SoundCloud will soon collapse if investors don’t vote for a rescue funding round tomorrow. The stumbling music streaming community site had to suddenly lay of 40% of its staff last month. Now it’s asking investors for $169.5 million at a pre-money enterprise valuation of just $150 million, according to Axios‘ reliable business editor Dan Primack. That’s a steep drop… Read Moresoundcloud
SoundCloud will soon collapse if investors don’t vote for a rescue funding round tomorrow. The stumbling music streaming community site had to suddenly lay of 40% of its staff last month. Now it’s asking investors for $169.5 million at a pre-money enterprise valuation of just $150 million, according to Axios‘ reliable business editor Dan Primack. That’s a steep drop… Read More
SoundCloud is on shaky financial footing, saying it only has enough money to last a few more months unless someone buys or invests in it. That’s sure to cause anxiety in content creators with their life’s work stored on SoundCloud. Now some new startups are nipping at SoundCloud’s heels by focusing on podcasting in ways the music streaming service never did. Read MoreSick of SoundCloud? Anchor offers podcast transfer with free hosting
A tense scene unfolded yesterday as user-generated music streaming service SoundCloud held an all-hands meeting to explain to employees why it suddenly had to lay off 40 percent of its staff last week. Exiting team members wanted to know why they weren’t warned, while those that survived the cuts wanted assurance that the cost reductions would keep the company afloat for the long-run. Read MoreSoundCloud sinks as leaks say layoffs buy little time
Soundcloud — the popular, but unprofitable platform that lets creators post and share music and other audio files — may have been unsuccessful (so far) in closing a new $100 million round of funding, but it’s not running out of money soon. The company has closed a $70 million round of debt funding from three new investors — Ares Capital, Kreos Capital, and Davidson… Read MoreSoundcloud confirms new $70M credit line after failing to close ...
Bon Entendeur is Nicolas Boisseleau, Arnaud Bonet and Pierre Della Monica (left to right on the photo), three friends who started releasing a mxitape on SoundCloud every month. They quickly realized that the music project had some potential and d...
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After years of negotiating with the music industry, signing labels big and small one by one, SoundCloud is finally launching its paid subscription service. The post SoundCloud Go: An Audacious Answer to Spotify That's Dying to Stand Out appeared first ...
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SoundCloud Pulse, the music streaming service’s dedicated app for artists and creators, is now available on iOS. In an odd move in a market where apps tend to release on iOS first, Pulse first debuted on Android back in November. Like the Android version, the iOS app also aims to make it easier for users to upload their sounds and tracks, interact with fans, and track their performance… Read More