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Tag: Funding
Fan-communities startup Levellr raises $1m of pre-seed funding
Levellr has created a business around helping artists use messaging tools like Telegram and Discord. Now it has raised $1m.
SymphonyOS raises $1m pre-seed funding for creator marketing
The latest company to join the growing ranks of creator-economy startups is SymphonyOS, and it’s doing so with some artists as investors.
ANote gets into K-Pop and J-Pop with songwriter Andreas Öberg
The CEO of music investment platform ANote Music recently promised that “the music rights boom is only beginning” in a guest column for Music Ally. Now his company is expanding its remit […]
Timbaland joins Swizz Beatz as investor in UK vinyl firm 12on12
British startup 12on12 has made its name bringing musicians and artists together with a mixture of vinyl records and art prints.
Ticketing firm Dice raises $65m: ‘It’s a transformational business’
Ticketing company Dice has raised its latest funding: a $65m round led by music-focused fund Music, whose CEO is joining its board.
Media group SRMG invests $5m in streaming service Anghami
Middle East and North African music service Anghami has a new backer: the venture capital arm of media group SRMG.
Futureverse claims its JEN-1 system sets a new quality bar for AI music
Earlier this year, a startup called Futureverse raised a $54m Series A funding round, promising to “introduce AI to the metaverse”.
ShapesXR raises $8.6m funding for its VR design platform
US startup ShapesXR is one of the companies building technology that in turn helps developers to build virtual-reality experiences.
The Royalties Rumble – why the music rights boom is only beginning (guest column)
This is a guest post from Marzio Schena, co-founder and CEO of the music investment platform ANote Music. The music rights investment space is has, in the last few years, seen […]
Music startups MasterExchange and Ringo raise funding rounds
Another day, another pair of fledgling music/tech startups raising money to continue building their businesses.
Sony Music and Live Nation invest in creator commerce firm Komi
Komi is one of the startups trying to help creators of all stripes (musicians included) to make money from e-commerce.