7digital provides a cloud‑based music licensing platform that gives enterprises programmatic access to a pre‑cleared catalog of tracks via a RESTful API. The service automates rights clearance, royalty calculation and compliance reporting while supporting streaming, download and detailed usage analytics, enabling app developers, game studios and ad agencies to embed music at scale.
Funding
$1.9M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Businesses that want to embed music in apps, games, advertising, or other digital experiences must navigate complex licensing negotiations, regional rights restrictions, and royalty reporting, which can delay product launches and increase legal risk.
Solution
7digital operates a cloud‑based music licensing platform that gives enterprises programmatic access to a curated catalog of pre‑cleared tracks across multiple territories. Through a RESTful API, partners can search, preview, and embed songs directly into their consumer applications while the platform automatically handles rights clearance, royalty calculations, and compliance reporting. The service supports both on‑demand streaming and downloadable formats, enabling flexible delivery models such as background scores, user‑generated playlists, or ad‑supported audio. By centralizing rights management and providing real‑time usage analytics, 7digital reduces the operational overhead of music integration and accelerates time‑to‑market for digital products.
Target Audience
The primary customers are digital product companies—such as mobile app developers, game studios, advertising agencies, and streaming platforms—that require legally cleared music for commercial use at scale.
Features
- Extensive catalog of licensed tracks covering major labels and independent publishers, searchable via metadata, mood, or genre filters
- RESTful API with SDKs for major programming languages, supporting real‑time streaming, download, and preview endpoints
- Automated rights clearance engine that applies territorial, usage‑type, and duration rules to each request
- Built‑in royalty calculation and reporting module delivering compliant statements to rights holders and partners
- Scalable licensing model allowing per‑track, per‑play, or subscription‑based pricing structures
- Secure content delivery network (CDN) with token‑based authentication and DRM options for protected playback
- Detailed usage dashboards and exportable analytics for monitoring consumption and compliance
- Integration hooks for popular content management systems, ad servers, and game engines