August 11, 2026 (Los Angeles) – SourceAudio, the music industry’s most widely adopted sync platform and a leader in AI music dataset licensing, has been named one of the Top 25 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. in Media, Arts & Entertainment. The company reached #25 in the category on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, released today, on three-year revenue growth of 104% from 2022 to 2025. Overall, SourceAudio placed #2,975 in their second year on the Inc. 5000 List.
SourceAudio’s placement on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List is a significant jump in position from 2025, catalyzed by the launch of its AI Dataset Licensing marketplace. Built on more than 14 million opted-in tracks from over 3,000 independent labels and premium music catalogs, the marketplace is the first of its kind, enabling AI companies to license high-quality, commercially cleared music responsibly, and at scale. Partnerships with ElevenLabs, Music.AI, Musical AI, Native Instruments, Serato, and others have established this new licensing category quickly approaching $20 million annually in new, annually recurring revenue for participating artists, labels, and publishers. Alongside their continued expansion into enterprise licensing, music discovery, broadcast monitoring, and global rights management, these innovations have positioned the company at the center of the evolving music ecosystem and reinforced its position as one of the fastest growing music tech companies in the market.
“Last year, making the Inc. 5000 for the first time was a huge honor, and it’s no different this year,” said Andrew Harding, Co-Founder & CEO at SourceAudio. “Making the list for not only a second time but increasing our position by more than 1800 spots is further validation that our core platform, technologies, and newly established AI dataset licensing marketplace continue to scale at rapid pace and place us at the forefront of the music licensing ecosystem.”
In addition to its #25 placement in the Inc. 5000’s Media, Arts & Entertainment category, SourceAudio placed #170 in the Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim, CA area; #420 in California; and #2,975 overall.
“Every company on the Inc. 5000 has a story of perseverance, smart decision making, and a refusal to sit still,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Their growth reflects more than strong financial performance–it reflects creativity, resilience, and the customer focus required to build companies that make a lasting impact. We congratulate all honorees on this significant achievement.”
Methodology
Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2025. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
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About SourceAudio
SourceAudio is the music industry’s premier licensing marketplace, connecting licensors and licensees at unprecedented scale as the industry’s most widely adopted sync platform. Serving over 600,000 users and aggregating over 33 million songs, the platform processes 500,000 weekly searches to create unparalleled connectivity between rightsholders and content creators across global media networks, agencies, and platforms. With expertise in music discovery, delivery, tracking, and payments, SourceAudio leverages its vast collective of aggregated rightsholder partnerships to streamline licensing for a variety of commercial uses, maximizing revenue opportunities through fully cleared solutions in TV, film, radio, podcasts, advertising, digital media, and AI applications. For more information, visit sourceaudio.com.
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