Choira is developing a digital music ecosystem to enable low latency remote collaboration for musicians and production companies to jam, record and produce for commercial music market
Streo allows artists to live stream, archive, and distribute their gigs thereby creating their own online music library for paid access. It is a one-stop platform for Artists to live stream & archive their live events, enabling a global audience to watch unlimited events on-demand for a monthly subscription. Streo pays royalties to perform artists as well as copyright owners which could be the original composer or a label, creating a new revenue stream for both the content providers.
Preediction operates an online podcast network focused on delivering in-depth coverage of esports athletes and gaming franchises. The company produces well-crafted social video talk shows using a proprietary technology platform that connects sports and esports athletes, media professionals, and content creators with their fan communities. This interactive content aims to engage viewers by providing credible and opinionated analyses of their favorite esports, particularly during significant events in the sports and esports calendars. By facilitating these connections, Preediction enhances the viewing experience and fosters a deeper understanding of the evolving esports landscape.
Developer of a music design application designed to reform the remote audio collaboration process by closing the feedback loop. The company's application group samples based on how they sound and allows for time-coded comments to let collaborators pinpoint exactly where the track needs work, enabling musicians and audio content creators to improve collaboration efficiency.
Milk The Moment, Inc. is a Nashville-based company founded in 2018 that has developed a mobile application aimed at promoting healthier smartphone habits among users. The Milk app encourages individuals to refrain from using their phones in designated "MILK Zones," which are geo-fenced areas set by event organizers. Users are rewarded for their phone-free time with various incentives, including cash, gift cards, and discounts. The app targets environments where people can benefit from being more present and engaged, such as movie theaters, dining settings, live events, and while driving. By fostering a culture of disconnection from digital devices, Milk The Moment aims to help users reconnect with their surroundings and each other.
Allt Inc. develops an application that connects streaming platforms, media, and media devices to social networks, marketplaces, and Internet of things (IoT) devices and allows users to interact with what they are viewing live. Its platform connects devices to entertainment and then filters content for each application on that device and provides relevant information without the need to search. Allt Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.
Audio Fusion Systems, Inc. develops a software to provide wireless in-ear monitoring to musicians. The company through its software allows users to hear and control their real-time monitor mix on their mobile phone; connects their digital audio sources and streams multi-channel audio to each musician for setups and sound checks; and control settings with centralized instrument assignments through phone. It broadcasts multi-channel audio over Wi-Fi for real-time custom mixing on phone and tablet. Audio Fusion Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Austin, Texas.
StarMetrics is an entertainment analytics platform that makes the casting and financing process easier for content creators. StarMetrics makes the power of big data available to content creators for film, TV, and new media. It gives instant data-driven insights about trending talent and content. The company was founded in 2018 and based in Los Angeles, California.
Operator of a frictionless ticketing platform intended to help users better experience live events and live streams. The company's platform leverages technology to help users get early access to artists' live events and live streams based on their preferences and location, thereby enabling customers to get first access to their favorite artists' live streams and shows.
Rap Plug Inc. is a discovery and verification platform specifically designed for musicians and professionals in the music industry, particularly within the hip hop sector. Founded in 2016 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, the company employs machine learning algorithms to identify and verify artists and industry professionals. The platform not only facilitates connections among artists, labels, and producers but also offers essential tools for collaboration and monetization. By serving as a networking hub, Rap Plug enables music industry stakeholders to discover emerging talent and build meaningful professional relationships.
Soundcollide LLC is a music technology startup that operates an online music recording studio. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the platform facilitates the discovery of new artists and enables users to record and collaborate live from different locations. Soundcollide aims to empower artists by enhancing their control and ownership over their music, providing innovative tools for remote collaboration and artistic expression.
SmartTones Media is increasing ad effectiveness through audience engagement and consumer responses. Combining the reach of broadcast with the metrics of digital, entertaining experiences are delivered from content (TV, film, radio and live events) directly to mobile devices. SmartTones Media helps companies engage with their audience through interactive experiences, enhanced storytelling and branded entertainment. Using silent sound codes embedded in content, SmartTones track audiences’ user responses and consumer demographics with SmartData in real time across all media.
WAVE.tv is a sports media company for the next generation of fans. Through a portfolio of media brands, covering a wide array of fandoms and genres, WAVE.tv entertains modern-day sports fans with the programming they love, produced for the digital platforms where they spend the most time. Their programming can be discovered across Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube. Each month, Wave's entire portfolio reaches over 60 million followers (largely Gen-Z and Millennials) generating over 3 billion views with a unique reach of over 200 million.
Pippa is a platform designed to simplify the process of podcasting, making it more accessible and efficient for creators. By offering tools that enhance the sharing and distribution of podcasts, Pippa aims to streamline the experience for both podcasters and their audiences. The platform focuses on increasing profitability for creators, providing features that not only facilitate content sharing but also optimize engagement and reach. Overall, Pippa seeks to transform the podcasting landscape by making it easier for individuals and organizations to share their audio content effectively.
