Discovering undervalued artists and catalogues — then developing and exiting them to institutional buyers at 10–100x returns.
Investor Pitch Deck April 2026
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The music industry is structurally misaligned. The talent discovery cycle has nearly quadrupled from 2 years in 2001 to 7.8 years in 2025 — even as the number of releasing artists has surged from 9.7M to 13M in just two years.
Of undiscovered artists who ever break through to mid-tier or above
Of independent tracks — and just 0.11% sustain virality beyond six months
Average time from talent emergence to industry recognition in 2025
Labels have largely abandoned early-stage development, prioritising proven traction over potential. The industry is structurally chasing value instead of creating it.
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The gap between emerging talent and institutional capital is not a content problem — it is an information asymmetry problem. FLVX closes it by shifting from reactive scouting to AI-driven predictive origination, detecting early market signals before traditional A&R systems can act.
AI platform identifies early traction signals across frontier markets before mainstream visibility
Embedded scouts augmented by AI, source artists before traditional A&R systems do
Structured development investment building durable catalogue value, not viral bets
Catalogues exit to institutional buyers at 10–100x MOIC, publishing rights retained
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FLVX's technology stack is grounded in Value of Information theory and optimal parameter control — a framework for making high-confidence decisions under uncertainty, applied to artist and catalogue valuation. Led by Chief Science Officer Dr Roman Belavkin — Reader in Informatics at Middlesex University, with 119 peer-reviewed publications in AI research.
Predictive signal detection across social, streaming, and community data in frontier markets
Systematic artist development with measurable milestones and capital deployment triggers
Scalable distribution infrastructure that amplifies catalogue reach and streaming velocity
Data-driven valuation models and established institutional buyer relationships for optimal exit timing
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Seed capital deployed into artist development — production, promotion, and catalogue build
Catalogue acquired by Duetti — a 100x gross MOIC on invested capital. Publishing rights strategically retained.
Established exit relationship with Duetti ($635M); estimated $50M deployment into FLVX-sourced catalogues over 5 years
6 catalogue exits completed to date — $1.5M aggregate exit value. This is repeatable, not accidental.
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FLVX has moved well beyond concept stage. Each data point below represents a validated signal of product-market fit, operational capability, and institutional credibility.
With Armada remix deal. Major-label validation of A&R quality.
Validated deal demand.
£220K ARR in 2025.
Operational from day one.
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Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia represent the next wave of globally scalable music talent — characterised by rapidly growing streaming audiences, low development costs, and low institutional competition at the discovery stage. FLVX's embedded local operators and AI signal detection give us a first-mover advantage that is structurally difficult to replicate.
Deep musical heritage, English-language crossover potential, and underserved artist development infrastructure
Rapidly expanding streaming audiences, near-zero institutional A&R presence, high cultural distinctiveness
One of the world's fastest-growing music markets — TikTok-native audiences driving viral export velocity. Strategic presence in Thailand and Indonesia.
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FLVX is built at the intersection of enterprise technology, entertainment and advanced AI research.
Dmitrii Garin — Built Hyperboloid Music into a catalogue acquired in 2023. A decade in electronic music, enterprise tech, and AI startups. Previously at Yammer, Microsoft. London.
Dr. Roman Belavkin — AI scientist, Associate Professor in Informatics at Middlesex University with 119 publications, pioneer of Russian electronic music as Solar X. Founder of Art-TeK Records. London.
Olga Ponomarenko — Marketing leader in brand, growth and storytelling. Previously at Independent Media, Robb Report, Esquire, Popular Mechanics, Hyperboloid Music. London Business School — AI Marketing. London.
Stan Novi — Co-founder of Swapify (Top 3 Gen AI startup, Cupertino, F6S; backed by Antler, Google Startup Cloud, RunPod). Board at Hyperspace.ai. Founder of Paysenger.
Ritch Sibthorpe — Led Disney Music EMEA, Meta's international music publishing partnerships, and Warner Music Group's first digital marketing team. Founded Muwzo AI. London.
Chris Cook — Senior marketing leader in hyper-growth companies. CMO at All3. Founder of Golazo. United Kingdom.
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THE ASK: £1M SEED ROUND
WHAT WE ARE RAISING
£1M seed round — 18-month runway with four strategic deployment pillars. SEIS Advance Assurance confirmed. Company registered and revenue-generating.
We are seeking a lead investor to anchor the round and provide strategic guidance into our Series A.
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The music catalogue market has never been more liquid — yet the early-stage discovery gap has never been wider. FLVX is the only AI-native operator with a proven exit track record, frontier market access, and a scientifically rigorous decision framework to systematically close that gap at scale.
$3K → $300K anchor exit demonstrates the model is real
Committed Duetti deployment over 5 years provides a visible exit runway
Advance Assurance confirmed — meaningful tax-efficient upside for UK investors
No institutional competitor has AI-native, frontier-market-embedded discovery infrastructure
The next generation of globally significant artists is already emerging — in markets traditional A&R won't reach in time. FLVX will find them first.
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FLVX is fundraising
DMITRII GARIN
garin@hyperboloid.co
linkedin.com/in/garin777
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