Rdio
Music StreamingUSAClosed 2015
Total Raised
$125M
Peak Valuation
Undisclosed
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2015
Business model
Subscription music streaming.
In brief
An early, well-reviewed music streaming service that struggled once Spotify and Apple Music entered with larger catalogs and marketing budgets. Filed for bankruptcy and sold assets to Pandora.
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2010
- Closed
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA
- Industry
- Music Streaming
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
- Janus Friis, Daniel Ek
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Often compared with: Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal.