Musical AI

Founded in 2023 and based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, SOMMS AI Inc. , trading under the name Musical AI offers an artificial intelligence-based platform focused on rights management for music, allowing creators to secure their work. In January 2026, Musical AI raised USD 4. 5 million in venture funding led by Heavybit, with participation from BDC Capital and Build Ventures.

Musical AI provides a comprehensive rights management platform specifically designed for the music industry, focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property protection. The company's core offering enables rights holders to securely store their catalogs and manage licensing agreements with AI companies seeking to train generative models on their music. This platform incorporates access controls to prevent unauthorized use and extraction of content, while also ensuring that all generated outputs are transparently attributed back to the rights holders through proprietary reporting software. Clients range from individual artists to large record labels, primarily serving markets in North America and Europe, where the demand for AI-generated music is rapidly growing.

Additionally, Musical AI allows AI applications to either utilize their proprietary models or integrate their own models, catering to a diverse client base involved in music production and distribution. Musical AI generates revenue through a structured licensing model that facilitates transactions between rights holders and AI companies. When an AI company obtains a license to use a rights holder’s catalog, fees are assessed based on the scope of use and the volume of content generated. This model may include subscription fees for ongoing access to the platform and its services, as well as revenue-sharing agreements for any AI-generated outputs that utilize licensed music.

The company will use the January 2026 funding to scale its AI attribution and licensing tech for training-data provenance.