Greenlit

Name

Greenlit

Website

https://greenlit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Licensing Platform for Film

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Rights & Clearances (Sync, Score, Publishing) (MPADAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Micro-Licensing & Direct Licensing Platforms (UGC, SMB venues, online uses) (MPAIAKAJ), Micro-Licensing (UGC/Short-Form/Digital Ads) Providers (MPAIALAJ), Grant Funding & Public/Nonprofit Financing (MPADAAAO)

Keywords

• Music licensing platform
• Filmmaker funding services
• Crowdfunding for movies
• Indie film production
• Human-made music licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Core offering

Greenlit runs a music licensing platform that connects filmmakers with commercially released music from major and independent catalogs, paired with crowdfunding funding tools. Through its partnership with the Robin Film Grant, it provides filmmakers with dedicated funding and licensing tools specifically for real, human-made music, positioning itself as an alternative to AI-generated tracks in film productions.

Product overview

Greenlit provides a music licensing platform that connects filmmakers with commercially released music from major and independent catalogs. The company partners with Robin Film Grant to offer filmmakers funding and tools for licensing real, human-made music rather than AI-generated tracks, addressing the tension between AI-generated content and traditional music licensing in the creative industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Greenlit Music Licensing Platform An online music licensing platform for filmmakers and film production companies that enables the licensing of commercially released, human-made music from major and independent catalogs as an alternative to AI-generated tracks.
• Robin Film Grant (Greenlit partnership) A grant program offered in partnership with Greenlit that provides filmmakers with funding specifically earmarked for licensing real, human-made music for their film productions.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Robin Film GrantflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026A new Robin Film Grant has been launched in partnership with Greenlit to provide filmmakers with funding and tools for licensing commercially released music from major and indie catalogs. The grant specifically supports the use of real, human-made music rather than AI-generated tracks in film productions. This initiative addresses the growing tension between AI-generated content and traditional music licensing in the creative industry.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• ASCAP: Major U.S. performing rights organization administering public performance and sync licensing at massive scale. Comparable to Greenlit in handling rights administration and licensing for music use, but operates as a legacy incumbent PRO rather than a film-focused marketplace.

Direct peers

• Artlist: Subscription-based music licensing platform serving filmmakers, video creators, and brands. Directly comparable to Greenlit as a marketplace offering cleared music for film/video productions, though Artlist operates at much larger scale with a subscription model rather than per-project licensing.
• Songtradr: Global B2B music licensing marketplace connecting rights holders with brands, agencies, and filmmakers. Comparable to Greenlit as a two-sided licensing platform, though Songtradr operates across broader use cases (ads, gaming, film) and at enterprise scale with catalog acquisition.
• PremiumBeat: Royalty-free music licensing library owned by Shutterstock, serving filmmakers and video producers. Comparable to Greenlit as a per-track licensing destination for film/video productions, though PremiumBeat is part of a broader stock media conglomerate.
• Musicbed: Sync licensing platform focused on independent music for film, TV, and advertising. Closely comparable to Greenlit in serving filmmakers who need pre-cleared, human-made tracks with curated indie and established catalogs, and in offering licensing for narrative film projects.
• Epidemic Sound: Subscription music licensing platform widely used by YouTubers, filmmakers, and brands. Comparable as a high-scale alternative for cleared music in video productions, though it competes primarily on volume and price rather than emphasizing the human-made / anti-AI angle that differentiates Greenlit.
• Music Vine: Curated sync licensing platform for filmmakers, agencies, and content creators. Highly comparable to Greenlit in targeting independent filmmakers with pre-cleared human-made music, with similar positioning around quality and indie/professional catalog curation.

Emerging players

• Seed&Spark: Crowdfunding and education platform for independent filmmakers. Comparable to Greenlit along the funding-and-filmmaker-support axis, though Seed&Spark focuses on equity/reward-based film crowdfunding rather than the music licensing layer.
• Splice: Music creation and licensing platform used heavily by producers and creators. Partially comparable to Greenlit as a music rights/royalty intermediary, but oriented toward producer-to-creator samples rather than finished-track sync for films.

Others

• FilmFreeway: Leading film festival submission and discovery platform for independent filmmakers. Comparable to Greenlit as a filmmaker-focused platform infrastructure layer, though FilmFreeway serves festival submissions rather than music licensing or production funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/greenlitfund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/greenlitfund

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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