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# Soundcharts Closes Seed Round, Launches Music Analytics Platform
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/soundcharts-closes-seed-round-launches-music-analytics-platform/
- Published: 2016-06-22T09:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-22T09:35:00.000Z
- Description: [UPDATED] Ever since Spotify bought The Echo Nest and Pandora acquired Next Big Sound, there's been a need of truly independent music analytics. Soundcharts is among a small handful of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/06/soundcharts-closes-seed-round-launches-music-analytics-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Tech, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![image from i.ytimg.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1fbb32e970c-150wi "image from i.ytimg.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1fbb32e970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)\[UPDATED\] Ever since **Spotify** bought **The Echo Nest** and **Pandora** acquired **Next Big Sound**, there's been a need of truly independent music analytics. **Soundchart**s is among a small handful of startups working to **fill the void**. 

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Real­ time music data aggregator [Soundcharts](https://soundcharts.com/?ref=hypebot.com) has completed a $360,000 seed round. Investors include Thibaud Elziere, the founder of Fotolia and the start­up studio eFounders: Mailjet, Mention, Front), Guy Messina, the former commercial director of FNAC and Virgin Megastore and Michael Dadoun, the founder of Lavasoft and UpClick).

[![soundcharts logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c871ecf0970b-300wi "soundcharts logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c871ecf0970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

David Weiszfeld, founder of Soundcharts, learned the need for real­ time data when he was Head of International Development for Universal Music France. His solution is Soundcharts which gathers, analyzes and archives data and then analyzes it in a dashboard.

Artist data is drawn from social networks, charts positions on 2500+ charts, Spotify, Youtube and Deezer playlists, airplay monitoring in 10 markets and more. "We provide this data to the various industry players: artists and their managers, record labels, publishers, live producers, and advertising agencies of all ​size,” says Weiszfeld.

The service claims more than 6000 users, including employees from the three majors label groups and many independents including Beggars, Kobalt and BMG.

**Demo Video**