Ankur Patel (US)

Ankur Patel is a senior executive in the music technology industry with over a decade of experience driving growth through acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and business development. He is currently the Vice President of Corporate Development at Splice, where he has led a dozen acquisitions across AI technology, music catalogues, and creator tools businesses – most recently the acquisition of Spitfire Audio. Ankur has also spearheaded strategic partnerships across the music industry, most notably Splice’s deep product integrations with leading digital audio workstations including Fender Presonus StudioOne, Avid ProTools, and Ableton— bringing Splice’s AI technology directly into producer workflows and expanding Splice’s role in modern music creation. Previously, Ankur served as Chief Business Officer at Venice Music, where he led the commercial teams overseeing album releases and career growth for artists such as Aminé, Kaytranada, Brent Faiyaz, Thuy, and Elle Duhe, helping to strengthen an ever growing independent artist ecosystem. With a deep knowledge of the music technology landscape and extensive corporate development experience across creator tech, live entertainment, and the recorded music business, Ankur has built a track record of helping both startups and established companies achieve strategic outcomes that empower artists, creators, and founders to be their most creative self.