Funding round #1

 

They say you should only announce that you are starting a funding round after you secured your first bit of funding. Then again, we don’t like doing things the way you are supposed to at Sondz. Which is why the history of our company is so unorthodox: for one, it’s quite long. Second, we’re doing it because we love it more than anything else. And by “it”, we mean music and foraging for the weirdest songs in Frank Sinatra’s back catalogue, or the most interesting facts about Rosalía and her takeover of all things latin. But we diverge. Also, we’re pretty sure our parents will contribute to our funding, so there is that. But below are reasons that should convince people to do the same, whether or not they are related to us by blood:

1. We already mentioned it, but it bears repeating — we are doing this because we love it. The idea for Sondz came a long time ago, noticing that there was no equivalent to IMDB while you could otherwise freely download music on the web. We’re talking about the good old days of pirated tracks and not knowing if your 320kbps mp3 file was actually Ace of Base’s and not Metallica’s. Sorry, we meant the other way around… In short, we love music and gathering music-related data is something we do for that reason more than any other. And we’re gonna keep doing it…
2. The music industry is doing far better than it did back in those lawless days, with Spotify, Youtube and everyone else making a few dimes out of the latest trap albums these days, not to mention Rosalía’s. Again. In other words, even if you’re not in it for the love of the art form, music has once again become a (highly) profitable industry. And we don’t mind being in business with smart investors, whether or not they know Amadeus is not a dog;
3. We believe our business model is a smart and robust one: we are not here to kill off any of the reigning champs on the digital music scene. Rather, we are here to connect the dots and complement what is already out there: provide with an (ultimately) comprehensive platform where you are able to find all types of data, sources and music-related contents, seamlessly integrating artist info, places to stream or buy music as well as a space to contribute your own stuff. Starting with rating any page on the website: give it a try, it’s already possible…
4. We see the potential of our platform as exponential: the more we add to it, the more it becomes a drastically stronger proposition. We are looking for that sweet spot when you will be able to find virtually everything music on Sondz — easily too. And, when you do, you simply won’t be able to look (or listen) away!

We’re not there yet because, at it turns out, it takes quite a bit of time and resources to build the tower of Babel of music — or something to that effect. After having spent quite a while doing it all ourselves, we’re finally getting to the point when it is obvious what we should do next: find the right people to help us build that tower quicker. Starting with the investors who will ensure we hire the best crew…

So here goes. If you are interested in investing, do contact us. If you are curious and would like to know, also contact us. If you would like to tell us that you think Amadeus is indeed a dog, still contact us and we’ll tell you what’s what.