Mint Songs
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Mint Songs was a music NFT marketplace startup co-founded by Garrett Hughes and Dwight Torculas. The platform let musicians mint songs and exclusive artwork as NFTs on the Polygon and Ethereum blockchains, helping artists build web3 communities; nearly 2,000 musicians used it to create almost 90,000 NFTs, and the company paid out around $100,000 to independent artists. It raised $4.3 million in funding, including a $3 million seed round in December 2021 led by Castle Island Ventures. The company wound down operations in September 2022 and was acquired by Napster in February 2023, Napster Ventures' first web3 acquisition.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Seed funding
Mint Songs raises a $3 million seed round led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, North Island Ventures and Freestyle VC.
- Wind-down
In September 2022 the co-founders announce Mint Songs is winding down operations; neither elaborates publicly on the reasons.
- Acquisition
Napster acquires the defunct Mint Songs in February 2023 through Napster Ventures, its first web3 acquisition; deal terms are not disclosed, and Mint Songs' product head joins Napster.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN
How the factors connect
- 01
Mint Songs raised $4.3 million in total funding, including a $3 million seed round in December 2021.
- 02
The company wound down operations in September 2022; no closure or loss figures were disclosed.
- 03
Napster acquired the defunct company in February 2023 for undisclosed terms.