# Warner Music Group: portfolio, investments and team

> Warner Music Group is a corporate vc based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest May 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Warner Music Group

Last cheque observed May 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Seed Series A Series C Digital Entertainment Media And Entertainment Music

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **3078** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **2 from the portfolio**

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## Warner Music Group highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 50% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Digital Entertainment Media And Entertainment Music
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **May** **[Hooch](https://millionrounds.com/company/hooch)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Aug** **[imeem](https://millionrounds.com/company/imeem)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Lala](https://millionrounds.com/company/lala)** Series C · US **$20M** With 2 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Emotive Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/emotive-communications)** Series A · US · emotive.com **$7.7M** With 2 others

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 **14** 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Lala](https://millionrounds.com/company/lala)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **$17M** Dec 2009

**[imeem](https://millionrounds.com/company/imeem)** Bought by MySpace **$1.0M** Nov 2009

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

**Qanawat** **Undisclosed** Mar 2022

**Playlists.net** **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series C

Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2018
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *1*
- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2018

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## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Warner Music Group in the title.

- [In Good Company](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-good-company) 18 Apr 2025 · 10 min HIGHLIGHTS: Robert Kyncl - CEO of Warner Music Group Mentions [Warner Music Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group-2) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [In Good Company](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-good-company) 16 Apr 2025 · 49 min Warner Music Group CEO: Industry Evolution, Artist Development, and Digital Disruption Mentions [Warner Music Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group-2) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Warner Music Group

### What does Warner Music Group invest in?

Warner Music Group invests most often at Seed and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Digital Entertainment, Media And Entertainment and Music.

### How active is Warner Music Group?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2018.

### What has Warner Music Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Hooch (Seed, May 2018).

### How big are Warner Music Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

### Is Warner Music Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2018.

### What kind of investor is Warner Music Group?

Warner Music Group is a corporate VC based in New York, United States.

### When was Warner Music Group founded?

Warner Music Group was founded in 1958.

### Where does this information on Warner Music Group come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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