Music Industry Funding Surges in January 2025, But Falls Short of 2023 Record
Core music industry funding reached $425.91 million in January 2025, showing significant growth from January 2024's $51.96 million, yet falling short of January 2023's $1.09 billion total.
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Key Findings:
- January 2025's funding averaged $106.48 million per round
- Influence Media Partners' $360 million ABS represented 85% of total funding
- Excluding the ABS, core funding reached $65.91 million, up 26.8% from January 2024
Three-Year January Comparison (2023-2025):
- Consistent pattern of 5-6 industry rounds per January
- One sub-$1 million round in each January
- Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds averaged $11.2 million
- Maximum individual round size: $40 million (excluding ABS/PE deals)
Notable 2023-2025 Deals:
- January 2025: Influence Media Partners ($360M ABS)
- January 2024: Qsic ($25M Series B)
- January 2023: Kakao Entertainment ($1B private equity)
Excluded from core calculations:
- Anthropic's $1 billion round
- Triller's $50 million equity raise
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The data suggests a stabilizing funding environment with consistent round volumes but more conservative individual investment sizes compared to 2020-2022.
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