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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
$907.5M
Avg Funding
$36.3M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Music

Salisbury
London
Los Angeles
Brooklyn
Paris
Barcelona

Recently Funded Companies

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Salisbury, United Kingdom

LifeScore is a radically innovative platform for musical composition that generates original, bespoke, adaptive music in real time.

$14.4M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

A music-intelligence platform built for the working part of the music business.

$672K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Create Music Group is a music services company that provides rights management, royalty collection, and monetization solutions.

$450.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

EQ Tickets created a social ticketing platform for connecting with favorite musicians, athletes, creators, and companies.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Cymbal offers a music sharing platform that enables its users to listen to music, create playlists, and share them with other users.

Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Embodme is disrupting the interactive display industry by merging sensing and smart screen with a proprietary infrared pixel technology.

$137K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Invest in your favorite artists. Make their success also yours.

$260K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Plymouth, United States

Superba Vox is a Top Online Music Academy offering affordable, private, virtual classes to students of any age and ability.

$250K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Laredo, United States

The Phone Up Studios (or Phone Up Studios/Phone Up Ent.) is an entertainment company with subsidiaries in film, music, apparel etc.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sunderland, United Kingdom

Sunderland Music Arts and Culture Trust develops and promotes cultural activities.

$379K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Culture Entertainment focused on mainly responsible for planning and producing lifestyle.

$31.7M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Leather Corp provides Sound for Entertainment.

$100K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Mateo, United States

Chartmetric is a music analytics tool that turns data into insights to help music industry professionals make informed business decisions.

Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Carlsbad, United States

OPUS helps artists, founders, and family offices treat catalogs, masters, and brands as long-term assets, not one-off paydays.

$10.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Studio City, United States

Seeker Music is a modern-day music company that offers art and entertainment services.

$267.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Bumpboxx is the future of urban audio lifestyle, a line of products second to none.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

AMR Songs is a music library rights acquisition service.

$100.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Independent Record Label and Music Publisher

$250K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Green Room is a music business management app to easily keep track of live shows, team members, and live event finances.

$1.1M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Supertone is an open network enabling musicians to search and share music samples globally.

$500K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Pianity is where artists and fans gather to create, collect and trade unique digital artworks.

$6.5M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hanover, Germany

AI Production Studio for Enterprise Fashion Brands

$3.3M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Know Your Fans, Market Smarter. Tradable Bits is the leading fan-based marketing platform for music and sports.

$1.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Record label and marketing company

$10.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Yoto is a screen-free audio platform for kids, fostering imagination and independence through audio storytelling and music.

Mar 2026

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
$36.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$907.5M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Music

1.London
3 companies$922K
2.Los Angeles
3 companies$552.0M
3.Paris
2 companies$6.6M
4.San Francisco
2 companies$600K
5.Salisbury
1 companies$14.4M

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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