Riyaz - About the company
Riyaz is a seed company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2017 by Gopala Krishna Koduri, Xavier Serra and Sankalp Gulati. It operates as an App-based platform offering solutions for practising singing. Riyaz has raised $1.33M in funding from Multiply Ventures, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 65 active competitors, including 5 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like Vocal Image, Sing Sharp App and Protégé.
Company Details
App-based platform offering solutions for practising singing. It provides music education from beginner to advanced levels. Features include Singing lessons and feedback on hitting the right notes. badges, progress tracker, and more. It has developed an audio analysis technology that extracts the relevant audio characteristics of a recording needed to study the quality of a singing voice. The app is available for Android users.
- Website
- riyazapp.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@riyazapp.com
- Phone Number
- +91 **********
- Registered Address
- #30, Yash Classic Enclave, 2nd Cross Road, Hennur Cross, Chellikere, Kalyan Nagar, Kalyananagar, Bangalore, Bangalore North, Karnataka, India, 560043
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2017
Location
Bengaluru, India
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$1.33M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Apr 19, 2022
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 65 active competitors
Annual Revenue
0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
6 as on Aug 31, 2025
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Legal entities associated with Riyaz
Riyaz is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MUSICMUNI LABS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74999KA2016PTC097308 , India, Active | Oct 21, 2016 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 6 (As on Aug 31, 2025) |
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Riyaz's funding and investors
Riyaz has raised a total funding of $1.33M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 10, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Apr 19, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Riyaz has 5 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Riyaz:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 19, 2022 | 6260123 | Seed | 8099175 | 9619207 | 1693926 | 4415352 |
Jan 01, 2021 | 3294522 | Seed | 4220359 | 1216954 | 7198200 | |
May 10, 2019 | 8777615 | Angel | 5590587 | 5842056 | 7292039 |
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Riyaz's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Riyaz are Gopala Krishna Koduri, Xavier Serra and Sankalp Gulati. Gopala Krishna Koduri is the CEO of Riyaz.
Here are the details of Riyaz's key team members:
- Gopala Krishna Koduri: Co-Founder & CEO of Riyaz. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
- Xavier Serra: Co-Founder of Riyaz. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Sankalp Gulati: Former Co-Founder of Riyaz. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Riyaz's Board of Directors
Riyaz's board has 3 active members. Gopala Krishna Koduri and Xavier Serra are part of team and Harishkumar Parashuram Rangaswamy is independent board member.Here is the list of Riyaz's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 9y 9m | |
Team | - | Current | 9y 9m | |
ziokgcd | Team | - | Past | 3y 8m |
tylyfop | Independent board member | - | Past | 7y 8m |
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Riyaz's employee count trend
Riyaz has 6 employees as of Aug 25. Here is Riyaz's employee count trend over the years:
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Riyaz's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Riyaz include Vocal Image, Sing Sharp App and Protégé. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Riyaz, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Vocal Image 2021, Tallinn (Estonia), Seed | AI-based platform offering solutions for vocal training | $3.85M | 58/100 | |
2nd | App-based platform offering solutions for practising singing | $1.33M | 53/100 | ||
3rd |  Sing Sharp App 2013, Hong Kong (China), Unfunded | AI and app-based platform offering learning solutions on singing | - | - | 40/100 |
4th |  Protégé 2021, Woburn (United States), Seed | Online music feedback platform | $8.5M | 38/100 | |
5th | App-based music learning platform | $794K | 31/100 | ||
6th |  Pivo Research Triangle Park (United States), Unfunded | Online platform offering feedback from music mentors | - | - | 25/100 |
7th | Online learning platform | - | - | 25/100 | |
8th |  Sing Sharp 2017, Hong Kong (China), Unfunded | AI and app-based platform to learn singing | - | - | 24/100 |
9th |  Young Dramatic Voices 2006, Reno (United States), Unfunded | Institute providing training for young singers with dramatic vocal potential | - | - | 24/100 |
10th |  Bob Marks New York City (United States), Unfunded | Provider of vocal coaching, audition preparation, and performance skill enhancement | - | - | 24/100 |
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Riyaz's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders (largest shareholder) own 48.21%, Funds own 15.57%, Enterprises own 13.60% and Angels own 12.72%. The net worth of Riyaz's founders is INR 25.1Cr as of Apr 19, 2022.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Founder | 48.21% | 25.1Cr | 9741122 | 1931357 | 5530788 | 2541000 |
3360117 | 5861932 | 8722906 | 5331876 | 5403463 | 9186693 | |
2778513 | 9908429 | 1030676 | 6072834 | 1994287 | 9655123 | |
Fund | 15.57% | 8.1Cr | 6299542 | 7019190 | 6163299 | 6408249 |
4820600 | 2501585 | 2914609 | 8279503 | 6292673 | 9778447 | |
Enterprise | 13.60% | 7.08Cr | 1711389 | 2734773 | 4205100 | 6709645 |
Angel | 12.72% | 6.62Cr | 2131190 | 9125631 | 4337857 | 4889896 |
5820936 | 5561071 | 5536834 | 2736930 | 6152993 | 5145028 | |
Other People | 2.36% | 1.23Cr | 52 | 57 | 59 | 41 |
ESOP Pool | 7.55% | 3.93Cr | 1642689 | 5269703 | 8553713 | 9148804 |
Total | 100.00% | 52.1Cr | 5967713 | 7535750 | 5259551 | 7589472 |
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Riyaz's Investments and acquisitions
Riyaz has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Riyaz
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The 5 Best Apps to Help You Improve Your Singing VoiceMakeUseOf•Aug 13, 2021•SWIFTSCALES, Sing Sharp App, Riyaz
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Music learning app Riyaz launched on iOS post tremendous success on Android.IssueWire•Nov 09, 2019•Riyaz
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Announcing the Riyaz music app and the creation of MusicMuniUniversitat Pompeu Fabra•Mar 20, 2017•Riyaz
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