Claimy funding

(l to r) Claimy co-founders Pierre-Alban Mulliez, Guillaume de Lavenère, and Gustave Larrouturou. Photo Credit: Claimy

AI-powered “music rights intelligence platform” Claimy has announced a more than $1.75 million raise and set its sights on making “black box” royalties an issue of the past.

Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Paris, Claimy announced the €1.5 million tranche today. Per the self-described “first AI-powered rights administration platform,” the pre-seed round drew support from Jean-Baptiste Hironde (the founder and CEO of apps publisher MWM), KLB Group’s Flavien Kulawik, and 20VC general partner Julien Codorniou, among others.

Regarding Hironde’s participation, Claimy’s co-founders – Pierre-Alban Mulliez (who doubles as CEO), Gustave Larrouturou (CTO), and Guillaume de Lavenère – were previously with MWM. The latter has put out a number of music apps, including but not limited to Beat Maker Pro, Beat Looper Pro, Edjing Pro, and Flow Music Therapy.

Back to Claimy’s funding and operations, the startup is said to be “working with some of the biggest European rightsholders and artists” at present.

All told, those partnerships encompass approximately 160,000 music assets under management, the business relayed. When it comes to specific features, Claimy monitors “all associated masters,” pinpoints discrepancies between PRO reports and actual usages, and powers a real-time royalties dashboard, according to its website.

As for its post-raise objectives, the company disclosed plans to accelerate product development, break into new markets (right now, Claimy is live in France and the U.K.), and add team members.

(On the personnel front, Claimy earlier in 2025 added Kobalt and Hipgnosis/Recognition vet Aidan Foley as principal data scientist.)

Additionally, Mulliez in a statement touted Claimy’s tech as a means of helping professionals “regain control over their rights.”

“At a time when AI is depriving creators and rightholders of their ownership,” the exec indicated, “Claimy’s unique technology enables them to regain control over their rights.

“This fundraising will enable the business to expand into new markets, win new business and ultimately ensure vital royalty payments flow to those that own music catalogues and the creators they represent,” concluded Mulliez, whose startup also has a partnership in place with Telecom Paris’ Listen research lab.

Closing with a quick look at the industry’s wider funding picture, Claimy’s pre-seed raise is the latest in a line of rounds for AI companies. Among the latter are Musicinfra (which itself is developing “AI-powered recognition and matching solutions”), audio separator AudioShake, and Mozart AI creator Arthos.