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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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CodaMarket—named to evoke musical structure (coda) and open commerce (market)—is a Texas-based, two-sided digital marketplace for royalty-free music launching in 2026. We operate in the creator economy and media licensing sector, connecting global musicians with U.S. content creators, filmmakers, agencies, and marketing teams. Our core offerings are a searchable library of cleared audio assets, automated licensing tools, and artist monetization dashboards. We deliver these through a web and API platform that handles discovery, instant licensing, and revenue splits. One-liner: We make legally-safe music licensing fast, transparent, and scalable.
What sets us apart is a proprietary matching and licensing engine that automates high-volume transactions and subscription billing while enforcing clear usage rights. Key activities include catalog acquisition, metadata enrichment, platform ops, developer API support, and creator-facing marketing. Target customers are independent filmmakers, YouTube and social creators, podcast producers, and small marketing agencies in the U.S. Short-term goals: launch in Q1 2026, sign 5,000 artists and 50,000 active creators in year one. Long-term goals: reach 100,000 artists, 1,000,000 creators by 2030 and achieve category leadership with sustainable gross margins. One-liner: We scale music licensing with tech and clear rights so creators can publish without legal risk.
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Content creators and filmmakers face high legal risk and friction finding high-quality music that is cleared for commercial use: sync and distribution rules are complex, inconsistently documented, and split across many platforms, increasing accidental copyright infringement and platform demonetization.
Small and medium businesses lack in-house legal teams to navigate sync rights for social ads and campaigns, while independent artists have fragmented channels to monetize placements and retain control of their intellectual property—reducing artist revenue and leaving buyers with low-quality or legally risky options.
One-liner: Creators face costly legal risk or low-quality options when sourcing licensed music, so a centralized, automated marketplace based in Austin launching in 2026 is necessary to provide clear licensing, scalable transactions, and direct artist monetization.
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Content creators and small businesses struggle to find affordable, high-quality, legally cleared music, while independent musicians lack effective monetization and distribution. We operate a dynamic online marketplace hosting a curated library of royalty-free music that makes legally cleared tracks easy to find, license, and monetize through advanced search, automated licensing, single-track sales and tiered subscriptions, promoted artist listings, and analytics dashboards.
One line: a single platform that makes legally cleared music easy to find, license, and monetize.
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We simplify music licensing to empower the global creative community, connecting creators and content makers through a trusted, efficient marketplace for royalty-free music. We commit to transparent, fair compensation for artists, clear licensing terms for buyers, and tools that help creators earn and scale. Through constant product innovation and active community engagement, we deliver the right soundtrack for every project and raise the quality of digital content worldwide.
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Critical operational and financial milestones the company must hit to succeed.
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Ratio |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
Projected Revenue |
$784,000 |
$2,325,000 |
$5,755,000 |
Projected EBITDA |
-$475,000 |
$543,000 |
$3,244,000 |
Expected ROI |
IRR 8.78% / ROE 32.94% |
IRR 8.78% / ROE 32.94% |
IRR 8.78% / ROE 32.94% |
The business requires a minimum cash buffer of $211,000; expected returns include an IRR of 8.78% and ROE of 32.94%, with payback in 28 months.
Outlook: revenue grows from $784k in year one to $5.755M in year three and profitability is achieved in year two.
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We require approximately $750,000 in seed capital to complete the platform, launch buyer marketing, secure the first 1,000 artists, and reach breakeven by Mar-27.
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Categories |
Amount, USD |
Product Development (capex) |
$255,000 |
Buyer Marketing Campaign (launch) |
$200,000 |
Seller Acquisition / Artist onboarding (initial) |
$0 |
Operating deficit (Year 1) |
$475,000 |
Cash reserve for minimum buffer |
$211,000 |
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Working capital |
$295,000 |
Total funding required |
$750,000 |
Projected revenue: $784,000 in Year 1, $23,531,000 by 2030; initial EBITDA loss $475,000 in 2026, EBITDA $543,000 in 2027, 15-month path to breakeven, 28-month payback, IRR 8.78%, Return on Equity 32.94%.
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