What Dependable Solutions, Inc. does

Dependable Solutions, Inc. (DSI) is a private, founder-owned software company founded in 2005 by Marty Malysz and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with a regional office in London, United Kingdom. The company develops and markets the Dependable Rights Manager (DRM) platform, a modular, web-based SaaS suite that centralizes licensing operations — contracts, royalty calculations and validation, product and marketing approvals, digital brand asset management, and analytics — into a single integrated system. It supports multi-currency, multi-territory, and multi-language operations and targets four primary customer segments: brand owners (licensors), licensees, licensing agents, and music and media companies. Notable enterprise customers include Chelsea Football Club, Live Nation Merchandise, McCormick & Company, Procter & Gamble, Feld Entertainment (Monster Jam), Tetris, Brandgenuity, and Shout! Factory.

The platform's six core modules — All-In-One System, Contract Compliance, Accurate Royalties, Accelerated Workflows, Accessible Assets, and Music & Media Harmony — share a common data model that connects legal contract terms to downstream royalties, SKU-level approvals, and asset distribution. Recent additions include the Participation Manager for sub-licensee reporting through agents, Digital Product Passport and manufacturer tracking for supply-chain compliance, and DRM Analytics dashboards built on Microsoft Power BI. DSI is certified under ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management) and ISO/IEC 27701 (Privacy Information Management), and the platform integrates with customer ERP and general ledger systems, though no public API or developer portal is disclosed.

DSI generates revenue exclusively through SaaS subscription contracts, typically annual or multi-year, with quote-based pricing tied to portfolio size, module selection, and user count. The company employs a consultative direct sales motion targeting enterprise and mid-market licensing teams, supplemented by heavy investment in industry events (Licensing Expo, MIPCOM, Sportel Monaco, China Licensing Expo, and others) and an annual DRM Roadshow client summit. Strategic alliances with SCRIBOS (KURZ Group), SPLiCE, and Products of Change extend the platform's ecosystem reach into brand authentication and sustainability tracking.

Name

Dependable Solutions, Inc.

Legal name

Dependable Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://dependablesolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dependable Solutions provides the DRM platform, a modular SaaS suite that centralizes licensing contracts, royalty calculations, product approvals, and brand assets for brand owners, licensees, licensing agents, and music/media companies worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Licensing and Royalty Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Rights & Licensing Management (Contract, Territory/Window, Royalty) (MPAHALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Content Syndication, Distribution & Rights Management Platforms (BPAMAJAN), Mechanical Rights Collection & Licensing (MROs/CMOs) (MPAIAKAB)

Keywords

• Licensing management software
• Royalty management software
• Brand licensing software
• Music rights management
• Contract management software

Headquarters

HQ city

El Segundo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Software Licensing (Subscription): Dependable Solutions operates on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription model, providing access to its DRM platform through annual or multi-year contracts. The platform is offered in modular packages (All-In-One, Contract Compliance, Royalty Management, Product Approval, Brand Asset Management, Music & Media) that can be purchased individually or bundled. Pricing is typically quote-based and tailored to the customer's portfolio size, module selection, and number of users.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Dependable Solutions sells the Dependable Rights Manager (DRM) platform — a modular, web-based, enterprise SaaS for managing intellectual property licensing. The platform centralizes contract management, royalty calculation and validation, product/marketing approval workflows, digital brand asset management, and music/media rights and royalties, with multi-currency, multi-territory, and multi-language support. It is sold as an All-In-One suite or as individual modules (Contract Compliance, Accurate Royalties, Accelerated Workflows, Accessible Assets, Music & Media Harmony) to brand owners, licensees, licensing agents, and music/media companies.

