Halfmoon
Date of Foundation
2024

Halfmoon

AI programmatic marketing for songs and books

The Idea origin story

Our startup, Halfmoon, is revolutionizing the music and book marketing industry through cutting-edge AI technology. We unearth hidden talent in singing and writing, obtaining their publication rights for songs and books. Our AI-driven programmatic digital marketing strategy then ensures swift and profitable promotion of these products, driving targeted engagement within specific genres.

The Mission

At Halfmoon, we leverage AI to unearth and promote hidden talent in music and literature for maximum reach and profitability.

Clients

Our customers are book publishers, music producers, artists, authors seeking to promote their work efficiently.

Problems we solve

Client’s problem

Struggling to reach the right audience. Current technology does not give access to the right audience. No rating system to choose the right song or book before marketing.

Confirmation of problem

The actuality of the problem is confirmed by the fact that rising artists and authors often fail to achieve their true potential due to ineffective marketing strategies.

Solution

Our AI solution identifies optimal audiences for new songs and books, and strategizes targeted programmatic advertising pre-launch.

Our technologies

This solution is based on technologies

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Digital Marketing Tools.

How it works

We test new songs and new books and rank them to determine which should be marketed to a specific audience of aficionados of the genres.

Value for the client

At Halfmoon, we leverage AI to unlock a world of unseen talent and provide tailored marketing solutions that reach the right audience.

Market and strategy

Market size

10

mln/year

We estimate the market size for which our solution is designed in monetary terms as follows

Market share goal

50

% of the market

Is our goal in the next 3 years

Team

My name’s

Jean Louis Pedat

My key role in the product

My key role is the CEO in my startup, and I'm responsible for oversight of all project aspects, including songwriting and book creation.

Team size and key members

To augment our startup, key roles could include a CFO for financial expertise, a CTO for tech advancements and a Marketing Director to push visibility.

Competitors

Competitors

Considering your AI programmatic marketing focus for songs and books, additional competitors could include AdRoll and Turn for advertising. For song and book ratings, consider Next Big Sound or New York Times Best Sellers list.

Our Advantages

Our tool ranks songs and books by parallel comparisons with a vast, successful product database, similar to employing an extensive pitch deck compilation. This pinpoints genre-specific readers and listeners online for direct targeting without resorting to broad advertising.

Business model

Our revenue comes from subscriptions by content creators and managing rights of selected artists via our recording & publishing arm.

Traction

Our platform boasts artists who, combined, have garnered over 1 million Spotify streams and over 300,000 YouTube views—testimony to the traction we're gaining in the music industry.

We are on a clear trajectory towards profitability and committed to delivering promising returns for our valued investors.

Metrics

Our product tracks key performance indicators including streaming rates on platforms like Spotify, YouTube views, book and merchandise sales volumes. Additionally, it monitors the expenditure and returns of advertising campaigns to gauge cost-effectiveness efficiently.

We are steadily generating monthly revenue, albeit modest. We're at a stage where an influx of capital will propel our expansion plans and scale our operations for accelerated growth.

Incorporation

Our company incorporated in

New York, NY USA

Key risks

The primary risks our business, Halfmoon, faces include potential rapid changes in AI technology and marketing trends. There is also the risk of failing to secure music and publication rights due to increasing competition within the industry.

Investments

$

500000

We raised investments

Our Investors

Jean Louis Pedat owns 100%

Rising Investments

$

7000000

Currently, we are raising investments

$

2500000

Estimated pre-investment valuation of the company

We’re looking for a co-founders

Open positions

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Additional information

Our startup Halfmoon represents talented artists like Jay Elle, whose album, RIDE THE WAVE, was shortlisted for the 2022 Grammy's Best Pop Vocal Album. We also work with industry veteran Margaret Dorn who has partnered with renowned global stars.

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