Distrokid

The easiest way for musicians to get music into Spotify, Apple Music, and all major streaming services

New York, United States · Founded 2013 · $22.5M raised

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
51–200
Founded
2013
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$22.5M
Last Round
Private EquityJul 2026
Rounds
7

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

DistroKid is a music distribution platform that enables independent musicians, artists, bands, DJs, and record labels to upload unlimited music to major streaming services and digital stores including Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Tidal, iHeartRadio, and Deezer. Artists keep 100% of their earnings and pay a flat annual fee rather than per-upload or per-royalty charges. The platform offers additional services including DistroVid for music video distribution, royalty splits, daily streaming stats, lyrics distribution, free promotional tools, and a mobile app. DistroKid distributes roughly 30–40% of all new music uploaded globally.

Summary

Distrokid is a Music company based in New York, United States, founded in 2013. It has raised $22.5M in total across 7 rounds, most recently a Private Equity round in Jul 2026. Investors include CVC Capital Partners, Insight Partners and Silversmith Capital Partners.

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Funding History

Private EquityMajority InvestmentJul 2026

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