Product overview

Dependable Solutions, Inc. offers the DRM (Digital Rights Manager) Platform — a unified, modular licensing and royalty management software suite. The core offering is the All-In-One System (Brand Licensing Management Platform) which integrates six key modules: Contract Compliance (licensing contract management), Accurate Royalties (royalty management software), Accelerated Workflows (product approval software), Accessible Assets (brand asset management), and Music & Media Harmony (music/media royalty management). The platform operates as an integrated system where contracts drive royalties, approvals, and assets — enabling brand owners, licensees, licensing agents, and music/media companies to centralize contracts, royalties, approvals, and assets in one secure, enterprise-ready platform. The company also offers targeted solutions for specific segments including brand owners, licensees, licensing agents, and music/media companies, each addressing the unique needs of that stakeholder type within the licensing ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DRM All-In-One System (Brand Licensing Management)

Quantifiable outcome

• Chelsea FC processes royalty tracking and approvals for 80–100 licensees through the platform, replacing paper-based and spreadsheet-based tracking. The club reports that staff can see a lot of information with the press of a button, saving significant time.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SPLiCE (The Society of Product Licensors Committed to Excellence)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDependable Solutions is affiliated with SPLiCE as a solution provider. SPLiCE is a community of brand owner licensors dedicated to continuously improving the nature and process of brand licensing. DSI's brand licensing software helps SPLiCE members identify and share industry best practices across brand licensing valuation, royalty tracking, legal and contractual templates, marketing and business development, product approvals, and IP licensing. DSI regularly participates in SPLiCE events including the Licensors' Summit and annual New Year's Meeting.
• Products of ChangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDependable Solutions is a supporter and badge-carrying member of Products of Change, an organization dedicated to driving sustainable change across the consumer products industry. Products of Change focuses on companywide sustainability education, alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals, and transparency in sustainability goal-setting and metric tracking. Dependable Solutions enhances its software to support licensing professionals' sustainability journeys, including tracking sustainability credentials of licensing partners. The company actively participates in the Sustainability in Licensing Conference (SILC).
• SCRIBOS (A KURZ Group Company)coreTechnology or IntegrationSCRIBOS, a KURZ Group company, is a leader in B2B digital security offering interactive labelling and marking solutions that link real-world products to digital platforms. Dependable Solutions partnered with SCRIBOS to deliver an all-in-one integrated solution to the licensing industry. The partnership combines DSI's contract management, royalty tracking, and product approval workflow modules with SCRIBOS's interactive security tags and software for managing authentications, consumer engagement, and label ordering. Together they provide end-to-end brand licensing management software and security label solutions.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Royalty Solutions: Royalty Solutions is a direct competitor providing contract, royalty, and rights management software to licensing, publishing, and media companies — overlapping almost entirely with DSI's DRM platform across contract compliance, royalty calculation, and statements processing.
• Counterpoint Software (formerly BIAP): Counterpoint Software is a long-standing brand licensing and royalty management platform serving licensors, licensees, and agents — a near-identical customer base and product scope to DSI, including contract management, royalty accounting, and product approvals.
• Vistex: Vistex provides rights, royalty, and incentive management software tightly integrated with SAP, directly competing for the same brand owner and licensee customers as DSI's Contract Compliance and Accurate Royalties modules.
• Anaqua: Anaqua is an IP management and licensing platform serving brand owners and law firms with annuity, patent, and trademark workflows — competing for the licensor-side of DSI's customer base with broader IP lifecycle capabilities.
• Lecere (Lucasys): Lecere provides royalty accounting and contract management software specifically for licensing and entertainment companies — directly comparable to DSI's Music & Media Harmony and Contract Compliance modules with similar enterprise entertainment customers.
• FADEL: FADEL provides rights management and royalty software for media, entertainment, and brand licensing customers — directly overlapping with DSI's music/media rights and licensing workflows for licensors and licensees.
• RightsLine (by Imagoworks): RightsLine provides rights, royalty, and contract management software tailored to media, publishing, and entertainment companies — directly comparable to DSI's Music & Media Harmony module and contract compliance offerings.

Emerging players

• Music Reports, Inc. Music Reports provides music rights administration, royalty processing, and song data services — overlapping with DSI's music/media module, particularly for streaming platforms and digital service providers rather than direct brand licensing.

Broad incumbents

• SAP (Rights & Royalty Management): SAP offers rights and royalty management capabilities as part of its broader enterprise suite (sometimes delivered through Vistex) — competing for large enterprise licensing customers that prefer single-vendor ERP plus licensing functionality.
• Clarivate (formerly CPA Global / IPfolio): Clarivate's IPfolio and Derwent portfolios serve IP-driven brand owners with broader patent and trademark lifecycle tools — a broad incumbent that overlaps DSI's licensor-side contract and rights management capabilities within a much larger IP analytics suite.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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