SoundCloud By pcamille Aug 1, 2007 Founded Period: Aug 1, 2007 to Dec 1, 2014 History of SoundCloud Oct 1, 2008 Website launched Apr 1, 2009 Received $3.6 million for funding from Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures May 1, 2010 Announced one million subscribers Jan 1, 2011 Confirmed that SoundCloud had raised $10 million for funding from Union Square Ventures and Index Ventures Jun 1, 2011 Received investments from Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary Jun 15, 2011 Announced five million subscribers Jan 23, 2012 Announced ten million registered users May 1, 2012 15 million users announced at press conference held in San Francisco Dec 1, 2012 Newer SoundCloud versions released to general public Included more sharing options, continous play, and mobile device compatibility Dec 1, 2012 Users made up 7% of the global internet Dec 10, 2012 Users expressed dissatisfaction with new changes to site Mar 1, 2013 Twitter announced SoundCloud as a third-party music partner Jan 1, 2014 Copyrighted material began to consistently appear on site Dec 1, 2014 Attracted more than 175 million monthly users