In 1999, A Chef Became The 56th Employee At A Tiny Startup Called “Google”… And YES He Received Pre-IPO Stock Options…

In 1999, A Chef Became The 56th Employee At A Tiny Startup Called "Google"... And YES He Received Pre-IPO Stock Options...

From the dawn of its existence, the tech industry has been one of the best ways for someone to get really, really rich, really, really fast. In the last few years alone, thousands of tech […]

Universal Music Group Signs Deal With AI Startup Endel

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Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced a partnership with Endel, a company that uses AI to generate soundscapes meant to facilitate work, meditation, and sleep. UMG will license use Endel’s technology to enable its artists […]

Music NFT Startup anotherblock Announces $4.4 Million Raise

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(l to r) anotherblock co-founders Sebastian Ljungberg (CTO), Michel D. Traore (CEO), and Filip Strömsten (COO). Photo Credit: anotherblock Notwithstanding the Web3 space’s well-documented funding falloff, music non-fungible token (NFT) startup anotherblock has announced the close […]

AI Music Separation Startup AudioShake Raises $2.7 Million

AI Music Separation Startup AudioShake Raises $2.7 Million

Metallica, which co-founded AudioShake backer Black Squirrel Partners, performing live. Photo Credit: Kreepin Deth With considerable interest – and capital – continuing to reach the quick-evolving artificial intelligence space, AI music-separation startup AudioShake has raised […]

Digital Sheet Music Startup Enote Announces Nearly $11MM Raise

Digital Sheet Music Startup Enote Announces Nearly $11MM Raise

Photo Credit: Tommy Diner Amid classical’s much-publicized streaming expansion, digital sheet music startup Enote has announced the “first closing” of a nearly $11 million pre-Series A round. Berlin-headquartered Enote, which arrived on the scene in […]

Music-Marketing Startup Unhurd Closes Seven-Figure Seed Raise

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Unhurd founder and CEO Alex Brees. Photo Credit: Unhurd AI-powered music-marketing startup Unhurd (stylized as “un:hurd” as well as “unhurd”) has officially announced a seven-figure seed round. London-based Unhurd, which raised £250,000 two years back […]

Music Collaboration Startup BeatConnect Raises $2.2 Million

Music Collaboration Startup BeatConnect Raises $2.2 Million

Photo Credit: Techivation Montreal-headquartered musician-collaboration platform BeatConnect has announced a roughly $2.2 million raise that drew support from Triptyq Capital. Two-year-old BeatConnect just recently unveiled the multimillion-dollar round, which consists specifically of CA$3 million (currently […]

Staying Nimble As A Music Tech Startup – Vampr’s Perspective

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Photo Credit: Vampr There’s no ‘perfect’ time to be a music tech startup, but recent events have presented more challenges than ever. Supply chain constraints, contracting economies, shrinking profits, and layoffs are hitting the tech […]

Staying Nimble As A Music Tech Startup – Vampr’s Perspective

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Photo Credit: Vampr There’s no ‘perfect’ time to be a music tech startup, but recent events have presented more challenges than ever. Supply chain constraints, contracting economies, shrinking profits, and layoffs are hitting the tech […]

Warner Music, Crush Music Invest in Metaverse Startup Authentic Artists

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Photo Credit: Authentic Artists San Francisco-based startup Authentic Artists has closed a strategic funding round. Warner Music and Crush Music were among the participants. Authentic Artists says the funding round will help accelerate the development […]

Web3 Community and NFT Startup Highlight Announces $11 Million Raise

Web3 Community and NFT Startup Highlight Announces $11 Million Raise

Photo Credit: Andrey Metelev Highlight, a newly launched Web3 fan-community and NFT platform, has raised $11 million in seed funding from individuals and companies including Three Six Zero CEO Mark Gillespie, Method Music, Visionary Music […]