Founding History of SoundCloud
Founded by Alex Ljung and Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss.
Started design and development work in October 2006.
Launched in closed alpha in November 2006.
Purchased the soundcloud.com domain name in May 2007.
Incorporated as SoundCloud Limited in August 2007.
Launched in closed beta in August 2007.
Launched commercially in October 2008.
Raised more than $540 M USD in 10 funding rounds.
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
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Year 1 of SoundCloud
Version 1 of SoundCloud (Website)
NOV 2006
Stats of SoundCloud
2006 to 2009
2010 to 2013
2014 to 2017
2018 to 2020
Full Year 1 of SoundCloud
Y1 of SoundCloud.pdfOCT 2006 to SEP 2007
Extras of SoundCloud
Articles of Incorporation.pdfAUG 2007 Articles of Incorporation
OCT 2008 Interview with Alex Ljung
JAN 2009 Interview with Alex Ljung and Eric Wahlforss
NOV 2011 Interview with Alex Ljung Part 1
NOV 2011 Interview with Alex Ljung Part 2