Raised In Space is a venture firm based in the United States that focuses on the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology. The firm was founded in 2019 as a joint initiative between music industry executive Scooter Braun and billionaire investor Ron Burkle. Its core thesis is that the next generation of music infrastructure will be built on blockchain rails, giving artists, fans, and rights holders new tools to create, distribute, and monetize content without traditional intermediaries.
The firm operates at the crossover of two industries that rarely moved together: music rights management and early-stage venture capital. Braun's network spans the global music industry, while Burkle's Yucaipa Companies has decades of experience in media and retail investments. Together, they positioned Raised In Space to identify deals that pure-play crypto funds would miss because of unfamiliarity with music licensing, and that traditional music investors would miss because of unfamiliarity with token economics. Total assets under management have not been publicly disclosed.
Public information about the firm's full portfolio and fund size is limited. The firm has kept a relatively low profile compared to dedicated crypto-native venture funds, and it has not filed public disclosures that detail every investment. With approximately five crypto-adjacent portfolio companies reported in available databases, the firm appears to make concentrated, selective bets rather than broad spray-and-pray allocations.
Notable investments
- Audius – a decentralized music streaming protocol that lets artists upload directly to a blockchain-backed network and earn AUDIO tokens. Raised In Space participated in early funding rounds alongside investors including Multicoin Capital and General Catalyst.
- Royal – a platform that lets fans buy fractional ownership of song royalties as digital assets. Royal raised funds from a number of music-adjacent venture backers, and Raised In Space was among those with a strategic interest in the royalty tokenization space.
- Additional portfolio companies have been reported in music NFT infrastructure and artist tooling, though deal-specific disclosures are sparse in public filings.
Public information about the complete portfolio beyond these names is limited. Crunchbase lists the firm but does not confirm verified funding rounds with disclosed amounts for most entries. Investors interested in a full picture should contact the firm directly.
Team
Scooter Braun co-founded the firm after building one of the most prominent artist management operations in the music industry through SB Projects and Ithaca Holdings. His roster has included Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and Demi Lovato, giving him direct insight into how artists interact with streaming platforms, licensing deals, and fan monetization. Ron Burkle brings a background in private equity and media through Yucaipa Companies, with prior investments across retail, logistics, and entertainment. The firm's broader investment and operating team has not been detailed in public sources.
Recent activity
Raised In Space's public profile has been quieter since 2022, a period during which the broader music NFT market contracted sharply following the collapse of several speculative platforms. The firm has not announced major new portfolio additions in publicly available news coverage through early 2026. This may reflect a deliberate pause, a pivot toward later-stage follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies, or simply a preference for operating without press releases. Strategic moves from the past 12–18 months are not confirmed in public sources.
The longer-term case for a music-focused blockchain fund remains intact as streaming royalty disputes and artist payment transparency continue to drive demand for on-chain rights management. If and when broader market conditions recover for music NFTs and tokenized royalties, Raised In Space is positioned as one of the few early-mover funds with genuine industry relationships on both sides of the table. Whether it deploys significant new capital in this cycle is not publicly known.