# Jared Gutstadt’s Audio Chateau Records secures up to $9M in Series A financing, with Poo Bear joining as strategic advisor

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jared-gutstadts-audio-chateau-records-secures-up-to-9m-in-series-a-financing-with-poo-bear-joining-as-strategic-advisor/
- Published: 2026-10-29T13:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T13:26:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Music Business Worldwide
- Original article: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jared-gutstadts-audio-chateau-records-secures-up-to-9m-in-series-a-financing-with-poo-bear-joining-as-strategic-advisor/
- Topics: Art, Business, Companies, Culture, Entertainment, Music, TV

## Key points

- Audio Chateau Records has secured up to US$9 million in Series A financing.
- Poo Bear is joining the company as a strategic adviser.
- ACR combines artist development with content and commercial partnerships.

## Summary

Audio Chateau Records (ACR), the music and creator company founded by Jingle Punks co-founder Jared Gutstadt, has secured up to US$9 million in Series A financing. It plans to use the investment to expand an artist-development model that combines record-label work with content production and commercial partnerships, bringing business opportunities into an artist’s career from the outset.

Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd has joined as a strategic adviser. ACR launched in January 2024 and raised US$4.5 million in August that year; investors in the new round include Jonathan Schulman, Ben Lurie and Julie Gauthier of CW Ventures. The company distributes through Virgin Music Group and operates creative facilities in Los Angeles and Nashville.

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