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Suno

HQ Cambridge, USFounded 2022series bWebsite @SunoMusic
Composite score
42.4
rank #16 · risers

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

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Headcount
511
+3.0%
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
$342k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
23.9%
within typical band
Average tenure
1.0 yrs
—
Time since last raise
5 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. The Verge21d ago
    Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava thinks AI emails are killing conversations

    Named as an example of controversial 'push-button, get-song' AI that Splice deliberately avoids.

  2. The VergeHeadline22d ago
    AI music maker Suno now generates spoken words

    Article is entirely about Suno's new Speech feature launch and product capabilities.

  3. The VergeHeadline29d ago
    Sony and UMG are suing Suno again

    Article is entirely focused on Sony and UMG's lawsuit against Suno over copyright infringement claims related to its v6 model training.

  4. The VergeHeadline2mo ago
    Suno releases its first AI music model made with record industry help

    Article is entirely focused on Suno's new v6 AI music model release, its features, and industry partnership.

  5. TechCrunchHeadline2mo ago
    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.

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Events

Funding · series d · $400M
5mo ago
Funding · series c · $250M
11mo ago
Funding · series b · $125M
2y ago

Score history

2026-10-19
42.4
rank #16
2026-10-12
41.3
rank #17
2026-10-05
39.5
rank #17
2026-09-28
47.0
rank #16
2026-09-21
48.5
rank #16
2026-09-14
58.5
rank #15
2026-09-07
60.7
rank #16
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