iLike.com - About the company
iLike.com is an acquired company based in Seattle (United States), founded in 2002 by Ali Partovi. It operates as a Social music discovery/ sharing portal. iLike.com has raised $16.5M in funding from Ticket Master, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 209 active competitors, including 24 funded and 7 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Myspace, Ultimate Guitar and FanLabel.
Company Details
iLike was an online service that allowed users to download and share music. The website made use of a sidebar that is used with Apple's iTunes or Microsoft's Windows Media Player. As of 2009, 60 million consumers registered to use iLike. Also built a "post-once publish-everywhere" dashboard for artists. In October 2007, iLike teamed up with Billboard to display the week’s top 25 most added songs to personal music libraries. On August 19, 2009, MySpace acquired iLike. iLike website was closed on February 7, 2012.
- Website
- ilike.com
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2002
Location
Seattle, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$16.5M in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Apr 28, 2025
Investors
Ranked
24th among 209 active competitors
Employee Count
31 as on Sep 30, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Myspace (Aug 17, 2009)
iLike.com's acquisition details
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iLike.com's funding and investors
iLike.com has raised a total funding of $16.5M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Dec 20, 2006 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. iLike.com has 3 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of iLike.com:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 20, 2006 | 2983981 | Series B | 5008727 | 4446090 | 2834413 | 1898329 |
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iLike.com's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of iLike.com is Ali Partovi.
Here are the details of iLike.com's key team members:
- Ali Partovi: CEO & co-founder of iLike.com. They are also an angel investor in 14 startups.
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iLike.com's employee count trend
iLike.com has 31 employees as of Sep 26. Here is iLike.com's employee count trend over the years:
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iLike.com's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of iLike.com include Myspace, Ultimate Guitar and FanLabel. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of iLike.com, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Myspace 2003, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | On-demand music streaming and content sharing platform | $42.8M | 74/100 | |
2nd | Ultimate Guitar 1998, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded | Social platform for music enthusiasts and artists | - | - | 61/100 |
3rd |  FanLabel 2016, Birmingham (United States), Seed | Record label creation app provider | $8.48M | 47/100 | |
4th |  Kooky 2019, Seoul (South Korea), Seed | App-based social platform for K-Pop fans | - | 46/100 | |
5th |  CountryLine 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series A | SaaS-based music streaming platform | $4.88M | 45/100 | |
6th | makromusic 2020, Istanbul (Turkey), Seed | Online social platform for connecting with people with similar music taste | $15M | 44/100 | |
7th | SpinMedia 2005, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | Online community for music and celebrity fans | $76M | 44/100 | |
8th |  My Eurovision Scoreboard 2015, Arad (Romania), Unfunded | Online music sharing platform | - | - | 43/100 |
9th | Community app for connecting icons and fans | - | - | 42/100 | |
10th | Music-based social networking app | - | - | 40/100 | |
24th | iLike.com 2002, Seattle (United States), Acquired | Social music discovery/ sharing portal | $16.5M | 35/100 |
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iLike.com's Investments and acquisitions
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