On this episode of Search Funded, we sit down with Tom Sarig, founder and CEO of Antifragile Equity Partners. A Grammy-winning music executive and former SVP at multiple major labels, Tom has worked with artists like The Roots, Erykah Badu, and Lou Reed. He now applies his decades of experience to acquiring music catalogs and helping independent artists grow their careers sustainably.

In this episode, we cover:

• Tom’s unusual journey from international tax consultant at Deloitte to A&R executive in the music industry (00:01:39)
• Lessons from managing legends like Lou Reed, Brian Ferry, and the Violent Femmes—and how that shaped his approach to younger artists (00:10:48)
• How Antifragile evolved from an artist management firm into a label and now a fund acquiring music IP (00:18:14)
• Success stories like Cannons and Mipso, and how Tom uses sync licensing and AI to grow streams and fanbases (00:22:24)
• Why Tom sees investing in music catalogs as similar to acquiring cash-flowing businesses—and why streaming has made this model more predictable (00:32:25)
• Antifragile’s investment strategy: how they select artists, where the value lies, and how they achieve multiple expansion (00:36:39)

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