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Music Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the music sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 521 recently funded music companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
521
Total Funding
$238.3M
Avg Funding
$9.5M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Music

Singapore
Sydney
New York
Amsterdam
Studio City
Madrid

Recently Funded Companies

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Singapore, Singapore

Surf Music is a SaaS Music A&R tool for the b2b music space supporting cross-market collaborations and sales.

$6.3M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

As we enter the AI era; Itheum unleashes data as a new asset class. Your data wealth. AI’s fuel. We bring them together.

$4.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Too Lost is a music technology and services company that provides music distribution and rights management services.

$150.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Digital Renaissance is a community-driven NFT platform for culture and entertainment.

$1.5M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Flash Intelligence provides a tool that collects data from websites using real browsers.

$500K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Studio City, United States

HAAWK is a media software and services startup that focuses on copyright management and monetization for independent music and video.

Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

Music consulting company, specialized in music financing and royalty funding with a record label and publishing division called Rose Records

$16.1M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

A peer-to-peer platform connecting homes with musicians hosting intimate, curated, and private home concert experiences.

$40K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Palm Beach Gardens, United States

ARELIA Music Business OS. Automated music business management software for musicians and indie labels.

$500K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Opus Major is a company that uses music and video games to create experiences that strengthen human bonds.

$10.0M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Asset is an application that connects music superfans find their tribe and artists find their champions.

$300K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

SOUNDRAW is an IT services company that offers AI music composition tool for creators and artists.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Leeds, United Kingdom

Uppbeat is an online platform that offers freemium registered music from artists, producers, and composers without copyright issues.

$6.1M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Montréal, Canada

LANDR is a platform where music makers can create, master, and distribute their music

$12.6M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Podqi is an artificial intelligence-powered platform that automates monitoring, takedown, and retroactive compensation for IP infringements.

$3.2M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Wavv: Empowering Entertainment with AI, Connecting Creativity and Technology, Building the Digital World of Tomorrow.

Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

SongTools.io is the all-in-one toolkit for creators to launch their music.

$3.0M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Mamaroneck, United States

VAULT is the creator of the mobile-friendly Digital Music Collectible (DMC) music format and the open, fully decentralized VAULT protocol.

$4.0M raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Costa Mesa, United States

UTC Records is a music label that produces, distributes, and promotes recorded music.

$468K raised
Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Forte uses audio and video conferencing to improve online music education.

$350K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Music Health develops AI-based music applications that support mental health and wellbeing interventions.

$1.5M raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Monytize is a Streaming Platform that monetizes the community through Advertising Revenue Sharing of movies, music, and games.

$4.0M raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Arpeggi Labs develops Kits.AI, an AI vocal platform offering ethically sourced voice cloning and audio tools for music.

$9.1M raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Musical instruments, Professional Digital Portable Piano

$1.7M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

MelodAI (Former Muverse) is a Los Angeles, CA-based AIGC and Multi-modal AI Agent platform.

Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

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About the Music Startup Ecosystem

The music sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Music

Music companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The music sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Music Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 521 music companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$9.5M
Total Funding Tracked
$238.3M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Music

1.New York
4 companies$153.8M
2.San Francisco
3 companies$12.3M
3.Los Angeles
3 companies$5.5M
4.Singapore
2 companies$6.6M
5.Sydney
1 companies$4.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the music sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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