When was Equala founded?

Equala was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Equala located?

Equala is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

How many employees does Equala have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Equala is 1 - 10.

Is Equala a funded company?

Equala is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Apr 16, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of Equala?

Equala's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Apr 16, 2013, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Equala rank among its competitors?

Equala ranks 101st amongst 132 active competitors, of which 15 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Hangout, which secured $8M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Equala?

Equala's top competitors include Playlist, Musi and Hangout. Among them, Hangout secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Equala - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Equala is a deadpooled company based in Tel Aviv (Israel), founded in 2012 by Lior Aharoni and Liad Hacmon. It operates as a Social radio app. Equala has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 132 active competitors, including 15 funded and 7 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Playlist, Musi and Hangout.

Company Details

EQuala is a social radio app wherein one can play their friends' music. The platform allows users to set the percentage match for each of their friend, so that they can control the recommendations from their social network. the application had integration with Deezer platform.

Website: equala.fm
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Tel Aviv, Israel

Stage

Deadpooled

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Apr 16, 2013, $*****

Investors

HDS Capital & 1 more

Ranked

101^st among 132 active competitors

Employee Count

1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

Playlist & 285 more

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Equala has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Apr 16, 2013 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Equala has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Equala:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 16, 2013	7837088	Seed	4883732	9973882	2929271	5806773

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The founders of Equala are Lior Aharoni and Liad Hacmon.

Here are the details of Equala's key team members:

Lior Aharoni: Co-Founder & CEO of Equala and founder of 1 other company.
Liad Hacmon: Co-Founder & VP of Equala.

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Equala's employee count trend

Equala has 1 - 10 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Equala's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Equala include Playlist, Musi and Hangout. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Equala, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Playlist 2006, Los Angeles (United States), Series C	Powering experiences economy with SaaS solutions for fitness, wellness, beauty	$33.9M	Amino Capital, StartX & 13 others	63/100
2nd	Musi 2012, Toronto (Canada), Public	Application for music streaming and sharing	-	-	47/100
3rd	Hangout 2023, Miami (United States), Series A	Provider of a platform for users to share and listen music	$8M	Founders Fund	46/100
4th	CloudBeats 2013, Lviv (Ukraine), Unfunded	Cloud-based platform for storing personal music and media content	-	-	44/100
5th	Music Messenger 2014, Herzliya (Israel), Series B	App-based platform offering music streaming and music messaging solution	$35M	-	43/100
6th	My Eurovision Scoreboard 2015, Arad (Romania), Unfunded	Online music sharing platform	-	-	43/100
7th	MUSICBASH 2016, Berlin (Germany), Unfunded	App-based music discovery platform	-	-	42/100
8th	Musicboard 2020, Sweden, Unfunded	Online social platform for music sharing	-	-	40/100
9th	Musx 2011, Austin (United States), Seed	Music discovery and sharing app	$800K	-	39/100
10th	uPlayMe 2005, Brooklyn (United States), Series A	Platform for sharing & connecting based on the music taste	$1M	Village Ventures, Warner Music Group	38/100
101st	Equala 2012, Tel Aviv (Israel), Deadpooled	Social radio app	-	HDS Capital, Star Farm Ventures	21/100