# Ash Pournouri

> Ash Pournouri is a pre-seed investor at Belong Entertainment backing Music and Software. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Belong Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/belong-entertainment)
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ash-pournouri-476046b7
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/AshPunani
- Website: https://x.com/AshPunani

Ash Pournouri is a pre-seed investor at Belong Entertainment in Stockholm focused on Music and Software. Founder and CEO of At Night Management, manager of Avicii, Cazzette. He attended Stockholm University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $28M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Music | 4 | 40% |
| Software | 3 | 30% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 30% |
| Health Care | 2 | 20% |
| Apps | 1 | 10% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 20% |
| Series B | 2 | 20% |
| Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Angel | 1 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 4 | 40% |
| United States | 3 | 30% |
| Israel | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Soundverse AI | Soundverse AI is an innovative music technology company based in New York City, founded by Sourabh Pateriya and Riley Williams. It offers an AI-powered platform that enables creators to generate original music through intuitive tools like ai music generator, AI song generator, stem separation, and a conversational voice assistant. The platform isdesigned to cater to a wide range of users, from hobbyists to professionals, facilitating the creation of high-quality, royalty-free music for various applications, including streaming, video content, and podcasts. ​Committed to ethical AI practices, Soundverse ensures that its models are trained with explicit artist consent and fair compensation, fostering trust within the creative community. Since its inception in 2023, the platform has attracted over 1.5m creators who have collectively produced more than 2 million tracks. With a focus on empowering artists and maintaining ethical standards, Soundverse AI is shaping the future of music creation by blending technology with human creativity. |  | Angel | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Savr | Savr is an Investment platform disrupting the Swedish fund industry with a lower fee structure and a new business model. | $17.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 21, 2022 |  |
| Eppow | Eppow is a digital service that makes it easier for healthcare professionals and healthcare units to find each other for job opportunities. It enables healthcare units to publish vacancies. Transparent reviews, anonymous profiles, and a direct dialog create an impartial, non-discriminatory labor market. |  | Pre-Seed | May 31, 2021 |  |
| Shewy | Shewy is a producer of vitamin-enriched chewing gums sold in retail, online and against a subscription | $289K | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2020 |  |
| Triller | Triller is an AI-powered music video app and talent discovery platform that allows users to create professional-looking videos in a matter of seconds. Pick a song, select the portion of the song you want to use, snap a few takes and with the tap of a button you have a celebrity-quality music video starring you and your friends. Triller reliessolely on organic growth and has more than 23 million downloads, with celebrities from Kevin Hart to Vanessa Hudgens regularly using the app to create their own music videos. Triller raised a $4.5M seed round in May 2016 and a $5M Series A funding round in February 2018, with plans to expand its AI technology and develop the brand as a talent discovery platform. | $28M | Series B | Oct 23, 2019 |  |
| Triller | Triller is an AI-powered music video app and talent discovery platform that allows users to create professional-looking videos in a matter of seconds. Pick a song, select the portion of the song you want to use, snap a few takes and with the tap of a button you have a celebrity-quality music video starring you and your friends. Triller reliessolely on organic growth and has more than 23 million downloads, with celebrities from Kevin Hart to Vanessa Hudgens regularly using the app to create their own music videos. Triller raised a $4.5M seed round in May 2016 and a $5M Series A funding round in February 2018, with plans to expand its AI technology and develop the brand as a talent discovery platform. | $28M | Series B | Oct 23, 2019 |  |
| Mos | Mos is the end of endless forms. Mos build products for citizens to access their rights and enjoy their benefits in the simplest way possible. It started with college financial aid and we made applying to $135B of government aid fit in one single application. | $4M | Seed | Apr 17, 2019 |  |
| Session Studio | Auddly is a revolutionary song project management hub where music creators can self-manage their songs, collaborations and music rights. Our digital platform and mobile app provides everything you need to simplify your creative and administrative workflow.Auddly is not a rights society and not a publisher – it’s a whole new way to effortlesslycollect all information connected to a song, including who wrote it, splits, publisher affiliations – everything necessary for music creators to get paid and credited correctly. | $1.9M |  | Mar 20, 2017 |  |
| Music Messenger | Shellanoo Group is a technology company specializing in mobile applications, Internet related services and interactive artificial intelligence with cognitive solutions.Introducing a modern way to invest in technology. Shellanoo Group offers investors the range of a diversified IT portfolio with the simplicity of investing in a single company.Shellanoo Group builds, operates and manages products and services that challenge the status quo, all of which are wholly owned by the Company.Founded in mid-2014 in Israel, Shellanoo Group has grown into one of Israel’s more appealing technology firms, combining both business expertise and technological strength. | $30M | Series B | Mar 01, 2015 |  |
| Music Messenger | Shellanoo Group is a technology company specializing in mobile applications, Internet related services and interactive artificial intelligence with cognitive solutions.Introducing a modern way to invest in technology. Shellanoo Group offers investors the range of a diversified IT portfolio with the simplicity of investing in a single company.Shellanoo Group builds, operates and manages products and services that challenge the status quo, all of which are wholly owned by the Company.Founded in mid-2014 in Israel, Shellanoo Group has grown into one of Israel’s more appealing technology firms, combining both business expertise and technological strength. | $5M | Series A | Aug 01, 2014 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pegasus-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Proxima Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/proxima-media) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Almi Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almi-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ambridge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ambridge-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Base Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Expa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Belong Entertainment

VC Fund · New York, United States

Belong Entertainment Inc. is a FanTech company creating the financial layer of fandom. Belong empowers artists and brands to connect directly with truly verified fans through proprietary features like FanScore™, KYF™ (Know Your Fan), and Dropblock™. Fans earn rewards, exclusive access, and unique experiences by engaging, spending, and proving theirfandom.The team consists of experienced entrepreneurs who have held senior leadership positions in global entertainment and fintech companies such as Spotify., Belong is launching first in the U.S. with a college and influencer-focused rollout. Its flagship product, the Belong Card, gives fans access to rewards, exclusive drops, and artist-branded experiences while providing artists and brands with verified engagement and transaction insights.Belong’s mission is to transform how culture is monetized by shifting from customers to fans—unlocking the next generation of loyalty, payments, and pop culture engagement.

1 contacts available at Belong Entertainment.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ash Pournouri | President Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ash-pournouri |

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## FAQ

### What does Ash Pournouri invest in?

Ash Pournouri invests primarily in Music, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ash Pournouri's check size?

Ash Pournouri typically joins rounds of $28M–$30M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ash Pournouri participates in.

### When did Ash Pournouri last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ash Pournouri closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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