Rapsodie

What Rapsodie does

Rapsodie is a Paris-based, private company founded in 2021 that operates in two interlocking capacities. First, it runs a music artist IP licensing platform that aggregates rights from major music companies — including Sony and Believe — to provide mobile game developers and publishers with simplified access to a catalog of 2,400+ licensed music artist image rights. The platform addresses a fragmented market problem: individual licensing transactions between game publishers and artists or labels are operationally costly, and Rapsodie positions as an intermediary to reduce friction in this process. Its go-to-market is sales-led B2B, with direct outreach to game developers via its website and LinkedIn presence; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Second, Rapsodie also publishes and operates its own consumer mobile game under the Rapsodie brand — a rap manager title in which players manage virtual rap artists, build careers, and engage with hip-hop music themes. This proprietary game serves as a live demonstration of how music artist IP integrates into mobile gameplay, validating the licensing thesis and presumably generating ancillary consumer revenue.

The company raised $1,000,000 in seed funding in August 2022. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, consistent with an early-stage operation. Geographic scope is global on paper, with explicit strategic emphasis on Francophone hip-hop as an initial focus area before broader music artist category expansion. No public revenue, ARR, customer logos, or pricing benchmarks are disclosed.

Name

Rapsodie

Website

https://rapsodie.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rapsodie is a Paris-based music artist IP licensing platform that supplies mobile game developers and publishers with simplified access to a catalog of 2,400+ licensed artists, anchored by deals with Sony and Believe. It also operates its own consumer mobile rap manager game demonstrating IP integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music IP Licensing for Gaming

NAICS

Music Publishers (512230), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAIALAI

Game Music Licensing & Interactive/Adaptive Music Providers

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Sync & Music Licensing Services (Film/TV/Ads/Games)

SECONDARYMPACABAM

Creator Music/SFX Asset Libraries & Licensing Platforms

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/User-Generated Video & Creator Platforms

SECONDARYMPACAFAK

Creator Licensing & Rights Monetization (UGC Licensing, Music/Video Rights)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Creator Monetization & Fan Membership Platforms

Keywords

• Music artist licensing
• Mobile gaming
• Intellectual property rights
• Hip-hop games
• Artist IP integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. IP Licensing: Revenue generated through licensing music artist IP (image rights) to game developers and publishers. The company acts as an intermediary, facilitating access to artist IP for gaming applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Rapsodie operates a music artist IP licensing platform that simplifies access to music artist image rights for mobile game developers and publishers, offering a catalog of 2,400+ licensed artists including deals with Sony and Believe. The company also publishes a mobile rap manager game (Rapsodie) that lets players manage virtual rap music labels and experience the hip-hop music industry. Its core business centers on licensing music artist IP to game developers to boost game acquisition, retention, and revenue.

Product overview

Rapsodie is a single mobile rap manager game that connects music artist IP to gaming. The company offers licensing services enabling game developers to access music artist image rights. The product portfolio consists of the Rapsodie mobile game, supported by a licensing platform that provides access to over 2,400 licensed music artists including deals with Sony and Believe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rapsodie (Mobile Rap Manager Game) A mobile rap manager game that allows players to manage rap artists, build careers, and experience the hip-hop music industry through gameplay. Targets consumers interested in hip-hop culture and music management simulation.
• Music Artist IP Licensing Platform A licensing service that enables mobile game developers and publishers to integrate music artist image rights into their games. Provides access to a catalog of 2,400+ licensed artists, starting with Francophone hip-hop and expanding to global music artists. Designed to help games boost acquisition, retention, and revenue through music artist IP integration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Boost game acquisition, retention, and revenue through music artist IP integration

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SonycoreOthersLicensing partnership providing access to Sony's music artist catalog for integration into mobile games. This is a content licensing deal that forms part of Rapsodie's 2,400+ licensed artist portfolio.
• BelievecoreOthersLicensing partnership providing access to Believe's music artist catalog for integration into mobile games. Part of Rapsodie's growing licensing portfolio of 2,400+ artists, with initial focus on Francophone hip-hop.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• BMAT: BMAT provides music identification, matching, and rights administration technology used by broadcasters, DSPs, and rights organizations — adjacent infrastructure comparable to the rights-management capability underpinning Rapsodie's licensing flows.
• Audible Magic: Audible Magic delivers content recognition and rights management for music, broadcast, and UGC platforms — comparable to Rapsodie in operating the technical layer that links music IP to licensed downstream uses such as games and social platforms.

Broad incumbents

• Artlist: Artlist is an established subscription-based music and SFX licensing platform serving filmmakers, advertisers, and increasingly game/app developers — a broad incumbent whose creator-focused catalog overlaps with the supply-side role Rapsodie plays in gaming.
• Epidemic Sound: Epidemic Sound is a leading subscription music licensing platform for digital content creators, having expanded into app and game use cases — adjacent to Rapsodie's licensed-artist-for-games niche but serving a much broader creator base.
• Music Reports (Songview): Music Reports administers music rights, royalties, and licensing for digital services and platforms — comparable as a back-office rights infrastructure provider that game and streaming platforms interface with for compliant music usage.

Direct peers

• Lickd: Lickd is a music licensing service aimed at content creators and game/stream developers, providing licensed tracks from major and independent labels for use in user-generated content and games — competing head-on with Rapsodie's B2B model.
• Pretzel Rocks: Pretzel Rocks offers a music licensing platform purpose-built for content creators and streamers/gamers, providing cleared tracks for use in videos and live streams — directly comparable to Rapsodie's proposition of pre-cleared music/artist IP for digital products.
• Songtradr: Songtradr operates a B2B music rights marketplace and licensing platform that aggregates catalogs for use across media including games, ads, and streaming — directly comparable as a rights-clearing intermediary serving commercial media buyers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rapsodiedata
• Xx.com/rapsodie_fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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