Boombox
4 known investors
Boombox is an all-in-one platform for music makers that consolidates workflow tools for songwriting, production, distribution, and monetization in a single application. The platform serves musicians and producers who currently rely on fragmented tools like Dropbox, email, and text for collaboration and file management.
Also known as Boombox Interactive, Inc. Β· Boombox.io
Founders & leadership
Investors Β· 4
Also in the syndicate Β· 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeedMay 2023Source β
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Boombox (boombox.io), operated by Boombox Interactive, Inc., offers a subscription platform aimed at music producers, engineers and artists that combines cloud storage, collaboration, playlist sharing, AI utilities and music distribution in one product. Its "Collaboration Drive" is a cloud file system built for music production, supporting DAW project files, all audio formats, images and video, with imports from Dropbox, granular sharing controls, unlimited track versioning, time-stamped text and voice-note comments, file request inboxes, password protection and AI file search. Mobile (iOS/Android) and macOS apps add uncompressed playback, voice memos and overdubbing.
A private playlist feature lets users share ordered, embeddable playlists with recipients who do not need a Boombox account, with custom artwork, download controls, listener analytics and password protection. Boombox Distribution delivers releases to major DSPs and stores β including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Tidal, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook β while creators keep 100% of royalties; the platform supports YouTube Content ID claims, royalty split management across co-writers, and dashboards for streams, earnings, platform and geographic performance. Its AI assistant, Boombot, auto-tags audio with BPM, key, genre and mood, separates stems, masters demos, and generates lyric ideas and MIDI chord progressions; the company states user material is never used for AI training and that customers retain full rights to their IP. Higher tiers also include access to a library of weekly live streams in which professional producers give feedback on submitted tracks.
The company positions each module explicitly against incumbent point solutions: the drive against Google Drive and Dropbox, playlists against Disco and SoundCloud Pro, distribution against DistroKid and TuneCore, and AI tools against LALAL.AI and Kits.AI.
Founding story
The founders started Boombox on the view that mainstream tech tools were not designed for music makers, who resort to Dropbox for audio storage and email or text threads for collaboration, and that the surrounding app ecosystem is fragmented. The stated goal is a single streamlined platform covering songwriting and production through distribution and monetization. Co-founder India Lossman previously worked in product at Avid and Kronos and comes from a family of songwriters; co-founder Max Mathieu was co-founder and CTO of martech company Heatmap, Inc. and a strategic cloud engineer at Google; co-founder and advisor Tom Chavez, a former touring musician, previously co-founded and led Rapt (sold to Microsoft in 2008) and Krux (sold to Salesforce in 2016) and is a founding partner at Boombox's parent company, the super{set} startup studio.
Business model
Direct-to-creator SaaS. Boombox sells tiered annual subscriptions that bundle storage, collaboration, playlist sharing, AI credits and distribution, replacing several separate tool subscriptions.
Subscription revenue billed annually with auto-renewal, paid by credit card. Tiers listed include a free Collaborator plan (1GB storage, 45 AI credits, no distribution), Starter at $4.20/month ($50/year, 500GB), Creator at $8.35/month ($100/year, 2TB, distribution for up to 2 artists, 100 monthly AI credits) and Pro at $15.85/month ($190/year, unlimited storage, unlimited distribution, playlist analytics, embed codes, 200 monthly AI credits); a separately marketed premium distribution plan is quoted at $18.99/month. Boombox takes no percentage of user royalties, and AI usage is metered in credits that can also be purchased.
Traction
The website and distribution page cite a network of more than 100,000 producers and artists. The iOS app holds a 4.6 average rating from 185 ratings. Endorsements come from producers and engineers with credits including Maroon 5, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Machine Gun Kelly and Juice WRLD, and from the hip-hop duo Joey Valence and Brae; user testimonials reference multi-year usage and span the US, UK, Italy and Canada.
