Startup profile for Royal: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (series a), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Royal

Music NFT and fan-investment platform letting artists sell song rights to fans.

Stage

series a

Status

private

Coverage

full

Why Royal is interesting

Royal, founded by 3LAU, experimented with on-chain fractional song ownership before the 2022–23 NFT downturn — a16z backed the music-web3 thesis early.

Key facts

  • Series A (Nov 2021): $55M led by a16z with Founders Fund participation (public reporting)
  • Co-investors not in VCT directory: Paradigm, Atomico
  • Source: https://a16z.com/investment-list/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Royal's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

Generalist Technology

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Related funding articles

Venture Capital Tracker pieces that cover Royal's financing or category context.

Last updated: 2026-07-24