Investor Presentation

MARCH 2024

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AT A GLANCE…

An award-winning,creator-first, music, entertainment and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events.

Listen Watch Attend Engage Transact

We give fans, brands, and bands the best seat in the house

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Financial Highlights

LIVEONE, INC. ANNUAL REVENUE (Fiscal Year ends March 31st)

2018 - $7.2M

2019 - $33.7M

2020 - $38.7M

2021 - $65.2M

2022 - $117M

2023 - $99.6M

2024 - $114M - $120M*

At the recent LiveOne stock price of $1.87 per share (~$169.6M Market Capitalization)

LiveOne shares trade at:

11X Expected Fiscal Year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA** at the midpoint ($14M)

  • See About Non-GAAP Financial Measures in LiveOne's SEC filings and press releases
  • Reported Q3 FY2024 (ended 12/31/2023) Consolidated Revenue of $31.2M and Adjusted EBITDA* of $3.3M
  • Reported 1st nine months FY2024 (ended 12/31/2023) Consolidated Revenue of $87.5M and Adjusted EBITDA* of $8.2M
  • Full FY2024 (ending 3/21/2024) Guidance for Consolidated Revenue of $114M - $120M and Adjusted EBITDA* of $12M - $16M
  • Audio Division (Slacker and PodcastOne) Reported 1st Nine Months FY2024 Revenue of $79.9M and Adjusted EBITDA* of $13.0M
  • Audio Division Full FY2024 Guidance for Revenue of $105M - $110M and Adjusted EBITDA* of $18.5M - $21M
  • Record Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA* of $10.9M for Full FY2023
    - a $24.4M Improvement - Revenue of $99.6M
  • Repurchased 3.7 million shares of common stock under its Share Stock Repurchase Program as of February 23, 2024, leaving capacity to repurchase an additional ~ $5.75M worth of shares
  • Shares of common stock outstanding as of March 8, 2024 was 88.33 million
  • Analyst Coverage: ROTH, Ladenburg, and Alliance Global Partners

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Peer Group Valuations

Enterprise Value (EV)

Revenue (TTM) EV/Revenue

LiveOne (LVO)

$169.6M

$113M

1.50

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Sirius Radio (SIRI)

$27.5B

$9B

3.07

Spotify (SPOT)

$46.2B

$13.3B

3.49

iHeart Radio (IHRT)

$6.2B

$3.8B

1.63

Stingray (RAY-A.TO) $916M

$341M

2.69

Peer Group Average EV/Revenue: 2.47

All Data pulled from Yahoo Finance on March 8, 2024

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Complementary Portfolio of Subsidiaries and Brands

PPV

DAYONE

ONE

Music

Publishing

Splitmind

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LiveOne's Model Addresses Five Large Market Verticals

  • Over 660 million paid music subscribers globally in 2023 - estimated to grow to 1.1 billion by 2030
  • 177 million listen to podcasts
  • Podcast ad spend to exceed $2B in 2026

MUSIC SUBSCRIPTIONS

2023 660

Million

1.1

2030 Billion

Over 6.8 billion

smartphone users projected globally by this year

PODCASTS

LIVESTREAM & PPV

MERCHANDISE

43% of podcast

listeners agree that

ads on this media

make them more

likely to purchase

products/services

Global video streaming

advertised

market expected to be

$252B by 2029 global

while live streaming

pay-per-view market is

Global licensed

expected to expand at

a CAGR of 15% from

merchandise market

2020 to 2027, reaching

expected to reach

$2.3 billion by 2027

$500B by 2030

MUSIC PUBLISHING

Music publishing is valued at $6.4B and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.8% to $9.2B in next five years.

Source: Houlihan Lokey Fall 2023 Report, MRI-Simmons, IFPI, BBC, Billboard, eMarketer, Facebook Live, Forbes, The Verge, Statista, Nielsen, Broker research, Grand View Resource, Morder Intelligence

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Freemium Membership Content Paired with Distribution Platform

6.6B+

2,900+

Audio Listens

Artists Streamed

since 01/01/20

since 01/01/20

148

Livestreamed Music Events

since 04/01/21

2,200+

Hours of Live Music

since 01/01/20

1 See the Company's press release dated February 8, 2024

Membership Plans from $0 to $9.99 Per Month

Platforms

O&O TikTok

Tesla Twitter

STIRR Instagram

YouTube Facebook

220+

Countries and

territories by Live Music Streaming

~3.5M

Free and Paid

Members1

(12/31/23)

PodcastOne

Over 180 exclusive shows with

over 2.4+ billion podcast

downloads annually across - 350+ hours distributed weekly

334M+

Livestream views

880K+

Free Ad-

Supported

Members

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Growing Library of Franchises

Highly-rated Originals

Podcasts Partnerships

ContentOne studio to develop and distribute new originals and tentpole events across the platform

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LiveOne's Slacker Radio is a membership music streaming service offering songs and access to expertly crafted

stations, podcasts from PodcastOne, livestreamed video and on-demand programming, and livestreamed

festivals, concerts and pay-per-view (PPV) events

  • Full-YearFiscal 2024 Guidance for Slacker's Revenue to $63-$66M, with $17-$19M of Adjusted EBITDA*
  • As of 12/31/23, Total Members (paid and free ad-supported) have reached ~3.5M, including ~2.6M Paid Members. Paid Members increased 687K, or 36% over the prior year.1
  • Nearly all new Tesla EVs sold in the U.S. come with a paid membership to LiveOne's Slacker which is paid by Tesla. Tesla's annual agreement with Slacker was recently renewed for the 10th consecutive year.
  • Tesla Paid Members Have Increased 15X Since LiveOne's Acquisition of Slacker in 2017.1
  • LiveOne Raised guidance to 800K-825K new paid members this fiscal year at an ARPU of $3+ per month.1
  • Mgmt. currently focused on establishing new B-to-B relationships - in discussions with 50 potential partners in 5 different verticals having memberships of between 10 million and 2.5 billion.
  • Ranked as the best quality music app and "Editor's Choice" by PC Magazine, outpacing better known brands such as Spotify and SiriusXM.
  • Estimated music subscription global TAM currently at over 660 million music subscribers - estimated to grow to 1.1 billion by 2030.2
  1. See the Company's press release dated February 8, 2024
  2. Houlihan Lokey Fall 2023 Report

* See About Non-GAAP Financial Measures in LiveOne's SEC filings and press releases

30M+

500+

Songs in catalogue

Expertly crafted stations, podcasts,

concerts, PPV events

6.6B+

81B+

Audio Listens

Audio listens since inception

since 01/01/20

$

~3.5M+1

85+

Total Members

Automobiles partnerships for in-built

(12/31/2023)

music streaming

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