Streaming music services’ share of total music revenues is bigger than ever. According to a report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, global music sales grew for the fifth consecutive year to $20.2 billion in 2019 with streaming accounting for more than half of all label revenue for the first time. Highlighting record […]
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Beatdapp Beef Ups Advisory Board With Music Industry Veterans
Last year Vancouver blockchain music startup Beatdapp won the People’s Choice Award in the New Ventures BC Competition, raised $3.2 million and added prime minister Stephen Harper to their advisory board. Today they tapped into the music industry and added veteran music executive Bryan Turner to their board. Turner founded Priority Records in 1985 and […]
B.C. Startups Selected For 48 Hours In The Valley
The C100’s 48Hrs in the Valley is a two-day program that offers strategic networking and business development opportunities to Canada’s most promising entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. The 19th edition of 48Hrs in the Valley was scheduled for May 2020 but due to the COVID-19 global pandemic the C100 is postponing the event until later this […]
Blockchain Music Startup Beatdapp Raises $3.2 Million and Adds Stephen Harper to Board
Vancouver’s Beatdapp Software has completed a $3.2 million financing round led by Panache Ventures. Beatdapp Software provides a real-time audited play count for song usage across streaming platforms. This allows music labels to accurately collect music royalties due. According to Betakit, the $3.2 million combines both pre-seed and seed rounds, which included non-dilutive funding the […]