SoundCloud, a privately owned company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Germany, operates a music streaming service. Employing approximately 1100 people, the platform hosts over 400 million tracks uploaded by more than 40 million artists. Its stated purpose is to facilitate connections between artists and their fans.
SoundCloud was included in Fast Company's seventh annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list on an unspecified date. The list recognized businesses that fostered a culture of innovation. A separate, unrelated article discussed drum and bass music's evolution since the 1990s. Another article mentioned a service called Music Promotion Club, which promotes music on SoundCloud. A final article noted that JavaScript must be enabled to use SoundCloud.