HAAWK, Inc.
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HAAWK, Inc. - overview
Established
2017
Location
-, CA, US
Primary Industry
Business Support Services
About
Based in California, US, and founded in 2017 by CEO Ryan Born, and Benjamin Barger, HAAWK, Inc. , a. k. a.
HAAWK operates as a rights management and content monetization company that tracks assets and delivers royalties for music and movies distributed on YouTube, iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, Pandora, Google Play, TIDAL, Deezer and SoundCloud. In October 2024, SESAC, Inc. , a portfolio company of Blackstone Group, acquired HAAWK, Inc. from Apex Ventures, Frontier Venture Capital, Rincon Venture Partners, Wavemaker Partners, Frontier Ventures, Manatt Venture Fund, and PLG Ventures.
Financial terms were not disclosed. The company provides full-service YouTube Content ID and Facebook/Instagram Rights Manager administration on behalf of record labels, music publishers, and production music libraries. HAAWK also offers custom agreements, setups, policies, analytics, accounting, and reporting for large rights holders to optimize their claims and maximize their earnings on videos containing their music that are uploaded to YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. In addition, the firm provides Identifyy, a self-service music rights management platform that policies, licenses, administers, monetizes, and collects both advertising and subscription revenue generated by UGC videos uploaded to YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.
Additionally, KeyframeAudio, a micro synchronization licensing platform; and Diistro, a boutique digital music distribution service.
Current Investors
Rincon Venture Partners, Frontier Venture Capital, Wavemaker Partners
Primary Industry
Business Support Services
Sub Industries
Intellectual Property, Multimedia & Graphics, Music & Video Streaming Software
Website
www.haawk.com
Company Stage
Angel & Seed
Total Amount Raised
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HAAWK, Inc. - deals
| Deals Type | Deal Status | Target (s) | Deal Date | Investor(s) | Seller(s) | Deal size (Mn) | Enterprise value (Mn) | Post-money valuation (Mn) | EBITDA multiple (x) | Revenue multiple (x) | Lead partner (s) |
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| Add-on, Trade Sale | Completed | HAAWK, Inc. | - |
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