ROLI

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ROLI is a music technology company. The company offers Seaboard, a musical instrument in various models with digital technologies. Its Seaboard features an equator and an onboard audio engine for use with a multi-dimensional instrument. ROLI also creates the NOISE app and the Equator software synthesizer. It also owns the C++ audio coding framework JUCE, the virtual instruments maker FXpansion, and the social music-sharing platform Blend.
TypePrivate
Founded2009
HQLondon, GBMap
Websiteroli.com
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Employees (est.) (Jan 2021)116(+2%)
Revenue (FY, 2017)£10.4 M(+120%)
Cybersecurity ratingBMore

Key People/Management at ROLI

Roland Lamb

Roland Lamb

Founder & CEO
Angus Hewlett

Angus Hewlett

VP Engineering
Tahmima Anam

Tahmima Anam

Executive Director
Sophie Solomon

Sophie Solomon

Chief Marketing Officer
Edvar Heylen

Edvar Heylen

VP of Finance & Corporate Development
Shantha Shanmugalingam

Shantha Shanmugalingam

Chief Commercial Officer
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ROLI Office Locations

ROLI has an office in London
London, GB (HQ)
2 Glebe Road Dalston
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ROLI Financials and Metrics

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Founding Date

2009

ROLI total Funding

$56.3 m

Time since last funding

4 years ago

ROLI investors

Index Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Founders Fund, Balderton Capital, FirstMark Capital, Kreos Capital, Foundry Group, Universal Music Group, Chris Ahearn, Localglobe, BGF Ventures
ROLI's latest valuation is reported to be £60.3 m.
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ROLI Revenue

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ROLI's revenue was reported to be £10.43 m in FY, 2017
GBP

Revenue (FY, 2017)

10.4m

Gross profit (FY, 2017)

3.7m

Gross profit margin (FY, 2017), %

35.2%

Net income (FY, 2017)

(22.1m)

EBITDA (FY, 2017)

(22.3m)

EBIT (FY, 2017)

(22.5m)

Market valuation

60.3m

Cash (31-Dec-2017)

1.5m
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GBPFY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

Revenue

298.0k1.5m4.8m10.4m

Cost of goods sold

232.0k1.0m3.4m6.8m

Gross profit

66.0k506.0k1.4m3.7m

Gross profit Margin, %

22%33%29%35%
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GBPFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

Cash

15.8k391.5k55.8k6.3m3.2m10.2m1.5m

Accounts Receivable

793.044.5k234.2k5.0k211.0k3.2m3.1m

Inventories

232.8k300.0k317.0k3.9m3.0m

Current Assets

16.6k436.0k522.8k7.2m4.8m18.1m10.2m
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GBPFY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

Net Income

(3.0m)(5.9m)(14.3m)(22.1m)

Cash From Operating Activities

(3.3m)(6.6m)(13.0m)(17.7m)

Cash From Financing Activities

10.5m4.2m22.7m9.7m

Net Change in Cash

6.2m(3.1m)7.0m(8.6m)
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GBPFY, 2011

Financial Leverage

-0.3 x
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ROLI Cybersecurity Score

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B

81/100

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ROLI News and Updates

June 18, 2019

Roli Lumi Keyboard: Price, Specs, Release Date

The keys on the Roli Lumi light up different colors, and a companion mobile app uses those colors to teach you how to play a song.
December 09, 2018

Roli Books offers families to create personal histories

On completion of its 40th anniversary, Roli Books is embarking on an ambitious project whereby it is offering families to create their personal histories, both in terms of printed books and on digital platform. Work on two or three books in the series has started and discussions on more are in progr…
August 02, 2018

Caplin & Drysdale International Tax Controversy Team Receives ABA Pro Bono Award

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Increasing complexities and growing transparency considerations in the international business community create tax enforcement challenges for government agencies around the world. For decades, tax attorneys from Caplin & Drysdale have traveled the...

 ROLI Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was ROLI founded?

    ROLI was founded in 2009.

  • Who are ROLI key executives?

    ROLI's key executives are Roland Lamb, Angus Hewlett and Tahmima Anam.

  • How many employees does ROLI have?

    ROLI has 116 employees.

  • What is ROLI revenue?

    Latest ROLI annual revenue is £10.4 m.

  • What is ROLI revenue per employee?

    Latest ROLI revenue per employee is £89.9 k.

  • Who are ROLI competitors?

    Competitors of ROLI include Innuos, Trala and Weav.

  • Where is ROLI headquarters?

    ROLI headquarters is located at 2 Glebe Road Dalston, London.

  • Where are ROLI offices?

    ROLI has an office in London.

  • How many offices does ROLI have?

    ROLI has 2 offices.