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July 1, 2019

The Swedish startup that soundtracked the internet now wants to soundtrack the rest of your life

The global music tech company that was recently one of Sweden's "best-kept secrets" is now taking on Asia.


Mimi Billing

8 min read

Oscar Höglund, is CEO and cofounder of the music tech company Epidemic Sound.

If you’ve seen any films recently, watched television or have even looked at a video online, the chances are you’ve heard music from Epidemic Sound. The Swedish startup provides cheap and simple-to-access library of soundtrack music, and already has some 250m hours of its music playing on Youtube each month.

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Image of a piano from the Epidemic Sound Stockholm office
Epidemic's funky offices in one of the hipster areas of Stockholm.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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