When was Hook founded?

Hook was founded in 1999 and raised its 1st funding round 24 years after it was founded.

Where is Hook located?

Hook is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Hook have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Hook is 34.

Is Hook a funded company?

Hook is a funded company, having raised a total of $21.8M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Unattributed round, raised on Oct 12, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Hook?

Hook's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Feb 04, 2026, with participation from 4 investors.

Where does Hook rank among its competitors?

Hook ranks 2nd amongst 135 active competitors, of which 38 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Hook, which secured $15.8M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Hook?

Hook's top competitors include BandLab, Soundtrap and Hyph. Among them, Hook secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

Hook - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Hook is a series A company based in New York City (United States), founded in 1999. It operates as a Provider of a music app that allows users to create and customize their own music. Hook has raised $21.8M in funding from investors like Khosla Ventures, Point72 Ventures and Waverley Capital. The company has 135 active competitors, including 38 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like BandLab, Soundtrap and Hyph.

Company Details

Provider of a music app that allows users to create and customize their own music. It enables users to remix and remake their favorite music.

Website: hookmusic.com
Email ID: *****@hookmusic.com

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Founded Year

1999

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$21.8M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Feb 04, 2026, $*****

Investors

Khosla Ventures & 8 more

Ranked

2^nd among 135 active competitors

Employee Count

34 as on May 31, 2026

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Hook is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
HOOK MEDIA, INC. CIN: 6457000 , United States, Active	Apr 12, 2022	-	-	-

Hook has raised a total funding of $21.8M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 12, 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Feb 04, 2026 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Hook has 9 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Hook:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 04, 2026	2808564	Series A	2652490	2009627	8454793	8701885
Mar 26, 2025	3212469	Unattributed	7589652	2169754	7816321	Khosla Ventures & 6 more
Oct 12, 2023	1452579	Unattributed	3205746	7045985	Waverley Capital & 1 more	Three Six Zero & 2 more

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Hook's employee count trend

Hook has 34 employees as of May 26. Here is Hook's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Hook include BandLab, Soundtrap and Hyph. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Hook, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	BandLab 2014, Singapore (Singapore), Series B	Cloud-based music creation platform	$143M	Vulcan Capital, Cercano Management & 4 others	69/100
2nd	Hook 1999, New York City (United States), Series A	Provider of a music app that allows users to create and customize their own music	$21.8M	The Raine Group, Khosla Ventures & 7 others	56/100
3rd	Soundtrap 2012, Stockholm (Sweden), Acquired	Music co-creation and sharing platform	$8.5M	Industrifonden & 1 others	55/100
4th	Hyph 2022, New York City (United States), Unfunded	Online platform offering music creation tools	-	-	54/100
5th	Boombox 2021, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Cloud-based platform offering music collaboration solutions	$7M	Forerunner Ventures, Ulu Ventures & 1 others	54/100
6th	Vampr 2015, Henderson (United States), Acquired	App-based platform for music collaboration	$2.88M	Angel Effect, Atanova & 1 others	54/100
7th	DISCO 2015, Melbourne (Australia), Funding Raised	Music collaboration platform for music professionals	-	Bridford Group	52/100
8th	mayk 2020, Santa Monica (United States), Seed	Online digital collaborative platform for music creation	$4.52M	Greycroft, Slow Ventures & 12 others	49/100
9th	Rocket Network 1994, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Platform that enables audio professionals to collaborate online	$44M	Weston Presidio, Vulcan Capital & 3 others	47/100
10th	Dextra Arts 2016, Delhi (India), Seed	Online platform for collaborative content production	$336K	LetsVenture, JITO Incubation & Innovation Foundation ... & 16 others	44/100

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Edition: March, 2026 (78 Pages)

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Media has covered Hook for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year.

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Social music platform Hook raises £10m in fundingMusicweek•Feb 18, 2026•Hook, Waverley Capital, Point72 Ventures, Khosla Ventures and 4 others

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Hook Claims Suno's Feature Mirrors Its Brand, Considers Legal ActionMBW•Dec 02, 2025•Suno, Hook

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Hook Raises $3M in Additional FundingFinSMEs•Mar 26, 2025•Hook, Khosla Ventures, Palm Tree Crew, The Raine Group and 5 others

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Hook Expands Digital Distribution Network with Too Lost Partnership, Advancing Music Remix OpportunitiesPR Newswire•Feb 28, 2025•Hook, Too Lost

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Ai Music Remix App Hook Expands Distribution Network With Too Lost PartnershipMBW•Feb 27, 2025•Hook, Too Lost

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Music AI startup Hook inks content deal with Glassnote RecordsMBW•Oct 31, 2024•Hook, Glassnote Records

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After raising $3.5M in funding, AI-powered music remixing app Hook launches on iOSMBW•Sep 26, 2024•Hook

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Music Ai Startup Hook Expands Seed Funding Round To $3.5m And Forms Advisory Board Amid Private BetaMBW•Mar 06, 2024•Hook, Waverley Capital, Imaginary, Point72 Ventures and 1 other

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Music AI startup Hook raises $3m in seed round joined by Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s Waverley Capital, Three Six Zero and AvexMBW•Oct 12, 2023•Hook, Waverley Capital, Point72 Ventures, Three Six Zero and 3 others

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