# Medallion

> Medallion is a New York-based music technology company that gives recording artists a white-label digital hub to build and monetize their own fan communities. Founded by former Songkick CEO Matt Jones and launched in 2022, the platform lets artists promote releases, tour dates and merch drops, sell digital collectibles and 'Digital Deluxe' albums, and offer exclusive access to their most devoted superfans - all under the artist's own branding rather than a third-party social feed. Backed by $22.7M in funding from investors including Dragonfly, Lightspeed Faction, The Chernin Group and Metallica's Black Squirrel Partners, Medallion powers communities for artists such as Jungle, Disclosure, Greta Van Fleet, Sigur Ros and My Morning Jacket.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Matt Jones (Co-founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~19 employees
- **Products:** Medallion fan communities, Digital Deluxe, Digital collectibles, Commerce & merch integration
- **Notable:** Raised $22.7M total across seed and Series A rounds, Attracted investment from Metallica's Black Squirrel Partners, Dragonfly, Lightspeed Faction and The Chernin Group, Powered communities for high-profile artists including Jungle, Disclosure, Greta Van Fleet, Sigur Ros and My Morning Jacket

## Products & services

- **Medallion fan communities** — White-label digital hubs where artists promote releases, tour dates and merch, share exclusive content, and give superfans access to drops and experiences under the artist's own branding.
- **Digital Deluxe** — A modern deluxe-album format: a digital version of an album with an embedded music player plus downloadable audio, imagery and video, sold directly to fans (initially in the UK, Australia and Germany).
- **Digital collectibles** — Blockchain-based collectibles such as poster bundles and trading cards that fans can buy and hold, with email or crypto-wallet sign-in (Rainbow, Coinbase, WalletConnect).
- **Commerce & merch integration** — Tools for selling physical merchandise and experiences to community members, integrating with existing e-commerce stacks.

## Achievements

- Raised $22.7M total across seed and Series A rounds
- Attracted investment from Metallica's Black Squirrel Partners, Dragonfly, Lightspeed Faction and The Chernin Group
- Powered communities for high-profile artists including Jungle, Disclosure, Greta Van Fleet, Sigur Ros and My Morning Jacket
- Medallion communities grew 86% larger than artists' Facebook Groups, 161% larger than Reddit and 206% larger than Discord
- Launched Digital Deluxe, a new direct-to-fan album format, in the UK, Australia and Germany

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Closed $13.7M Series A co-led by Dragonfly and Lightspeed Faction, with Metallica's Black Squirrel Partners among backers, to accelerate its direct artist-to-fan platform.
- **2024-01** — Rolled out Digital Deluxe, a new direct-to-fan album format, to fans in the UK, Australia and Germany.
- **2024-01** — Positioned as a key player as the music industry - and analysts at Goldman Sachs - named superfans a priority growth audience for the year.

## Links

- Website: https://medallion.fm
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/medallionfm
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/medallionfm

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