Where is Spin located?

Spin is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Spin have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Spin is 116.

Is Spin a funded company?

Spin is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Spin rank among its competitors?

Spin ranks 4th amongst 610 active competitors, of which 8 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was AntiFragile Music, which secured $1.5M in Jul, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Spin?

Spin's top competitors include Resident Advisor, Rapunchline and Tuba. Among them, AntiFragile Music secured the most recent funding round in July, 2025.

Spin - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Spin is an acquired company based in New York City (United States), founded in 1985 by Roquefelix Benal. It operates as an American music webzine. The company has 610 active competitors, including 8 funded and 18 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Resident Advisor, Rapunchline and Tuba.

Company Details

SPIN was an American music magazine, which stopped its print edition in October 2012 and since then has been a webzine. Provides the latest music news and reviews, as well as covers pop culture and produces features and listicles for its users. In December 2016, Eldridge Industries acquired SPIN (and its holding company SpinMedia) for an undisclosed amount.

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Founded Year

1985

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Investors

LvlUp

Ranked

4^th among 610 active competitors

Employee Count

116 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Live For Live Music

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Resident Advisor & 647 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Billboard (Dec 22, 2016)

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Spin is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Spin Digital Media, LLC CIN: 84-4310050 , United States, Active	Mar 19, 2017	-	-	-

Spin got acquired by Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter on Dec 22, 2016.

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Spin is a funded company. Spin has 1 institutional investor.

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The founders of Spin is Roquefelix Benal. Juan Carlos Guillermety is the CEO of Spin.

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

Roquefelix Benal: Head of Engineering @ Foundation B2B of Spin.

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Spin's employee count trend

Spin has 116 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Spin's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Spin include Resident Advisor, Rapunchline and Tuba. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Spin, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Resident Advisor 2001, United Kingdom, Unfunded	Access denied \| ra.co used Cloudflare to restrict access	-	-	53/100
2nd	Rapunchline 2016, Mitry Mory (France), Unfunded	Online music news platform	-	-	46/100
3rd	Tuba 2005, Warsaw (Poland), Unfunded	Online platform providing news on music	-	-	44/100
4th	Spin 1985, New York City (United States), Acquired	American music webzine	-	LvlUp	44/100
5th	MetalReleases 2019, Unfunded	Online platform offering music related news	-	-	43/100
6th	DJBooth 2003, New York City (United States), Unfunded	Music industry insights, artist interviews, and educational resources platform	-	-	43/100
7th	HotNewHipHop 2008, Portland (United States), Unfunded	HotNewHipHop: Your premier source for hip-hop news, music, and culture	-	-	42/100
8th	Vibe Media 1993, New York City (United States), Acquired	Hip-hop, R&B, style, and Black culture entertainment and lifestyle brand	-	Eldridge Industries, Freeman Spogli	41/100
9th	Taste of Country 2014, Purchase (United States), Unfunded	Digital platform providing music news	-	-	40/100
10th	AntiFragile Music 2017, New York City (United States), Seed	Provider of music publishing services and nurturing growth revenue for artists	$1.5M	Too Lost	40/100