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Home > Company Index > Computer Software & Services > Multimedia Production, Graphics & Publishing Software > Beatnik, Inc.

Beatnik, Inc.
 PROFILE
Like, groovy tunes, man. Beatnik (formerly Headspace) makes software that integrates audio into a Web site in real-time (as opposed to being streamed or downloaded). The company's technology weaves sound files into the basic code of a Web page, enabling visitors at such sites as MTV.com, Yahoo!, and Beatnik.com to remix the songs of David Bowie, Puff Daddy, and other artists. The company licenses the Beatnik Audio Engine to Web developers and companies such as Macromedia, Nokia, and Sun Microsystems. Beatnik's investors include Sun, the Mayfield Fund, MTVi Group, Media 100, and Entertainment Media Ventures. Beatnik was founded in 1996 by Thomas Dolby Robertson, known for his 1980s tune "She Blinded Me With Science."

 COMPETITION
Liquid Audio, Inc. (LQID)
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Sonic Foundry, Inc. (SOFO)

 DEALS
Deal: Beatnik Raises $30 Million
Date Announced: 05.25.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 30
Description: Streaming-audio software developer receives funding from five corporate and venture investors.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 1.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 121.0%
Employees: 90
Revenue per employee: $16,666.67

 KEY PEOPLE
• Lorraine J. Hariton
    CEO
• Brad Messerman
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
2600 El Camino Real
San Mateo, CA 94403
US
Phone: 650-295-2300
Fax: 650-295-2333
Online: Web Site

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