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Suno

HQ Cambridge, USFounded 2022series bWebsite @SunoMusic
Composite score
53.8
rank #15 · risers

#15 Riser. Headcount up 15% over the last 90 days.

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Headcount
478
+4.4%
90d change
+14.6%
Funding events (90d)
0
3 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$100M-$250M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$366k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
23.9%
within typical band
Average tenure
1.0 yrs
Time since last raise
3 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Suno

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
97
+80%
Marketing
50
+50%
Product
18
+100%
Creative
17
+113%
Human Resources
12
+500%
Operations
9
+29%
Research
6
+50%
Support
5
+67%
Other
19

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. TechCrunchHeadlinetoday
    Suno replaces its AI models with a new one trained on licensed music as copyright suits pile up

    Article is entirely about Suno's new v6 model trained on licensed music in response to copyright lawsuits.

  2. The VergeHeadline27d ago
    Suno is trying to look more like a real music production tool

    Article is entirely focused on Suno's Studio 2.0 product launch with new features like MIDI, effects, and AI chatbot.

  3. The Verge28d ago
    Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video

    Suno's AI music generation tool was used in D'Addario's promotional video; significant to the story but not the primary subject.

  4. The VergeHeadline1mo ago
    Suno shares plans to combat spammy AI music

    Article is entirely about Suno's announcement of watermarking and download policy changes to combat spam and increase transparency.

  5. TechCrunchHeadline1mo ago
    Amid legal battles, Suno says it will start watermarking songs

    Article is entirely about Suno's new watermarking and compliance measures in response to legal challenges.

  6. DecryptHeadline1mo ago
    AI Music Company Suno Loses Copyright Case in Germany

    Article is entirely about Suno losing a German copyright lawsuit over unlicensed training data.

  7. TechCrunchHeadline2mo ago
    AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned

    Article is entirely about Suno's data breach affecting 55M users, including stolen personal data and source code.

  8. The Verge2mo ago
    I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno

    Suno's AI music generation tool is central to the article's discussion of 1010Benja's creative process, though the focus is on artistic use rather than company news.

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Events

Funding · series d · $400M
3mo ago
Funding · series c · $250M
10mo ago
Funding · series b · $125M
2y ago

Score history

2026-09-07
53.8
rank #15
2026-08-31
77.5
rank #2
2026-08-24
65.2
rank #13
2026-08-17
68.8
rank #12
2026-08-10
62.6
rank #13
2026-08-03
49.5
rank #14
2026-07-27
44.0
rank #15
2026-07-20
43.9
rank #21
2026-07-13
38.9
rank #21
2026-07-06
36.7
rank #21
2026-06-29
44.9
rank #23
2026-06-22
44.5
rank #23