Name

YouSpin

Legal name

YouSpin LLC

Website

https://youspin.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Music Platform

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Music Publishers (512230)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Social/UGC Music Platforms (Short-Form, Social Listening) (MPAIACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Creator Music/SFX Asset Libraries & Licensing Platforms (MPACABAM), Music Discovery & Curation Platforms (Recommendations, Playlists) (MPAIACAH)

Keywords

• Social jukebox platform
• Music streaming app
• Venue entertainment software
• Interactive music selection
• Independent artist distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Venue Subscriptions: Bars, clubs, and restaurants pay for access to the YouSpin platform to enable customer-controlled music selection and venue dashboard features. Pricing not publicly disclosed.
2. Brand Advertising: Brand advertisers can post ads, promote specials, and reach venue audiences through the YouSpin dashboard TV screens and app interface.
3. Artist Referral Program: Independent artists can earn 10% residual commission for every subscription they refer to the platform through their network and fan base.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

YouSpin is a social jukebox platform and mobile application that enables bar, nightclub, and restaurant patrons to choose and play licensed music from their smartphones, chat with other users, and interact with the venue's sound system. The platform includes a venue-facing dashboard that displays now-playing tracks, drink specials, and advertisements on connected TV screens. Independent artists can submit music for inclusion in the YouSpin catalog and earn referral commissions through the artist affiliate program.

Product overview

YouSpin is a social music entertainment platform consisting of multiple integrated components: the YouSpin Platform (core system for music selection, chat, and social interaction), YouSpin Music (licensed music catalog with weekly updates), the YouSpin Dashboard (venue-side management tool for TV displays, specials, and customer engagement), YouSpin Mobile App (iOS/Android for end users), and the YouSpin Independent Artist Program (submission and affiliate system for independent musicians). The platform operates as a virtual entertainment system for bars, clubs, restaurants, and homes, connecting app users with venue owners and DJs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• YouSpin Social Jukebox Platform A subscription-based social music entertainment platform that lets venue owners deploy a virtual jukebox by connecting a tablet or laptop to a TV and sound system, enabling patrons to choose and play licensed songs, chat, and interact with the venue in real time.
• YouSpin Mobile App A free iOS and Android mobile application that allows consumers to pick and play music at YouSpin-enabled venues, send chat messages, interact with DJs, share photos, and discover new artists from their smartphones.
• YouSpin Venue Dashboard A venue-facing dashboard displayed on connected TV screens that shows now-playing tracks, request and music queues, drink specials, brand advertisements, and enables live chat with app users for bar, club, and restaurant operators.
• YouSpin Independent Artist Program A program that allows independent, unsigned artists to submit their music in MP3 format for review and inclusion in the YouSpin music library, with an optional 10% residual commission affiliate referral program for artists who refer paid subscriptions.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TouchTunes: TouchTunes is the dominant commercial digital jukebox operator in bars and restaurants across North America, offering patrons a touchscreen interface to select and play licensed music. It is the most direct competitor to YouSpin's social jukebox model for in-venue music selection.
• Rockbot: Rockbot provides a mobile-first jukebox and music platform for businesses, allowing patrons to pick songs from their phones and venues to manage playlists. It overlaps directly with YouSpin's core value proposition for bars, restaurants, and gyms.
• Soundtrack Your Brand: A business-music streaming service (formerly Spotify for Business) that provides licensed background and curated music for commercial venues. While it focuses more on staff-controlled ambiance, it competes for the same venue subscription dollar as YouSpin.
• Cloud Cover Music: Cloud Cover Music is a licensed background-music service for businesses, including bars and restaurants, with hybrid streaming and curated playlists. It competes with YouSpin for venue music budgets, though it lacks the social/jukebox interaction layer.
• Jukeboxy Music: Jukeboxy is a mobile-first social jukebox platform for bars and restaurants that lets customers select music from their phones. It is a close functional competitor to YouSpin in the social-venue-music niche.

Broad incumbents

• Spotify: Spotify is the largest on-demand music streaming platform and has expanded into business/commercial use cases via its B2B offerings. As a broad incumbent with massive catalog, licensing, and brand advantages, it represents both a competitive threat and a potential distribution partner for YouSpin.

Emerging players

• SoundCloud: SoundCloud is the leading platform for independent artists to distribute and promote music, overlapping with YouSpin's independent artist submission and discovery use case. While it lacks a venue/patron social jukebox layer, it serves the same artist community.
• Bandcamp: Bandcamp is an independent-artist music marketplace and discovery platform. It overlaps with YouSpin's mission of helping unsigned artists reach audiences, though it focuses on direct-to-consumer sales rather than in-venue distribution.

Regional players

• Anghami: Anghami is a leading music streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa, with social and curated playlist features. It is comparable as a social music platform, though it does not primarily serve the in-venue jukebox use case.

Others

• Songwhip: Songwhip is a music-link aggregation and distribution service that helps artists share tracks across streaming platforms. It is an adjacent enabler in the independent artist ecosystem that overlaps with YouSpin's artist-side value proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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