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What does Universal Music Group invest in?
Universal Music Group invests most often at Seed and Series A (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Messaging, Virtual Reality and Audio Recording And Production.
Universal Music Group highlights
- 01
1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02
Mostly Seed and Series A: 61% of its rounds
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1 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Sectors
- MessagingVirtual RealityAudio Recording And Production
- Based in
- Santa Monica, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first20 appearances
- 2026
1 round
- Aug
- 2016
2 rounds
- Dec
- Jan
- 2015
3 rounds
- Jul
- Jun
- Mar
- 2014
8 rounds
- Dec
- Nov
- Oct
- Oct
- Aug
- Jul
- May
- May
- 2011
1 round
- Jul
- 2008
2 rounds
- May
- Apr
- 2007
1 round
- Mar
- 2006
1 round
- Apr
- 2005
1 round
- Aug
An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
The team
We hold 10 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all
MOGBought by Beats ElectronicsUndisclosedJul 2012
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.
Companies it bought
Acquisitions by the firm itself
ChabakaUndisclosedAug 2023
Eagle Rock EntertainmentUndisclosedApr 2014
EMI GroupUndisclosedSept 2012