Latest developments
The platform now sells four subscription tiers spanning free to unlimited storage, with distribution bundled into higher plans and Boombot AI features (stem separation, AI mastering, chord generator, lyric assistant) metered by credits; a macOS app is listed alongside the mobile apps. App Store reviews from early to mid-2025 describe a redesigned mobile interface with scrubbing and large-screen support, and the migration of AI tools from free access to paid plans or purchased credits.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Boombox describes itself as an end-to-end platform for music makers, consolidating functions otherwise split across cloud storage, playlist-pitching, distribution and AI audio tools, and frames its offering as a single-subscription alternative to those categories' incumbents. Management has characterized the product as, to its knowledge, the first end-to-end solution letting creators collaborate, connect and earn revenue from their work, with an analogy to "GitHub for collaboration, LinkedIn for connection."
Bundling of music-specific cloud storage, versioning and time-stamped/voice commenting with playlist pitching, DSP distribution at 0% royalty share, and AI audio tools under one subscription, plus commitments not to train AI on user content and to leave all IP rights with the customer.
Technology
Cloud storage and file-versioning infrastructure purpose-built for audio and DAW project files, with enterprise-grade security, password-protected and embeddable share links, listener analytics, and native iOS/Android and macOS clients supporting uncompressed playback, voice memos and overdubbing. Boombot applies generative and analytical AI for audio auto-tagging (BPM, key, genre, mood), stem separation, AI mastering, lyric generation and MIDI chord-progression generation, plus AI-powered file search; the company states it does not train models on customer content.
Go-to-market
Self-serve signup with a free tier and product demo, freemium-to-paid upgrade paths, and social proof from named producers, engineers and artists with major-label credits. A Head of Partnerships with music-industry and A&R background leads partnership development, and a content function produces tutorials and producer-facing content, supplemented by weekly live-stream feedback sessions with professional producers. Mobile distribution runs through the Apple App Store.
Music producers, mix and audio engineers, songwriters, recording artists and bands, including professionals handling confidential major-label projects, writing camps and remote collaborations.
Geography
Distributes music worldwide to global DSPs and social platforms, with cited users in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy and Canada.
History
The service launched in November 2022 as a collaborative platform for storing, versioning and tracking music files with time-stamped feedback, iOS and Android apps, and split management for songwriting and recordings. In May 2023 the company announced a $7 million seed round led by Forerunner, with participation from super{set} startup studio and Ulu Ventures, earmarked for team growth, product development and partnerships, and said it planned to ship a desktop app for file backup, automated submissions to performing rights organizations, and video features for live sessions. The product has since expanded to include private playlists, distribution to major DSPs and the Boombot AI toolset.
Risks & controversies
Public App Store reviews raise complaints about mobile usability, confusing version handling, repeated logins, inability to share single tracks from a playlist, and the removal of previously free AI tools behind paid plans or credit purchases, with one reviewer also citing an unsatisfactory support interaction; the mobile app was described as lagging the browser version in AI feature parity.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Competitors Β· 1
by search overlap
Companies competing with Boombox for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline Β· 4
launches, deals, and filingsApp Store review dated February 2025 describes an update adding large-screen optimization, track scrubbing and a unified design system.
Boombox.io announced the close of a $7 million seed round led by Forerunner with participation from super{set} startup studio and Ulu Ventures, to be used for hiring, product development and partnerships.
$7M source β
AI-powered assistant that generates lyric and song title ideas, suggests chord progressions and converts them into MIDI files for import into a DAW, with workflows to track AI-generated ideas.
Service launched as a platform for producers to store, version and track music files, collect time-stamped feedback, collaborate via iOS and Android apps, and manage songwriting and recording splits.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Boombox do?
- Boombox.io is an all-in-one platform where music producers and engineers store, share, collaborate on and distribute music.
- Who founded Boombox?
- Boombox was founded by India Lossman, Max Mathieu, Tom Chavez.
- Who are Boombox's investors?
- Boombox's investors include Ulu Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners.