Benchmark your fund
Take the quick self-assessment to benchmark your operational maturity in less than 5 minutes.
So, where are most catalog investors?
Most catalogs sit between Manual and Operational on the maturity curve.
In practice, that means processes are often thorough but fragmented - spreadsheets, emails, point solutions, and people holding critical knowledge in their heads. Things usually work, but visibility is limited, insight is reactive, and confidence doesn’t always scale with volume or complexity.
As more capital flows into music and portfolios grow, this gap starts to matter. Uncertainty gets priced as risk, diligence takes longer, and operational friction shows up in underwriting, reporting, and exits. Funds that treat maturity as a continuous journey - rather than a one-off setup - are better positioned as requirements rise and competition increases.
Creating a benchmark
As you move up the curve, uncertainty gives way to control - manual processes become consistent, visibility improves, and decisions get easier to stand behind. The goal is simple: reduce risk early, then build an operating advantage that compounds as portfolios grow.
Moving up the curve
We've grouped the drivers of maturity into 4 distinct functions: data and infrastructure, legal, financial and operational. Whilst each function has it's own capabilities and outcomes, in reality they intersect and each supports the other.
Where are you on the maturity curve?
The Catalog Maturity Curve assessment gives music investors a fast, practical way to benchmark how confidently their catalogs actually run.
As music rights become a more institutional asset class, operational confidence increasingly underpins risk, valuation, and exits.
In just a few minutes, you’ll see where the biggest risks and bottlenecks sit today, from pre-acquisition diligence through post-deal operations, so you know where to focus next.