Music Startups

CrowdVolt builds a marketplace platform that automates bookings and logistics for electronic dance music events and raves.

5 investors

Genius operates an online music encyclopedia where a community, an in-house creative team, and artists annotate and explain song lyrics and the stories behind music. The service reaches over 100 million people monthly through Genius.com and other platforms where music fans gather.

5 investors

An AI audio lab building tools that enable music lovers and casual creators to compose and shape music. The company focuses on interactive music creation for superfans, hobbyists, and anyone who wants to create rather than just consume music.

4 investors

Wavy created an augmented reality application for experiencing music and art. The company was based in San Francisco.

3 investors

bop.fm aggregates multiple music streaming services (Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Deezer and others) into a single interface so users can search, play, and share any song regardless of which service a friend uses. It also provides service-agnostic music playback and aggregation as a platform for publishers, messaging apps, social networks, artists, and labels.

2 investors

Earbits was a music promotion company that helped artists and labels market their music, operating as a YC-backed startup (W11) before being acquired. The page is a personal profile of a co-founder rather than an active company site.

2 investors

Mixy is a music app that allows users to create mashups by combining vocals and beats from different songs without requiring DJ expertise.

2 investors

Soundry.ai provides AI tools for DJs and music producers to remix songs and create samples in various styles. The platform serves music creators looking to generate production-ready audio content.

2 investors

Beatdeck is a music analytics platform that uses big data to evaluate artists' key performance metrics and analyze social signals, presenting them through a dashboard for the music industry.

1 investor

Echodio offered a service to sync and stream personal music libraries across devices and media centers, including backup of music collections. The company was acquired in 2009.

1 investor

Finnix offers lending and accounting software to Indonesian companies in creative industries such as events, talent representation, and live entertainment.

1 investor

Goosebump was a chatbot that helped users discover live electronic music events through messaging. It served music fans looking to find concerts and shows online.

1 investor

Hipset offered a way for musicians and artists to release new music and videos. It operated in the music and video entertainment space.

1 investor

Jamglue operates an online platform where users can listen to, create remixes from, and contribute music to a shared collection.

1 investor

Jamiphy is an independent software studio that designs and delivers custom software products and provides team augmentation services. The company serves businesses and partners seeking product development from concept to launch, engineering expertise, and contributions to open-source tools.

1 investor

Mixwit offers an online service for creating and sharing mixtapes, assembling songs found through MP3 search engines like Seeqpod and Skreamr. It is positioned as a consumer web product for music listeners.

1 investor

MusicArena runs a crowdsourced benchmark that evaluates AI-generated music and music production tools. It serves developers and users of AI music models by gathering community feedback to compare and rank these systems.

1 investor

Popcuts is an online music store selling DRM-free songs where buyers earn a share of the proceeds each time a song they purchased is sold again, with earlier buyers receiving a larger cut. It serves music fans through a participatory marketplace model.

1 investor

Reble is a Windows software download that lets users stream music from friends who have also installed the application. It launched into public beta in February 2008.

1 investor

Supertone is a platform that enables musicians to find and share audio samples with collaborators worldwide. The service helps producers and musicians discover samples and collaborate on music production.

1 investor

Trendpop is an analytics platform that analyzes billions of short-form video posts to help marketers and creators predict viral trends on social platforms like TikTok. The service is used by record labels, brands, and content creators to optimize their video marketing campaigns.

1 investor