Napster Overview

  • Founded
  • 1999
Founded
  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged
  • Employees
  • 123
Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A
  • Financing Rounds
  • 8
  • Investments
  • 7

Napster General Information

Description

Provider of subscription digital music services designed to give members advertisement-free access to millions of songs. The company's services give members unlimited on-demand songs, on a laptop, Internet-connected home stereo or mobile phone, enabling users to gather and enjoy new original content including videos, playlists, reviews and radio stations anytime and anywhere.

Contact Information

Website
us.napster.com
Formerly Known As
Listen.com, Rhapsody
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Primary Industry
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Other Industries
Entertainment Software
Application Software
Parent Company
MelodyVR
Primary Office
  • 701 5th Avenue
  • Suite 3100
  • Seattle, WA 98104
  • United States
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Napster Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Napster Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last Financing Details
Provider of subscription digital music services designed to give members advertisement-free access to millions of songs.
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Seattle, WA
123 As of 2019
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Napster Competitors (25)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
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0000000 Venture Capital-Backed Jal El Dib, Lebanon 000 0000 0000000000 0 0000
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00000 Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY 00 000 00000 00000 000
0000000 Corporate Backed or Acquired Leesport, PA
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Napster Executive Team (31)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
William Patrizio Chief Executive Officer & President
Scott Javor Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President
Brian Ringer Executive Vice President & General Manager of APAC Region
Jim Santanella Director of Program Management
Fabrice Cuq Director, Systems Engineering
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Napster Board Members (3)

Name Representing Role Since
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Napster Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Napster Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Napster Investments & Acquisitions (7)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
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000000 06-May-2014 00000 00000 00 00.00 Legal Services (B2B) 00000 00000
Napster Luxemburg 26-Jan-2012 Merger/Acquisition Movies, Music and Entertainment
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Napster Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
000000000 0000 Application Software San Francisco, CA 0000
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Napster Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
000000 06-May-2014 00000 00000 00 00.00 Completed
  • 2 buyers
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