Kahuna is a data‑driven platform that offers independent musicians royalty‑backed advances, global digital distribution, and AI‑powered promotion tools while they retain 100 % ownership of their music. By analyzing streaming and social metrics, Kahuna provides instant funding, automated pitching to major DSP curators, and real‑time royalty tracking and marketing dashboards to help artists grow their careers without complex contracts or rights relinquishment.
Funding
$1M 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
Independent musicians often struggle to secure upfront financing, achieve wide distribution, and obtain effective promotion without relinquishing ownership of their work or navigating complex industry gatekeepers.
Solution
Kahuna offers a data-driven platform that evaluates an artist’s streaming and social metrics to determine eligibility for royalty‑backed advances, providing instant funding without taking rights. The service includes global digital distribution to all major streaming and social platforms, automated pitching to editorial curators, and a suite of growth tools such as pre‑save links, smart‑links, and AI‑powered marketing prompts. Artists retain 100 % ownership while accessing real‑time royalty tracking, forecast analytics, and campaign management dashboards. Kahuna also supports catalog migration, licensing for cover songs, and anti‑piracy monitoring, enabling creators to focus on music while the platform handles financing, distribution, and promotion.
Target Audience
Independent artists and emerging musicians who have measurable streaming or social momentum and need financing, distribution, and marketing support while keeping full control of their music.
Features
- Data‑driven advance offers based on projected royalties, with transparent, interest‑free recoupment
- Global distribution to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, TikTok, Instagram, and dozens of other DSPs
- Automated editorial pitching to Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and other curators
- AI‑generated marketing assets, pre‑save and smart‑link generation, and campaign dashboards
- Real‑time royalty tracking, earnings forecasts, and dashboard analytics
- Seamless catalog migration from existing distributors with no downtime
- Full ownership retained by the artist; no personal guarantees or credit checks required
- Backend content ID and takedown services to protect against piracy