BMAT Ventures
Let's rewire music together.
BMAT Ventures
Intro
We invest in and acquire companies that – like us – aim to improve the music value chain through innovation. We’re specially interested in the areas of music usage data and reporting, as well as back office distribution of copyrights payments – but we’re also open to any angle into making music business more transparent, efficient and healthy. Partnering with us goes far beyond economics – it gives access to our ecosystem, technology, solutions and global reach.
The magical notes
When listening to potential partners, 3 things are music to our ears:
We invest in established companies that are profitable – as measured by positive EBITDA. They know their Ps and their Ls and have demonstrated a track record of success.
We put our eyes on companies with a strong presence within a region’s music industry. They are market leaders for their product line in such countries or regions – everybody in the local music business knows them.
We’re all up for the nerds – tech-driven teams at the intersection of innovation and music. That’s where BMAT started – we spun out of the Music Technology Group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra – and we believe those teams can be the hotbed to game-changing technologies.
If you’re an innovation company with any of these 3 ingredients, first of all, kudos to you, and secondly – let’s talk.
In 2020, BMAT acquired the company Directors Gear (DG), a division of the publicly listed company SIOS. DG is the market leader for TV Broadcast music reporting in Japan. By working with BMAT, DG has been able to upgrade their service offering and ensure long term happiness of their customers.
You can read the press release here.
Tokyo, Japan
In 2022, Manage Ad Music, MAM, a company specialising in music royalty collection, founded by Nan Wilson in 2000, was acquired by BMAT. As a result of the acquisition, the new MAM BMAT now offers a wide range of additional services, including global performance royalty administration for music, music performance monitoring, and market analysis reporting.
“This merger is a game-changer in maximising performance royalty revenues around the world. By joining forces, we can now meld MAM’s longstanding relationships and expertise with BMAT’s pristine technology.”
Oracle
In 2024, BMAT acquired a majority stake in Metro Media System (MMS) from Media Consultants, marking a strategic move to grow the Italian advertising intelligence market and expand globally.
With this partnership, AD Control and MMS emerge as the preeminent source of information on Radio and TV advertising, serving the entire advertising ecosystem, including clients, advertising agents, and media centres.
“We are excited to combine the strengths of our companies to create the future of Audio/Video advertising monitoring. Together, we are able to offer more services, a wider reach, and omnichannel coverage. We are bringing together innovative industry experts and complementary cultures in the relentless pursuit of the highest quality at all times.”
Co-CEO of MMS and COO & Partner of Media Consultants
In 2015, BMAT acquired DIAL Consultora de Marketing, a leading Peruvian firm specialising in market research and monitoring. With nearly three decades of experience measuring music consumption in Peru, DIAL provided BMAT with extensive local market expertise and well-established partnerships with the country’s primary collective management organisations and major radio and television networks.
“Joining BMAT was the natural evolution of a journey we began in 1986 with a Walkman and a notepad.”
Founder of DIAL Consultora de Marketing
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