Audius was founded by Roneil Rumburg and Forrest Browning. Roneil Rumburg is a graduate of Stanford University and co-founded Kleiner Perkins, an early-stage investment fund that invests in blockchain and AI companies. Forrest Browning, also a Stanford University graduate and recipient of the Forbes 30 Under 30 award, co-founded StacksWare, an enterprise data center management platform. These visionary founders combined their talents and expertise to create Audius. Additionally, supporters of the project include well-known figures like deadmau5 and Adam Goldberg, co-founder of Stanford Crypto, and Bing Gordon, co-founder of EA Games.