Suno, a music creation platform based in Cambridge, MA, has successfully raised $125 million in funding. This significant investment will be utilized to accelerate product development and expand the team, furthering Suno’s mission to revolutionize music production through artificial intelligence.
The funding round saw participation from prominent investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix, Founder Collective, Nat Friedman, and Daniel Gross. These backers bring a wealth of expertise and resources to support Suno’s ambitious growth plans.
Suno is led by CEO Mikey Shulman, who is at the forefront of developing the platform’s innovative AI capabilities. The company is currently focused on building v3, an AI music model designed to produce radio-quality music. This model allows users to create full, two-minute songs within seconds, streamlining the music production process and making it accessible to a broader audience.
Suno is supported by a distinguished team of advisors, including notable figures from various industries: 3LAU (DJ and electronic music producer), Aaron Levie (Box co-founder), Alexandr Wang (Scale AI CEO), Amjad Masad (Replit CEO), Andrej Karpathy (former Tesla AI director), Aravind Srinivas (Perplexity AI co-founder), Brendan Iribe (Oculus co-founder), Flosstradamus (DJ and music producer), Fred Ehrsam (Paradigm co-founder), Guillermo Rauch (Vercel CEO), and Shane Mac (co-founder of XMTP).
With v3 nearing completion, Suno is already working on v4, aiming to push the boundaries of what AI can achieve in music creation. The company’s continuous innovation underscores its commitment to enhancing the capabilities of AI in producing high-quality music quickly and efficiently.
Suno’s recent funding and the expertise of its advisory team position the company for substantial growth and innovation in the AI-driven music creation space. As Suno continues to develop and refine its technology, it is set to transform how music is produced, offering new possibilities for artists and creators worldwide.
