rebrands as Jukebox with a new CEO
So long, Jkbx. No, the music-fintech firm founded to sell royalty shares in songs isn’t shutting down: it’s rebranding.
Rakim is helping Notes startup ensure artists get paid in full
Put your hands together for the latest music-fintech startup, which ain’t no joke for any microphone fiends who don’t want to sweat the technique of earning their living. Yes, startup Notes has […]
Duetti report explores per-stream rates and the TikTok effect
Music fintech firm Duetti, fresh from its $114m fundraise last October, has published its latest report analysing the economics of music-royalty payouts. It claims that effective per-stream earnings are stabilising after years […]


