Sonauto is a San Francisco-based AI music generator founded in 2024 by Hayden Housen and Ryan Tremblay. The platform turns text prompts into complete, full-length songs of up to 4.5 minutes across thousands of styles, from power ballads and lo-fi to orchestral and metal. It includes community features such as Groups, staff picks, and trending content, and exposes a developer API for programmatic music generation. Sonauto went through Y Combinator and raised early funding with participation from investors including Calm Ventures, Palm Drive Capital, Pioneer Fund, and Rebel Fund.
Sonauto
ActiveTurn any idea into a full song in seconds with AI
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Pre-Seed
Team
1-10
since 2024
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2024
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
API
Score 40/100
Text-to-music song generation
Full songs up to 4.5 minutes
Thousands of musical styles
Lyrics and vocal generation
Developer API for music generation
Community Groups and sharing
Trending and staff-pick discovery
Free generation tier
40/100
Developing
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
— Pre-Seed $500K incl. Calm Ventures +4
Capital network
$500K raised ·5 backers·10 network links
- Backers5
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- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does Sonauto do?
- It generates full-length AI songs from text prompts across thousands of styles.
- Is Sonauto free?
- It offers free generation with a freemium model.
- Does Sonauto have an API?
- Yes, it provides a developer API for music generation.
- Who backs Sonauto?
- Y Combinator plus investors including Calm Ventures, Palm Drive Capital, and Pioneer Fund.
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