Orfium

Orfium

AI-driven music rights management platform

Overview

Orfium provides AI-driven music rights management technology for rights holders, labels, publishers, broadcasters, and collecting societies to handle licenses and how music is used online and on broadcasts. Its tools include Sync Tracker, which monitors licensed and unlicensed music on platforms like YouTube, and Soundmouse, a cue-sheet system for broadcasters, with AI automating license management and usage tracking. It combines automated rights management with content-usage optimization across digital platforms and broadcasts for a broad client base. The goal is to make rights management more efficient and help clients maximize revenue from music usage.

Significant Headcount Growth

About Orfium

Simplify's Rating
Why Orfium is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Entertainment

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$2M

Headquarters

Malibu, California

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • In July 2025, Orfium won a €7.5 million EU AIXPERT grant.
  • The grant backs explainable AI for detecting copyrighted music inside AI-generated outputs.
  • BMI's 2026 Soundmouse purchase should free Orfium capital for higher-growth software.

What critics are saying

  • BMI agreed May 19, 2026 to buy Soundmouse, shrinking Orfium's product breadth.
  • Orfium's moat depends on platform licenses from YouTube, broadcasters, and collecting societies.
  • If AI rights attribution standards bypass Orfium, its core monetization engine becomes irrelevant.

What makes Orfium unique

  • Orfium combines UGC claiming and broadcast cue-sheet reporting across digital and linear media.
  • Its 2023 Soundmouse acquisition linked YouTube rights monitoring with global broadcast royalties workflows.
  • Japan deals with Avex, Pony Canyon, and Bandai Namco show rare local market access.

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Funding

Total Funding

$2M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Hybrid Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 23%

1 year growth

↑ 23%

2 year growth

↑ 23%
Record of the Day
Nov 22nd, 2024
Orfium appoints Vanessa Brennan as Chief Transformation Officer

Orfium appoints Vanessa Brennan as Chief Transformation Officer.

The Industry.biz
Nov 4th, 2024
Soundstripe, Orfium, Tuned Global & Partners Team Up to Streamline Licensing

In partnership with Orfium, Tuned Global, Music Reports, and Cyanite, Soundstripe is building the music industry's most robust "click-to-license" platform, offering pre-cleared music - from indie to iconic.

Music Business Worldwide
Jul 23rd, 2024
Japan's Pony Canyon taps Orfium to monetize UGC on YouTube

Orfium, a tech company that ensures artists and rightsholders receive their due royalties from user-generated content (UGC) and broadcast platforms, has partnered with Japanese record label Pony Canyon.

Music Business Association
Nov 21st, 2023
Music Biz Member Orfium Strikes Deal With Bandai Namco Music Live To Expand Presence In Japan

Music rights and metadata management software platform, Orfium has struck an anime music deal with Bandai Namco Music Live to further expand its presence in the Japanese music market.

Music Business Worldwide
Nov 13th, 2023
Orfium expands presence in Japan with Bandai Namco Music Live deal

Orfium expands presence in Japan with Bandai Namco Music Live deal.

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