Kazaa
A P2P file sharing app and music subscription service.
Description
Kazaa was a peer-to-peer file sharing application founded in 2001. In 2010, Kazaa pivoted into a legal, fully-licensed subscription service. As of August 2012, Kazaa is no longer active.
Legal Name
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Former Legal Name(s)
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Company Reputation
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Entity Type
Private limited company
Ownership Status
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Operational Status
Inactive
Founded Date
2002
Operational Duration
10 years
Shutdown Date
2012
Last Financing Round
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Total Raised
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Last Financing Date
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No. of Funding Round(s)
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No. of Investor(s)
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No. of Employees
10 - 50
Total Revenue
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Post-money Valuation
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Market Capitalization
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Stage of Development
Growth
Transactional Model Type
P2P
Defensibility Moats
Procedural knowledge, User networks,
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Industry
Internet
Categories
P2P, File Sharing, Music, Subcription Service,
Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%
| No. | Image | Name | Similarity score | Description | Industry | Categories | Location | Ownership status | Entity type | Stage of development | Transactional model type | Defensibility moats | Last financing round | Total raised | Post-money valuation | Last financing date | No. of funding round(s) | No. of investors | Investors | Total revenue | Market capitalization | No. of investments | No. of acquisitions | No. of board seats taken | Competition | Management | No. of employees | Company reputation | Contact info | Operational status | Operational duration | Shutdown date | Founded date | Legal name | Former legal name(s) | Ticker |
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1. |  | Dopetracks | 24.6% | An online music collaboration and promotion platform for hip hop Emcees and Producers. | Internet | Music, Collaboration, Online Portals | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
2. |  | The Linkup | 23.0% | A cloud storage service that allowed users to backup and share files online. | Internet | File Sharing, Web Hosting | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
3. |  | Airborne | 16.5% | A peer-to-peer (P2P) nano-patronage music platform. | Internet | Music | South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
4. |  | Headliner | 16.4% | An online booking platform for entertainers and musicians. | Internet | Events, Music, Entertainment | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
5. |  | PluggedIn | 15.1% | A family entertainment website that provided information and commentary on movies, music, television, video games, and culture. | Internet | Media & Entertainment, Music, Video | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
6. |  | Joost | 15.0% | A peer-to-peer on demand video player. | Internet | On-Demand Service, Video Streaming, P2P | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500-1000 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
7. |  | Levoma | 12.8% | Provided peer-to-peer location-based dating services that are powered by Facebook. | Internet | P2P, Consumer Services, Dating, Location Based Services | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
8. |  | SellaBand | 12.8% | A crowdfunding website for musicians. | Internet | Music, Social Media, Crowdfunding, Social Music | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
9. |  | 8tracks Radio | 12.7% | An internet radio and streaming platform that focused on crafted playlists. | Internet | Internet Radio, Media & Entertainment, Music, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
10. |  | GuavaPass | 12.3% | A platform that provided access to fitness studios and healthy-living experts. | Internet | Health, Fitness, Lifestyle, Subscription | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
11. |  | Wardrobe Wake-Up | 11.4% | Designer clothing subscription service. | Internet | Fashion, Shopping, Clothing, Lifestyle, E-Commerce, Subscription | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
12. |  | Bemba Media | 11.4% | A sharing service app. | Internet | Social Bookmarking, File Sharing | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
13. |  | Megaupload | 11.4% | Operated online services related to file storage and viewing. | Internet | File Sharing, File Storage, Data Storage, Online Portals | Hong Kong SAR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
14. |  | Turntable.fm | 11.1% | A social media website that allowed users to interactively share music. | Internet | Digital Media, Music, Media & Entertainment, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
15. |  | JamLegend | 10.6% | An online, browser-based music video game. | Internet | Gaming, Online Games, Music, Video | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
16. |  | SpoonJoy | 10.5% | A subscription-based online platform that allowed office goers and other consumers to order meal packs. | Internet | Delivery, Mobile Applications, Food & Beverages, Subscription, Foodtech | India | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
