SoundCloud

SoundCloud is a music streaming and sharing platform founded in 2007. Built around an artist-first vision, it operates a two-sided ecosystem in which creators reach audiences and monetise their music while listeners discover emerging artists. The company positions direct engagement between artists and fans as central to how music is found and shared, and its platform serves both established and independent artists.

The company's technical work spans several domains: music streaming technology, API development and a developer platform, discovery and recommendation, and social and real-time engagement. Two principal products sit at the centre of this work. The SoundCloud platform itself combines streaming, sharing and community features, allowing artists to grow audiences and fans to engage with music in real time. The SoundCloud API provides an interface for developers to integrate third-party applications with SoundCloud platform capabilities.

SoundCloud operates in the music streaming, music technology, creator services and digital music sectors, and has a presence in Berlin, Germany. Its stated culture signals include an artist-first mission, a fan-powered and social approach to music discovery, an emphasis that every play counts, and support for initiatives across music, technology and creator services.