# Lior Tibon

> Lior Tibon is the co-founder and CEO of Duetti, a New York-based music financing platform that lets independent artists and songwriters sell their catalogs, individual tracks, or fractions of them for upfront cash. Before Duetti, he spent more than seven years as COO of TIDAL, the artist-owned streaming service launched under JAY-Z, and started his career as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank in London. Duetti has raised over $623M to fund the independent music community, backed by The Raine Group, Flexpoint Ford, Nyca Partners, Viola Ventures and Roc Nation.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Duetti
- **Organizations:** Duetti, TIDAL, Deutsche Bank, Israel Defense Forces
- **From:** Tel Aviv, Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree (graduated 2009), London School of Economics and Political Science
- **Known for:** Co-founded Duetti, raising over $623M to fund independent artists and songwriters, Built and led operations at TIDAL for over seven years as COO under JAY-Z's ownership, Secured backing from The Raine Group, Flexpoint Ford, Nyca Partners, Viola Ventures and Roc Nation

## Career timeline

- **2002-2006** — Served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces
- **2009** — Graduated from the London School of Economics and began a career in finance in London
- **2009-2014** — Worked as an analyst and associate in investment banking at Deutsche Bank, advising companies including some in the music space
- **2015** — Joined the core team launching TIDAL under Shawn 'JAY-Z' Carter's ownership; became COO
- **2021** — TIDAL acquired by Block (formerly Square); Tibon continued leading operations
- **2022-05** — Departed TIDAL after more than seven years
- **2022** — Co-founded Duetti and became CEO
- **2026-01** — Duetti raised a Series C, part of over $623M in total funding for the independent music community

## Achievements

- Co-founded Duetti, raising over $623M to fund independent artists and songwriters
- Built and led operations at TIDAL for over seven years as COO under JAY-Z's ownership
- Secured backing from The Raine Group, Flexpoint Ford, Nyca Partners, Viola Ventures and Roc Nation
- Opened catalog-sale liquidity - once reserved for A-list artists - to a broad base of independent musicians
- Published proprietary research on the shift from editorial playlists to algorithmic music discovery

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Duetti raised a Series C round, contributing to over $623M in total funding for independent artists.
- **2024-04** — Published an op-ed arguing that AI's biggest impact on music is hyper-personalized discovery, citing Duetti data showing algorithmic streams rising as editorial playlist streams fall.

## Links

- Website: https://www.liortibon.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liortibon/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/liortibon
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ltibon/

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Last updated: 2026-07-15