Since we started back in 2000, we have been hard at work on the Music Genome Project. It’s the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken. Together our team of fifty musician-analysts has been listening to music, one song at a time, studying and collecting literally hundreds of musical details on every song. It takes 20-30 minutes per song to capture all of the little details that give each recording its magical sound – melody, harmony, instrumentation, rhythm, vocals, lyrics … and more – close to 400 attributes! We continue this work every day to keep up with the incredible flow of great new music coming from studios, stadiums and garages around the country.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/00 | Series A | 1M | Unknown | |
| 01/01/04 | Series B | 7.8M | HighGrowth, La Caixa, Himalaya Capital Ventures, ORIX Venture Finance, Mesa Verde Venture Partners | Unknown |
| 10/01/05 | Series C | 12M | Amidzad Partners, Gemini Israel, TechColumbus, Pequot Capital Management, Inc | Unknown |
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People
Joe Kennedy (CEO & President)
Tim Westergren (CSO & Founder)
Tom Conrad (CTO)
Nolan Gasser (Chief Musicologist)
Etienne Handman (CFO)
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News
Ahead of earnings, Pandora brings your music listening activity to Facebook’s Timeline
May 22, 2013 11:59 pm
The world’s largest streaming music service, Pandora, is finally adding some deep integration with the world’s largest social network, Facebook, giving… Continue reading ⟩
Pandora starts playing music from unreleased albums
May 21, 2013 8:48 pm
Streaming music service Pandora is launching a new radio station today that features songs from albums that aren’t available for… Continue reading ⟩
iHeartRadio hits 30M registered users, but it’s a far cry from Pandora’s 200M
May 13, 2013 2:41 pm
Clear Channel-owned streaming radio service iHeartRadio announced today that it has surpassed 30 million registered users less than two years after… Continue reading ⟩