AudioShake has raised $14 million in Series A funding.
The round was led by Shine Capital, with participation from Thomson Reuters Ventures, Origin Ventures, Background Capital and existing investors Indicator Ventures and Precursor Ventures.
AudioShake uses AI to split any audio recording into its individual parts, separating voices, music and effects with professional-grade quality. It means that recordings that were once locked in their final form can now be reimagined, remixed, and repurposed.
The start-up’s APIs allow studios, labels and streaming platforms to drop separation directly into their workflows.
The company has scaled rapidly over the past year, with more than 40 enterprise customers and over 100 million minutes of audio processed across music, film, TV, sports, and media. Clients include Universal Music, Disney Music Group, Warner Music Group, Warner Bros Discovery, BET, BMG, and Reservoir Media, as well as NFL Films, Deluxe, and many Big Tech companies.
BMG and Reservoir Media worked with AudioShake to split Nina Simone and De La Soul’s albums, enabling immersive streaming releases.
Universal Music label Decca Records used AudioShake to separate Pavarotti and Bocelli’s voices to remix the duet in an immersive format, as well as allow Bocelli to perform live alongside the isolated vocals of Pavarotti.
Film & TV studios use AudioShake to cleanly isolate dialogue, music and effects, which is vital for foreign-language dubbing.
“From the beginning, we’ve built AudioShake hand-in-hand with content owners – helping them unlock new creative opportunities for their work,” said Jessica Powell, co-founder and CEO of AudioShake. “Whether it’s reimagining classic albums, preparing films for global audiences, or giving broadcasters more flexibility, our mission is to make sound as programmable and versatile as any other creative medium.”
"AudioShake is building the foundational layer that makes audio as flexible as text or images," said Alex Hartz, general partner at Shine Capital. "Every audio file contains multiple layers of information that were previously inaccessible. AudioShake unlocks that value."
"Thomson Reuters Ventures invests in innovative companies that align with our strategic objectives and the markets we serve,” said Tamara Steffens, Managing Director, Thomson Reuters Ventures. “In the media sector – and more broadly – audio represents one of the last frontiers of unstructured data that organizations struggle to fully leverage. AudioShake's technology transforms audio from a static asset into actionable data. We see tremendous potential for this capability across industries where audio content contains critical business intelligence that was previously locked away. We are thrilled to be partnering with this highly talented team."
The new funding will accelerate product development, hiring and market expansion, including broader access to AudioShake’s APIs and real-time SDKs for developers and enterprises.
AudioShake was launched in 2021 by Jessica Powell, former Google VP, and Luke Miner, former head of data science at Plaid.
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