
Roman Abramovich, Benny Anderson (Abba), David Guetta, Will.i.am and other investors have invested $ 30 million in the Music Messenger music application. Israeli startup after a round of funding was estimated at $ 100 million.
The Music Messenger
app for
Android and
iOS gives users the ability to share music files for free: send songs or playlists using a smartphone. The company was founded in April 2014, the service runs for seven months,
writes RBC .
At the moment, the application is working in ten languages, the company is preparing to enter the markets of China, India, Brazil and Russia. Every month 1 million new users join the service.
Reuters notes that the music industry is already actively using the service to promote new tracks.
The total amount of investments that developers have attracted for the development of the Music Messenger service was $ 35 million. Investors valued the company at more than $ 100 million.
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In September 2014, the founder of Music Messenger Oded Kobo sold the social network Pheed to Mobli, which offered content monetization and attracted 5 million users at that time.
In March 2015, Millhouse Capital
invested in another Israeli startup , iAngels, controlled by Roman Abramovich. This is a crowdfunding platform that allows private investors to invest money along with large business angels.