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AI-Native IP Enforcement Agent
Third Chair works with IP rightsholders to enforce and monetize their rights, supported by an on-demand network of top lawyers to step in when you need them. We’ve started with revenue-generating workflows, giving media companies visibility into who’s using their content and helping them turn unauthorized ads into a predictable income stream. The biggest media and entertainment companies like Universal Music Group in the world rely on Third Chair to enforce their intellectual property, unlock licensing revenue, and accelerate deal flow.
Third Chair is an AI-native enforcement platform that helps protect intellectual property by monitoring, enforcing, and licensing content rights to unlock revenue and accelerate deal flow for rights holders and related businesses.
The product monitors the use of content across platforms, identifies unauthorized uses, enforces actions to turn ads into income, and enables licensing workflows to close more sync licenses on social channels. It positions itself as a system to detect IP uses, distinguish licensed vs. unlicensed content, and streamline enforcement and licensing processes to drive licensing revenue and deal flow.
Who it’s for: Record labels, music publishers, investment funds, distributors, artists, managers, and other rights-holding entities and entities involved in licensing and enforcement of music/IP
Customers: Top 3 Music Company, Symphonic Distribution, Fat Coda Studio, New 11 Records
Customer quotes and case studies, indicators of traction in the music rights space; mentions of case studies and a demo/audit flow suggesting ongoing sales and validation activities
Yoav is CEO / Founder of Third Chair (YC X25). Yoav previously founded Trendpop (YC W21) and scaled it past $1M ARR in the media/entertainment industry, selling to customers like Universal Music Group and Mr. Beast. Before that, he worked on machine learning at Google and early-stage AI startups.
Shourya Lala is the Founder and CTO of Third Chair. He previously founded game-based investments startup Fello (YC W22), scaling it to 2mn users and tens of millions in investments. ex-ODF, ex-BlackRock, 2x YC
Delegate the paralegal work so your team can operate at scale.
Third Chair builds in-house legal agents for media/entertainment teams to automate repetitive tasks such as IP infringement detection, outreach, and drafting demand letters, enabling teams to operate at scale. The launch highlights that their services act like a paralegal extension, handling end-to-end workflows via a browser agent, outreach agent, and contracts agent for legal departments.
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