Core music industry funding reached $425.91 million in January 2025, showing significant year-over-year growth but falling short of January 2023's $1.09 billion total. The increase was primarily driven by the catalog sector.

Key Findings:

• January 2025 funding was 8x larger than January 2024 ($51.96 million)
• Average round size: $106.48 million
• Influence Media Partners' $360 million ABS represented 85% of total funding
• Excluding the ABS, funding still grew 26.8% YoY to $65.91 million

Three-Year January Comparison (2023-2025):

• Consistent pattern of 5-6 industry rounds per January
• One sub-$1 million round each January
• Seed to Series B rounds averaged $11.2 million
• Maximum individual round size: $40 million (excluding ABS/PE)

January 2023 remains the benchmark with $1.09 billion in total raises, largely due to Kakao Entertainment's $1 billion private equity raise and Events.com's $100 million share subscription facility.

The data reveals a shift from the massive non-equity raises of 2020-2022 to more modest but consistent funding rounds, suggesting a maturing industry funding landscape.

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