# Guitar Center: Music, Westlake Village, United States

> Guitar Center: Guitar Center, Inc. operates a chain of guitar and amplifier stores. Based in Westlake Village, United States. Founded 1959.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/guitar-center (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Guitar Center

Guitar Center, Inc. operates a chain of guitar and amplifier stores.

Funding reported Last round: Debt financing

Music Westlake Village, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 1959 67 years old
- **Team:** 5,001 1,000+ people
- **Funding reported:** $33M in dollars
- **Last round:** Debt financing May 2020

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Guitar Center has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Guitar Center raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$33M** in dollars

Rounds **2**

Last round **Debt financing**

Last round date **May 2020**

Investors listed **1**

SEC Form D **$362M sold, 3 filings, last Jun 2020**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 6 on the team.

- **Jeanine D'Addario** Executive Officer i
- **Jeff Gottlieb** Executive Officer i
- **Karl Bracken** Executive Officer i
- **Ron Japinga** Executive Officer i
- **Tim Martin** Executive Officer i
- **Wayne Colwell** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Abraham Zikha* *Anthony Truesdale* *David Kaplan* *David Ricanati* *Gabriel Dalporto* *Michael Nawrot* *Norman Axelrod*

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