Napster

Jon is the Chief Executive Officer of Napster, the longest running independent music streaming service in the world. Vlassopulos, who was named CEO in September 2022, is leading the iconic brand at a time when Web3 music has the opportunity to take over from the current streaming era, revolutionize the music industry, and establish a new model for artists and fans that will drive the next 20 years of growth. Napster aims to be that driving force in taking Web3 music to the masses… Jon is the Chief Executive Officer of Napster, the longest running independent music streaming service in the world. Vlassopulos, who was named CEO in September 2022, is leading the iconic brand at a time when Web3 music has the opportunity to take over from the current streaming era, revolutionize the music industry, and establish a new model for artists and fans that will drive the next 20 years of growth. Napster aims to be that driving force in taking Web3 music to the masses. Vlassopulos, the former Vice President and Global Head of Music at Roblox, is credited with building Roblox’s groundbreaking music initiatives and bringing artists into the metaverse via interactive, immersive, and hyper social experiences. Because of Vlassopulos' efforts, Roblox music experiences reached over 100M fans and set the standard for virtual concerts and music worlds that allow fans to participate in the creative process along with their favorite artists.Napster was acquired in April 2022 and counts some of the biggest investors in Web3 as its backers, including Hivemind, Algorand, SkyBridge Capital, Alumni Ventures, Borderless Capital, and G20 Ventures, which will all help accelerate Napster’s Web3 initiatives. Brevan Howard Digital, Arrington Capital, and RSE Ventures are also among the existing investors of the music brand. With their support and investment, Napster is once again delivering innovation to the music industry by bringing Web3 technology into its existing global Web2 music service, unlocking new creative and commercial opportunities for artists and fans. With offices in London, Seattle, Paris, Munich, and Sao Paulo the company continues to partner with some of the top brands in the world including SFR, Audacy, Univision, Aldi, Vivo, Rakuten, Huawei, RecoChoku, and more.