DeadMusic financing and NFTsAlgorand2018–2026
Opulous
Musicians could seek loans backed by their royalty income
A blockchain music platform for financing, music-rights tokens and staking.
- Capital raised (announced)
- Reported figures differ
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported seed financing (not a complete funding total) | 1 February 2021 | Not disclosed |
Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Parsons | — | CEO and co-founder, Ditto Music | Oct 2026 |
How it ended
Opulous says its platform wind-down is complete. Founder Lee Parsons said that a relaunch was no longer viable after the Messina bridge incident.
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Sources
8 sources behind this page.
- 1Opulous company profile · CB Insights
- 2Opulous seed funding · DeFiLlama · user-editable
- 3Lee Parsons and Ditto Music company history · Ditto Music · Jan 2021
- 4Lee Parsons on Ditto Music and Opulous · Lee Parsons / X · Sep 2022
- 5Lee Parsons professional profile · Lee Parsons / X
- 6Lee Parsons professional biography · Music Business Worldwide
- 7Earlier Opulous shutdown status and claims deadline · Opulous
- 8Opulous final shutdown notice · Opulous
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