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Music Startups

Updated October 2026

Companies in the music sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 529 recently funded music companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
529
Total Funding
$636.7M
Avg Funding
$25.5M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Music

Brooklyn
Barcelona
São Paulo
San Francisco
London
Provo

Recently Funded Companies

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Brooklyn, United States

[untitled] supports and enhances the creative process of musicians.

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Sounds Market is an app and website for the sale of musical instruments and services for musicians.

$159K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Custom celebrity video sharing platform for fans and businesses.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

UnitedMasters is a technology platform that gives musicians an alternative to exploitative record label deals.

$50.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Descript is a collaborative audio and video editor that transcribes audio to a text document for editing, training, and collaboration.

$50.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Signature Brew is an operator of a music bar and brewery intended to unite people.

$1.1M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Provo, United States

The simplest way to create and buy authentic music artist NFTs and a beautiful music metaverse to listen and show them off.

$5.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Designer and developer of musical instruments.

$1.9M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New Orleans, United States

A music rights management platform for artists and administrators in the music industry.

$880K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Frisco, United States

Music Audience Exchange develops a platform that facilitates music partnerships and provides marketing services.

$4.1M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Songlorious is a custom song company.

$500K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Washington, United States

Mint Songs is the largest music NFT marketplace helping music artists build web3 communities

$3.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Seattle, United States

Audiotool is a free collaborative online music production studio in the browser.

$2.6M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Gimme Radio is a digital music platform designed for passionate music fans.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

One stop marketplace for tokenized assets with real world value, leading the charge to transform ownership through the power of blockchain.

$1.5M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Reykjavík, Iceland

Moombix offers specialized online music instruction with all the necessary resources at your fingertips.

$2.5M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Greenville, United States

WAVS Custom manufactures and sells custom-fit earphones through mobile 3D scanning technology.

$200K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Producer.ai (formerly Riffusion) allows users to make short music clips with AI-generated vocals.

$4.0M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Louisville, United States

The goal of Amped is to expedite and magnify the transformation of black and brown communities in terms of equity and economics.

$500K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Saarey is a music streaming platform that provides easy access to South Asian classical music, heritage, and culture.

$1.3M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Lyric Capital Group operates with artists and composers to protect their intellectual property and artistic legacies.

$500.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

AntiFragile provides solutions for service record label and retail marketing & distribution.

$1.5M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Milano, Italy

Soundreef S.p.A. develops the technology and the content management platform used by Soundreef ltd to audit, collect and maximize royalties.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Jamsesh is an XR games studio focused on social games

$280K raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Stage11 is a technology startup leveraging cutting-edge technology to reimagine music for the metaverse.

$5.8M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ 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 529 music companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$25.5M
Total Funding Tracked
$636.7M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Music

1.Brooklyn
3 companies$50.5M
2.San Francisco
3 companies$54.0M
3.London
3 companies$2.6M
4.New York
2 companies$501.5M
5.Barcelona
1 companies$159K

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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