17. |  | CakeTunes | 9.9% | An online marketplace where music producers could sell beats to musicians and video firms. | Internet | Music, Marketplace, Music Discovery, Video | Nigeria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2017 | - | - | - |
18. |  | LimeWire | 9.4% | Developed peer-to-peer software and solutions for the file sharing industry. | Internet | Software, Media & Entertainment, Music, File Sharing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2000 | - | - | - |
19. |  | Musical.ly | 9.4% | A video social network for creating, sharing, and discovering short videos. | Internet | Entertainment, Short Videos, Video, Music | China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
20. |  | Modabound | 9.2% | A peer-to-peer local fashion marketplace for buying and selling fashion items. | Internet | Fashion, Finance, Shopping, P2P, Marketplace | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
21. |  | Songza | 9.1% | A music streaming and recommendation service offering curated playlists based on the time of day or a user's mood or activity. | Internet | Music, Media & Entertainment, Independent Music | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
22. |  | Tunaspot | 9.0% | A location-based music platform. | Internet | Location Based Services, Music, Music Discovery | Sweden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
23. |  | Sharingear | 8.5% | For musicians who wanted to play music and to save costs. | Internet | P2P, Media & Entertainment, Sharing, Webservice | Denmark | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
24. |  | Cymbal | 8.5% | A music sharing platform that enabled its users to listen to music, create playlists, and share them with other users. | Internet | Music, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
25. |  | Groovy | 8.4% | A music streaming app. | Internet | Music, Applications, Entertainment, Streaming, Social Music | Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
26. |  | Dhingana | 8.4% | Music streaming startup. | Internet | Music, Streaming, On-Demand Service, Music Discovery, Applications | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
27. |  | Learnemy | 8.3% | A peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace that offered users to learn skills from the community. | Internet | E-Marketplace, Online Portals, P2P, Education | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
28. |  | Guvera | 8.3% | A system that enabled free music downloads through engagement advertising. | Internet | Music, Advertising, Music Discovery | Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
29. |  | What.cd | 8.1% | An invite-only music torrent website. | Internet | Music, Websites, Music Sharing, Software | France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
30. |  | Audiogalaxy | 7.3% | A music streaming service. | Internet | Music, Video Streaming | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1999 | - | - | - |
31. |  | Flyte | 7.0% | An online digital music store. | Internet | Music | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
32. |  | Eyegroove | 6.3% | A platform that let users make videos for songs they like. | Internet | Social Network, Music, Creativity, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
33. |  | Evntlive | 5.9% | Concert-streaming platform. | Internet | Digital Entertainment, Music, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
34. |  | Wabona | 5.8% | An online subscription video streaming service. | Internet | Video Streaming, Subscription, Digital Media, Content | South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
35. |  | ChicChickClub | 5.8% | Shoe fashion club. | Internet | E-Commerce, Fashion, Shoes, Shopping, Subscription | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
36. |  | Crowdmix | 5.8% | A music streaming and sharing platform. | Internet | Applications, Social Media, Social Music, Music | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
37. |  | Gogoyoko | 5.6% | An online music store and social networking website. | Internet | Social, Music, Social Music | Iceland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
38. |  | Stereomood | 5.6% | A music platform that provided various mood-based song listings. | Internet | Internet Radio, Media & Entertainment, Digital Entertainment, Music, Independent Music | Italy | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
39. |  | Lisn | 5.3% | An app that would let users listen to music with a friend and chat about it within the app. | Internet | Music, Digital Media, Social Music | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
40. |  | Asaii | 5.2% | An automated machine learning A&R and music management platform. | Internet | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, Music, Media & Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
41. |  | Bloom.fm | 4.9% | A mobile music app that featured free radio and tiered access music rental subscriptions. | Internet | Mobile, Software, Music | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
42. |  | Oyster | 4.8% | A commercial streaming service for digital e-books. | Internet | Books, Subscription, Digital Media, Reading App | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
43. |  | élan | 4.2% | A web-based subscription CRM tools for small businesses. | Internet | Software, Web Design, Web Development, Subscription | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2003 | - | - | - |
44. |  | The French Cellar | 2.7% | A wine subscription e-commerce model into Asia. | Internet | E-Commerce, Subscription, Food & Beverages | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
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