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Funding Rounds 1
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| Jan 18, 2012 | Grooveshark Blocks German Users Over Licensing Costs | Grooveshark users in Germany officially became former users of the service today after the US-based music streaming site stopped offering its service there. Grooveshark has in excess of 30 million users, less than 10% of which are located i... |
| Nov 19, 2011 | Spotify gets canned by over 200 labels, citing detriment to music industry | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Over 200 labels falling under distributor STHoldi... |
| May 17, 2011 | Simfy raises €10m for its "German Spotify' – guns international expansion | Simfy, the so-called German Spotify, has raised an additional €10m from existing investors, including Earlybird, NRW Bank, Dumont Venture and Klaus Wecken. That brings its funding to date to €18 million. The new funds will be used to consol... |
| May 17, 2011 | Simfy has raised €10m from existing investors | Earlier this month we already reported about the German music streaming service Simfy and its 1st birthday. I guess we should have waited some more days – because today we have much bigger news about the Cologne based startup. The Spotify-k... |
| Feb 16, 2011 | Simfy, the-German-Spotify, gets on-deck with O2 | Simfy, the so-called German Spotify, has struck a strategic partnership with O2 Germany (Telefónica). In a similar arrangement to Aspiro-owned WiMP’s recent on-deck deal with telco Telenor in Scandinavia, the simfy music streaming service w... |
| Nov 29, 2010 | Simfy, the Spotify-of-Germany, partners with social network StudiVZ | Simfy, a sort of German equivalent to Spotify, has signed an exclusive partnership with VZ networks, Germany’s largest social network and operator of the so-called Facebook clone StudiVZ. The deal will see VZ’s 16 million users being given ... |
| May 12, 2010 | simfy Raises €7M | simfy, a Cologne, Germany-based provider of music on demand (MOD) services, has received €7m in funding. Investors in the round include Dumont Venture, Earlybird, NRW.Bank and Klaus Wecken. The new capital will be used to accelerate the com... |
| Sep 30, 2009 | German Last.FM clone Simfy gets financing to become a Spotify, er, clone | German Last.FM clone Simfy has won a new round of financing – to re-launch itself as a clone of Spotify. Music Networx, a German online distributor of live music and a portfolio company of VC firm Earlybird, has invested an undisclosed sum ... |
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FAQ about Simfy
When was Simfy founded?
Simfy was founded in 2010.
How much funding has Simfy raised?
Simfy has raised $14.2M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Simfy?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning Simfy, among them “Grooveshark Blocks German Users Over Licensing Costs” (Jan 18, 2012) and “Spotify gets canned by over 200 labels, citing detriment to music industry” (Nov 19, 2011).
Is Simfy still active?
Yes, Simfy is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 29, 2012.