ANote Music is a marketplace that enables individuals to buy and sell shares in music royalties, providing access to previously exclusive catalogues and facilitating dividend-like payouts each time royalties are distributed. This platform addresses the lack of investment opportunities in music assets for everyday investors, allowing them to diversify their portfolios with a unique asset class that has historically returned 10% annually.
Funding
$4.9M 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.
Founders
Product
Problem
Music royalties have historically been an exclusive asset class, inaccessible to everyday investors, while artists and rights holders often face challenges in securing upfront funding for new projects. Traditional financing options can be restrictive or require complex negotiations.
Solution
ANote Music provides a marketplace that democratizes music royalty investments, enabling individuals to buy and sell shares in music royalties, thus providing access to previously exclusive catalogs. The platform facilitates dividend-like payouts each time royalties are distributed, allowing investors to diversify their portfolios with an asset uncorrelated to traditional financial markets. For artists and rights holders, ANote Music offers a new funding method, providing immediate access to capital by listing a portion of their catalog on the platform. This allows them to fund new projects, promote their work, and engage with their fanbase in a new way, while retaining a portion of their rights.
Target Audience
ANote Music targets individual investors looking to diversify their portfolios with alternative assets, as well as artists, labels, and publishers seeking new funding methods and ways to engage with their fan base.
Features
- Marketplace for buying and selling shares in music royalties
- Access to catalogs previously reserved for private investment firms
- Royalty distributions paid out each time the artist gets paid
- Live auctions for acquiring shares in music catalogs
- Portfolio diversification across multiple catalogs
- Platform provides data and news to help investors navigate the music royalty field
- Artists can list a portion of their catalog to get immediate access to funding
- Investors can buy shares in catalogs for just a few euros