# Create Music Group funding: rounds and investors

> Create Music Group has raised $450M across 1 round since 2026. Investors include Ares Management. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/create-music-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Create Music Group*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Media

Raised 8 months ago Valuation: $1.0B, Oct 2024

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$450M** raised across 1 round since 2026, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Growth, $450M Mar 2026
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Mar 2026** Growth **$450M** [Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Create Music Group's own website: 3 founders, 1 on the team.

**Jonathan Strauss** Co-Founder & CEO

**Alexandre Williams** Co-Founder & COO

**Wayne Hampton** Co-Founder & CBO

- **William Smith** President & CFO

## Everyone who backed them

[Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) Growth equity **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Create Music Group as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Flexpoint Ford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flexpoint-ford) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Create Music Group

### Who invested in Create Music Group?

Create Music Group's investors include Ares Management.

### How much has Create Music Group raised?

Create Music Group has raised $450M across 1 round since 2026.

### When did Create Music Group last raise?

Create Music Group's most recent round was a Growth of $450M in Mar 2026.

### What was Create Music Group's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $450M in Mar 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Create Music Group first?

Create Music Group's first round on record, in Mar 2026, was backed by Ares Management.

### What stage is Create Music Group at?

Create Music Group's latest named round is a Growth, in Mar 2026.

### Where is Create Music Group based?

Create Music Group is based in the United States.

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