Today’s PITCH comes from music dating app Mix’d. Like all PITCH participants, Mix’d has to convince you of their worthiness in 100 words or less. _________________________________ Mix’d is a new music-based dating app that matches people together who share the same taste in music or are interested in attending the…
Category archives: Startups
The Surprising Reasons Why New Entrepreneurs Fail in Their First Year
You can do all your research and know your clients pain points and still, you can fail.
Connected Music Startup ROLI Raises $27M Round Led by Foundry
London based music tech startup ROLI has raised $27 million. The company creates and sells net connected musical instruments and related tech including the well received Seaboard RISE keyboard. Boulder, Colorado based venture firm Foundry Group led a $27 million Series B round in music tech startup ROLI, its first…
Music Streaming Startup CÜR Media Names Former UMG Exec Jim Urie President, CEO
[UPDATED] To date, music streaming service CÜR has raised $13.6 million in funding, including a recent $2 million in convertible notes. But rumors point to a company struggling to make partial payments to record labels and rightsholders. So the startup has brought in an industry veteran to try to right…
20 Hot Music Startups Named Midemlab 2016 Finalists
Music startup showcase Midemlab has named its 2016 class. It includes Revelator and Stagelink, who have been on my watch list and new discoveries Tracklib, Ikonfete and KLANG that show real promise. ________________________________________________ Music startup showcase Midemlab is part of the Midem music industry tradeshow, which takes place in Cannes,…
Musikki Raises $1 Million, Launches Exclusiph Music Image Platform
Porto and London based music tech startup Musikki, has just raised $1 million USD from Portugal Ventures, the biggest venture capital fund in Portugal. Musikki ,which provides B2C and B2B services for the music industry has also launched a new image service, Exclusiph. ______________________________________________ Musikki has launched Exclusiph, an image…
This Startup Used A Chatbot To Sell $1M In Vinyl Records In 8 Months, Scores $3.5M Investment
Chatbots – "a computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the Internet" – are all the rage in tech circles. Mark Zuckerberg says they’ll transform Facebook, and an 8 month old startup has used one to sell $1 million in vinyl records. Online vinyl store, The…
Spotify Acquires CrowdAlbum To Enhance Fan Engagement, Tour Promotion
Spotify has smartly decided that products that are good for artists and fans are also good for Spotify. Now, joining the Spotify team that built Fan Insights analytics and Concerts show recommendations, is the newly acquired crew from CrowdAlbum. _______________________________ Spotify has acquired CrowdAlbum for an undisclosed sum. Launched in…
Music Business Growth Hacking 101 – A MUST READ If You Are Serious About Your Career In Music
Increasingly, tech startups are looking to growth hacking to grow their business quickly and make it more sustainable. Here, Bas Grasmayer looks at how this model can be applied to artists and labels; and outlines techniques that can be used to achieve success. ________________________________ Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on…
Why Startups Fail and What Experts Have to Say About It (Infographic)
There are nine categories of problems, and office space isn’t one of them.