Sellaband
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Type of site | Social network / Music |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, German, Japanese |
| Owner | Sellaband GmbH |
| Created by | Johan Vosmeijer, Dagmar Heijmans |
| Slogan(s) | Where Fans invest in Music |
| Website |
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| Registration | Required for buying parts, not required for listening |
| Launched | August 2006 / Bankrupt Feb 2010 / Relaunched Feb 2010 |
Sellaband is a music website that allows artists to raise the money from their fans and the SellaBand community in order to record a professional album. Sellaband uses the mechanisms of crowdfunding and is to be seen as a Direct-to-Fan/fan-funded music platform utilising a Threshold Pledge System / Provision Point Mechanism. It was set up by Johan Vosmeijer (ex Sony/BMG), Pim Betist (ex Shell), and Dagmar Heijmans (ex Sony/BMG) in August 2006. Its offices used to be located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but it was originally incorporated in Bocholt, Germany.
On April 8, 2008, Sellaband raised EU€3.5 million[1] (US$5 million)[2] in their Series A round led by Prime Technology Ventures.[3]
In early 2009, Pim Betist left Sellaband to set up Africa Unsigned,[4] using Sellaband technology as a base and supported by the Dutch government.
In January 2010, Sellaband filed for Bankruptcy.[5] It relaunched days later, after an investor stepped forward. The office was relocated to Munich, Germany.[6]
For three years, Sellaband supported the sharing of revenue, a form of equity crowdfunding. Research from the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy examined investment data on the Sellaband platform during this time period. The data shows that, while investments can come from funders around the world, distance continues to affect the flow of funding and information.[7]
As of mid-2016 the website is offline.
See also
References
- ↑ Pfauth, Ernst-Jan (2008-04-08). "Sellaband closes a round of € 3.5 million funding for international expansion". the Next web. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ↑ Butcher, Mike (2008-04-08). "SellaBand wins $5 million in Series A". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ↑ Sellaband
- ↑ "Africa Unsigned - Brands, Bands & Fans". africaunsigned.com.
- ↑ Van Buskirk, Eliot (2010-02-24). "Bankrupt, Crowd-Funded SellaBand Acquired by German Investors". Wired.
- ↑ News - A little message. Sellaband. Retrieved on 2013-09-21.
- ↑ Agrawal, Ajay, Christian Catalini, and Avi Goldfarb. "Crowdfunding: Geography, Social Networks, and the Timing of Investment Decisions." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Summer 2015 24.2 (2015): 253-74.
- BBC Radio 2 Interview (The Weekender with Matthew Wright - 3 November 2006)
- The Times (UK): Knowledge Section (26 November 2006)
External links
- Official website (offline)