The Spotify Mafia — Dealroom

206 VC-backed startups founded by Spotify alumni. $31B combined value, 2 unicorns. The chart shows 15 of them.

Companies

  1. Modal

    Founder: Erik Bernhardsson · Valuation: $15.8B · Founded 2021 · Sector: Media · HQ: New York City, United States

  2. Podimo

    Founder: Eva Kirstine Lægdsgaard · Valuation: $429M · Founded 2019 · Sector: Media · HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark

  3. Anyfin

    Founder: Sven Perkmann · Valuation: $275M · Founded 2017 · Sector: Media · HQ: Stockholms kommun, Sweden

  4. Slang

    Founder: Alex Sambvani · Valuation: $168M · Founded 2019 · Sector: Media · HQ: New York City, United States

  5. Kencko

    Founder: Ricardo Vice Santos · Valuation: $111M · Founded 2016 · Sector: Media · HQ: New York City, United States

  6. Oboe

    Founder: Nir Zicherman · Valuation: $96M · Founded 2024 · Sector: Media · HQ: United States

  7. Avian Labs | Sling Money

    Founder: Simon Amor · Valuation: $90M · Founded 2022 · Sector: Media · HQ: London, United Kingdom

  8. Higlobe

    Founder: Teymour Farman-Farmaian · Valuation: $84M · Founded 2020 · Sector: Media · HQ: Palo Alto, United States

  9. Mimo

    Founder: Henrik Grim · Valuation: $79M · Founded 2023 · Sector: Media · HQ: London, United Kingdom

  10. Trent.Ai

    Founder: Zhenwen Dai · Valuation: $78M · Founded 2025 · Sector: Media · HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom

  11. System

    Founder: Adam Bly · Valuation: $75M · Founded 2017 · Sector: Media · HQ: New York City, United States

  12. Baton Market

    Founder: Chat Joglekar · Valuation: $60M · Founded 2021 · Sector: Media · HQ: Richmond, United States

  13. Arro.co

    Founder: Craig Watson · Valuation: $60M · Founded 2022 · Sector: Media · HQ: London, United Kingdom

  14. Blue Onion Labs

    Founder: Charles M. · Valuation: $60M · Founded 2020 · Sector: Media · HQ: New York City, United States

  15. Kiosk

    Founder: Denis Nazarov · Valuation: $60M · Founded 2024 · Sector: Media · HQ: New York City, United States

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