Napster Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 150

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Investors
  • 11

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, or 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
www.napster.com
Formerly Known As
Rhapsody
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1411 4th Avenue
  • Suite 1200
  • Seattle, WA 98101
  • United States
Primary Industry
Entertainment Software
Other Industries
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Parent Company
Algorand Technologies
Vertical(s)
AudioTech
Corporate Office
  • 1411 4th Avenue
  • Suite 1200
  • Seattle, WA 98101
  • United States

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Napster Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
10. Later Stage VC 01-Jan-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Merger/Acquisition 31-Mar-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Merger/Acquisition 25-Aug-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Merger/Acquisition 22-Jan-2019 Completed Startup
6. Debt Refinancing 10-Jul-2018 Completed Startup
5. Debt - General 01-Mar-2015 Completed Startup
4. Debt - General 31-Mar-2014 Completed Startup
3. Later Stage VC 17-Oct-2013 Completed Startup
2. Later Stage VC 16-Sep-2013 Completed Startup
1. Joint Venture 01-Jan-1999 Completed Startup
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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.
Entertainment Software
Seattle, WA
150 As of 2022

New York, NY
 

Pittsburgh, PA
 
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Napster Competitors (14)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Songkick (Application Software) Formerly VC-backed New York, NY
Live365 Broadcaster Corporate Backed or Acquired Pittsburgh, PA
Dash Radio Formerly VC-backed Los Angeles, CA
SoundCloud Private Equity-Backed Berlin, Germany
DI.FM Angel-Backed Denver, CO
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Napster Patents

  • 28

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 14

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Napster Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-10536749-B2 Adaptive predictive caching systems and methods Active 30-Mar-2018
US-20190301875-A1 Geographically tailored content management systems and methods Active 30-Mar-2018
US-11438654-B2 Geographically tailored content management systems and methods Active 30-Mar-2018
US-20190306552-A1 Streaming content substitution systems and methods Inactive 30-Mar-2018
EP-3777255-A1 Adaptive predictive caching systems and methods Inactive 30-Mar-2018 H04N21/4524
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Napster Executive Team (35)

Name Title Board Seat
Russell Backhouse Chief Financial Officer
Matthew Eccles Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Jonathan Vlassopulos Chief Executive Officer
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Napster Signals

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Napster Former Investors (9)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Angel Investors Venture Capital Minority
Arrington Capital Venture Capital Minority
Brevan Howard Asset Management Hedge Fund Minority
Columbus Nova Technology Partners Venture Capital Minority
MTV Networks Corporation Majority
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Napster Investments & Acquisitions (8)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Mint Songs 16-Feb-2023 Movies, Music and Entertainment
Reveal Chat 24-Apr-2015 Social/Platform Software
Extension Entertainment 04-Aug-2014 Entertainment Software
Schematic Labs 04-Aug-2014 Application Software
Dubset 06-May-2014 Later Stage VC Movies, Music and Entertainment
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Napster Subsidiaries (1)

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

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Dubset 06-May-2014 Completed
  • 2 buyers
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