AI music creation startup Suno has raised $125 million in funding, with investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nat Friedman, and Daniel Gross. The company, founded by Mikey Shulman, aims to create a future where anyone can make music and amplify their creativity using AI.
Founded just two years ago, Suno has quickly gained traction, with over 10 million people using its platform to create music in the past eight months alone. The company's proprietary technology, combined with OpenAI's ChatGPT for lyric and title generation, allows users to create professional-sounding songs across various genres. Users simply input text prompts or lyrics, and Suno's AI responds with original songs, harmonies, and melodies.
Suno's impressive technology has caught the attention of both everyday music enthusiasts and Grammy-winning artists. The platform has been used for a wide range of purposes, from producers finding inspiration to teachers transforming lessons into memorable songs. Suno has even helped an artist who lost his voice bring his lyrics back to life after decades on the sidelines.
Despite its rapid growth and potential to disrupt the music industry, Suno's technology has also sparked debate about the use of copyrighted data in AI music generation. While the company hasn't revealed its training data, its outputs have shown similarities to popular songs, raising questions about potential copyright infringement.