Udio
Generative AI model that produces music from text prompts.
AI
📍 New York, USA
Founded 2023
Current Valuation
Private
as of 2024-Q2
PRIVATE
Udio is a generative AI music platform founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers that lets users create full songs with vocals and instrumentation from text prompts. After backlash from major labels, Udio settled a copyright lawsuit with Universal Music Group in October 2025 and is pivoting toward licensed-catalog training.
Company Profile
Last Round
Seed — $10M (Apr 2024) · Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Founders & Key People
David DingConor DurkanCharlie NashYaroslav Ganin
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) · UTA · Common · Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger · will.i.am
Products
- Udio text-to-music generator
Competitors
Suno · Stability Audio · ElevenLabs Music
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.