Who Owns Rednote?
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Rednote
Rednote is a New York–based music-messaging technology company (dba Gifnote) that lets users share licensed song clips in texts, social posts, and GIFs via its app and API.
Starts at $0 / user
Rednote appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Rednote
Rednote is a New York–based music-messaging technology company (dba Gifnote) that lets users share licensed song clips in texts, social posts, and GIFs via its app and API.
Starts at $0 / user
Rednote appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Rednote
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Andy Blacker Co‑founder and CEO of Songclip/Audiobyte, the venture‑backed company that evolved from Rednote (dba Gifnote). As a founding executive of this privately held business he almost certainly holds a significant equity stake, though no percentages are publicly disclosed. | Founder | — | Mar 2021 |
John vanSuchtelen Co‑founder and early Chief Product Officer/COO of Gifnote/Rednote and later Songclip; multiple profiles list him as one of the three founders of the platform, implying a meaningful shareholding. | Founder | — | Mar 2021 |
Richard Van Den Bosch Identified by Tracxn as the founder of Rednote and a co‑founder of Songclip; likely an early and continuing equity holder, but exact ownership is not publicly available. | Founder | — | Dec 2018 |
Evolution VC Partners New York–based venture firm led by Gregg Smith; it led Audiobyte/Gifnote’s $6M Series A round in 2018 and also led Songclip’s $11M funding round in March 2021. Being lead investor in both major rounds makes Evolution VC Partners one of the largest outside shareholders. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
Northwood Ventures US venture firm that backed Rednote/Gifnote early and is listed as the key investor on CB Insights’ Gifnote/Rednote profile as well as a participant in both the 2018 Series A and 2021 financing for Songclip. Its repeated participation suggests a substantial minority stake. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
The Kraft Group Family holding company of the Kraft family (owner of the New England Patriots); cited as a major investor in Songclip’s $11M round in March 2021, implying a meaningful but minority equity position in the company that grew out of Rednote. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
iHeartMedia Ventures The corporate venture arm of iHeartMedia; disclosed as an investor in Songclip’s 2021 funding round and referenced as a prior backer, indicating a notable minority stake tied to Rednote/Songclip’s music‑messaging and licensing business. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
Swat Equity Partners Consumer‑focused venture fund; named among the investors in Songclip’s $11M 2021 financing, which doubled total funding to about $22–23M, so it holds a minority ownership stake. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
Raised in Space Music‑tech investment platform (associated with Scooter Braun, Ithaca Holdings etc.); listed as an investor in the March 2021 Songclip round, giving it an equity position in the company that originated as Rednote/Gifnote. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
Gaingels LGBTQ+‑focused angel syndicate; various funding databases and press coverage record Gaingels as an investor in Songclip/Audiobyte, including participation in the 2021 raise, so it holds a minority shareholding. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
Forefront Venture Partners Early‑stage venture fund; cited in the 2021 Songclip funding announcement and investor lists as a participant in the $11M round, implying a minority equity stake in the Rednote/Songclip business. | Institutional | — | Mar 2021 |
DG Incubation / DG Ventures (Digital Garage Group) Corporate venture arm of Japan’s Digital Garage; described as an investor in Audiobyte, the parent of Gifnote/Rednote, in the $6M Series A round completed in December 2018, so it owns a minority stake dating from that financing. | Institutional | — | Dec 2018 |
Neoteny 4 Venture fund managed by Joi Ito; named among the investors in Audiobyte/Gifnote’s $6M Series A round in 2018, implying a continuing minority ownership position in the Rednote/Songclip entity. | Institutional | — | Dec 2018 |
Clipmedia (Clipmedia.ai) Media‑technology company whose materials state that it owns and operates Songclip.com and related properties, and multiple profiles describe Songclip as a Clipmedia.ai company. This indicates Clipmedia is a corporate parent or holding company for Songclip/Rednote’s assets, though internal ownership percentages are not public. | Corporate | — | Oct 2022 |
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