150: Lessons from building Shazam - Dhiraj Mukherjee, Cofounder of Shazam and Angel Investor

Dhiraj MukherjeeDhiraj Mukherjee is a Co-Founder of Shazam, and an experienced digital business executive with a proven track record in both corporate and start-up environments.In 2000, he co-founded Shazam Entertainment, the world’s first mobile phone-based music recognition service. He was a Director of Shazam from 2000-2003, and raised £600,000 in seed funding and over £10 million in venture capital investment over three rounds. Shazam was acquired by Apple in 2017 for a reported $400 million.He is now an active angel investor focused on emerging technologies and “Tech for Good,” and was selected for Smith & Williamson’s “Power 100” in 2017 for supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in the U.K.DhirajConnect with Dhiraj on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhirajmukherjee/)Website (https://dhirajmukherjee.com/)Twitter (https://twitter.com/dhirajm)Shazam (https://www.shazam.com/)Subscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Dhiraj Mukherjee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices