"Brought your music to the cloud before iCloud existed — then Samsung buried it."
$10M
RAISED
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EMPLOYEES
96
MONTHS
acquisition gone wrongAcqui-hire
// Fatal mistake: Acquired by Samsung which had no long-term commitment to media services
Key Events Timeline
2004-01
FOUNDING
mSpot founded in the USA, focused on mobile media streaming services
2007-06
PRODUCT LAUNCH
mSpot launches mobile movie and TV streaming service, one of the earliest on-demand video platforms for smartphones
2010-03
PRODUCT LAUNCH
mSpot launches cloud music locker service, allowing users to upload personal libraries and stream to mobile devices — months ahead of Amazon Cloud Player and Apple iCloud Music
2011-04
FUNDING
mSpot raises approximately $8M in Series B funding to scale its cloud music and media platform amid intensifying competition from Amazon and Google
2012-05
ACQUISITION ATTEMPT
Samsung acquires mSpot for approximately $20M to power Samsung Music Hub, absorbing its cloud music technology and engineering team
2012-06
ACQUISITION ATTEMPT
mSpot ceases independent operations following Samsung acquisition; brand discontinued as team integrates into Samsung's media division
2014-07
SHUTDOWN
Samsung shuts down Music Hub — the service built on mSpot's technology — as Samsung abandons its broader media services strategy, rendering the acquisition effectively worthless
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mSpot launched cloud music storage in 2010, letting users upload their libraries and stream to mobile — months before Amazon Cloud Player and Apple iCloud Music.
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