Smule is an American mobile app developer with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah.

[2] The company specializes in developing social music-making and collaboration applications for iOS, Android, and Web.

"Music was the original social network before Instagram and Facebook," said Smith, the co-founder and CEO of Smule.

Wang commented that the goal of the apps was to draw users in and "by the time they realize they're making music, 'it's too late — they're already having fun.

Smule has raised $156.5 million to date, with Tencent leading their latest fundraising round.