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Sofar Sounds
Curates live, secret performances
- 501-1000 employees
- B2C
- Music
- eCommerce
- 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, 3rd Floor, London, UK E1 6LA, GB
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Company mission
To help artists and fans connect in a true and meaningful way.
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Sofar launched over 10 years ago to bring the magic back to live gigs. The company has rapidly grown and now puts on performances in over 300 cities across the world.
Sofar manages live events in unique, curated spaces such as galleries or even people's living rooms and is programming in 78 countries. It has also helped many artists get recognised. More than 40 artists who played Sofar while unsigned or relatively unknown have now been nominated for or won a Grammy award.
As they expand, their goal is to become the de facto way emerging artists play outside of traditional venues. It has come under some criticism for profiting by paying artists low appearance fees, but nevertheless, plenty of musicians still sign up to do gigs with Sofar.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health plans
- Culture of learning and development
- Flexible work hours and time off
- Offsites and happy hours
- Free Sofar shows around the world
- A global community
Company values
- Community driven: We are nothing without one another. Our global community of artists, hosts, guests, volunteers and staff make our movement. This is bigger than us
- Inclusive: We are a movement that transcends borders. We live for the quiet moments of togetherness and take care to appreciate our surroundings and one another. No matter who you are or where the world takes you, you are welcome in our home
- Humble: We are true to our brand, mission and values. We’re not perfect and own up to our shortcomings. We are always honest, inclusive and as transparent as we can be with our community
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2021
$11.7m
LATE VC
May 2019
$25m
SERIES B
$45.9m
Total funding
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Founders
Rafe Offer
(Executive Chair)Previously worked in marketing consultancy, has a degree from Stanford in International Business.