Sell a slice. Keep the masters.(yes, really.)
Tokenize a piece of your catalog and get cash upfront — not an advance you'll spend a decade paying back. You keep your masters, your distributor, your release schedule. We just buy a slice of future royalties on the tracks you choose.
Most royalty deals come with strings: long-term rights transfers, exclusivity periods, recoupment clauses written by lawyers you'll never meet. Ripe is different. You sell a fractional share of future royalties on the tracks you choose. Your masters, your publishing, your distribution deals — nothing changes. Royalties keep flowing through your existing setup; we just route a portion to investors who backed you.
You keep all your rights.
Masters, publishing, neighboring rights — untouched.
Your distributor stays.
Spotify, Apple, YouTube — same flow. We don't insert ourselves.
Your payout schedule is unchanged.
However your label or distributor pays you today — that's how it stays.
No recoupment. No exclusivity. No buyout.
It's not an advance. It's not a sale of your work. It's a slice — defined upfront.
No A&R. No legal labyrinth. You apply, we verify, you sell only what you want — and the cash hits your account.
Apply & verify.
Fill out a short form — distributor, catalog, streaming history. We pull data straight from your DSPs to verify ownership and historical performance. No paperwork shuffle.
Tokenize & launch.
Pick which tracks, what percentage, what price. We mint the tokens, list your catalog on the Ripe marketplace, and route exposure to the right investor pool. You set the terms.
Cash in.
Once your catalog is funded, the cash hits your account directly. Royalties keep flowing through your distributor — you just split a defined share with the investors who backed you.
Built specifically for working musicians who want capital without losing their work. Not for hit chasers, not for backroom brokers, not for anyone who'd rather sign you to a 10-year recoupment plan.
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Investors hunting catalogs
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Rights stay with you
We buy a defined slice of future royalties — never your masters, publishing, or creative control. You sell only what you want.
$0
Upfront fees · No lock-ups
No setup costs, no exclusivity periods. Sell 5% or 50%, this album or last year's mixtape. When the deal's done, you owe us nothing.
Tired of recoupment traps?
Ripe isn't an advance. We don't claw back royalties to "recoup" what we paid. The cash is yours. Investors earn from their slice; you keep yours.
Tired of losing ownership?
No master rights leave your hands. No publishing assignment. No copyright transfer. You're selling future royalty cashflow on tracks you choose — nothing else.
Tired of 10-year deals?
Sell 5% or 50%, this album or last year's mixtape. Define the slice once, on your terms. When the contract ends, royalties revert to you in full.
Serge Golovkov
Stanford GSB alumnus and fintech entrepreneur. Built Ripe to open music royalty investing — previously locked behind institutional capital — to anyone with $10.
Andriy Zozulya
10+ years at the intersection of music and tech. Former Hip-Hop Curator at YouTube Music. At Ripe, sources and onboards catalogs — ensuring quality assets and fair treatment for artists.
Get paid for the music you already made.
Apply in 60 seconds. We'll review your catalog and reach out within 48 hours. Zero commitment, zero upfront cost.