---
title: "Musical AI Raises $4.5M: Jesse Robbins Joins Board"
description: Los Angeles Times follow-on coverage of Musical AI's $4.5M round led by Heavybit, with me joining the board. The piece frames Musical AI as rights-aware infrastructure for generative music.
doc_version: "1.0"
last_updated: 2026-02-04
slug: musical-ai-raises-4-5m-jesse-robbins-board-la-times
outlet: Los Angeles Times
author: David Nusbaum
date: 2026-02-04
url: https://www.latimes.com/b2b/entertainment/story/2026-02-04/musical-ai-raises-4-5m-funding-heavybit
type: Article
excerpt: Los Angeles Times follow-on coverage of Musical AI's $4.5M round led by Heavybit, with me joining the board. The piece frames Musical AI as rights-aware infrastructure for generative music.
tags:
  - AI Developer Tools
  - AI Infrastructure
  - Venture Capital
  - Seed Stage Investing
  - AI
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---

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- Jesse Robbins (person)
- [Heavybit](https://www.heavybit.com) (company)
- [Musical AI](https://www.wearemusical.ai) (company)
- Sean Power (person)
- Matthew Adell (person)
- Nicolas Gonzalez Thomas (person)

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