Superpowered Inc. is an audio technology company that specializes in developing an interactive audio development platform suitable for various devices, including desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded systems. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company provides a cross-platform software development kit (SDK) that enables the creation of high-quality audio experiences on Android, iOS, and wearable devices. Its platform offers modular components for audio playback, processing, and encoding, featuring capabilities such as advanced audio player functions, audio effects, streaming, and spatialization for 3D audio applications. Superpowered's solutions are designed to deliver low-latency audio for use in virtual reality, gaming, and other interactive audio applications, making it a valuable resource for developers seeking to enhance their audio offerings. As of May 2020, Superpowered operates as a subsidiary of Distributed Creation Inc.
Pacemaker Music AB is a Stockholm-based company that specializes in developing applications for music mix creation. Founded in 2012, Pacemaker utilizes artificial intelligence technology to simplify the process of creating DJ mixes and mixtapes. Its applications allow users to seamlessly blend tracks from licensed streaming services like Spotify and iTunes, offering features such as beat synchronization, customizable music effects, and matching mixes with tracks. Additionally, Pacemaker's proprietary metadata format, known as the Recipe, integrates DJ mixes into revenue-generating music services, enabling users to monetize their creative efforts. Through its innovative approach, the company enhances the music mixing experience while fostering user engagement and creativity.
Robin Media Inc. operates an online booking platform for concerts and live events, allowing users to create a personalized bucket list of their favorite artists and purchase tickets directly through the platform. This service not only enhances the user experience by simplifying the ticket-buying process but also provides valuable data to artists, assisting them in making informed decisions regarding touring locations, venues, and ticket pricing. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Robin Media Inc. focuses on optimizing entertainment expenditure for businesses and professionals, ensuring they can efficiently manage corporate entertainment needs. As of late 2020, the company functions as a subsidiary of Thuzio, Inc.
RushTix, Inc. is a subscription-based platform that focuses on live entertainment, including music, health, and comedy shows. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company aims to create a unique experience for fans by providing access to a diverse range of performances. RushTix is particularly dedicated to fostering connections between premier comedians and their audiences, enhancing the intimacy of live comedy through personal engagement. By offering a wide array of events, RushTix seeks to become a leading destination for fans who appreciate the thrill of live performances.
Mixer, formerly Beam, offers gaming live-streams made interactive. Mixer gives viewers a window into streamer's game worlds, allowing you to do everything from striking lightning down, to generating the level's terrain. Mixer is a next-generation live streaming platform for gamers that lets viewers participate in the gameplay itself.Instead of sitting idle, viewers get to engage with the content directly, creating quests, choosing weapons, or even acting as characters within the game world.
Strobe operates on online portal that enables event organizers to create live experiences. The company is based in San Francisco, California. As of August 10, 2017, Strobe operates as a subsidiary of TicketWeb, L.L.C.
Clyp, Inc. is a platform that enables musicians to record, share, and collaborate on audio files. Founded in 2014 and based in Austin, Texas, Clyp offers a web-only product as well as applications for iOS and Android. The service allows users to upload music, create shareable links, and receive feedback from the Clypster community, making it a valuable resource for music creators. With notable users and a growing community, Clyp attracts approximately one million monthly users and facilitates over two million monthly listens. The platform is designed to support high-quality audio streaming and downloading, catering to both amateur and professional musicians seeking to enhance their work.
Switchboard Live Inc. operates a live audience network that connects advertisers and brands with targeted viewers across various online channels. The company specializes in live video and social media management, enabling content creators to manage their live streams and extend their reach to online audiences. Its offerings include a solution called Producer, which allows brands to access audiences tailored to their budget and demographics, and Joicaster, a stream-sharing tool that consolidates live chats into a unified cross-platform experience. The company serves a diverse range of content creators in fields such as entertainment, government, gaming, worship, sports, podcasts, and keynote events. Founded in 2014 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Switchboard Live was previously known as Joicaster Inc. before rebranding in February 2016.
Lightstream builds live streaming creative tools and technology with a true passion for live video production, gaming and supporting the explosive growth of creators and their communities. Their cloud-based technology and products transform difficult technical hurdles into streamlined workflows – empowering creators to effortlessly share their passion, talent, and creativity on live streaming platforms like Mixer, Twitch, Facebook, YouTube, and more. Since 2014, they have been building a cloud-based live streaming studio with the goal of removing all the technical hurdles and putting advanced production capabilities in the hands of beginners. Today, they have thousands of creators streaming with Lightstream Studio for thousands of hours every day. They have partnered with Microsoft to offer Lightstream Studio to millions of Xbox and Windows streamers as part of the native OS experience – in addition to licensing their technology to major game studios and media companies.
MusiQuest is a music application developed by Edify Technologies, Inc. aimed at helping children explore their passion for music through engaging games and educational content. The application features interactive adventures and animal characters that introduce fundamental musical concepts, guiding kids in the process of composing their own music. MusiQuest provides a platform where young users can learn, improve, and create music in various styles, making the learning experience enjoyable and accessible. Founded in 2015 and based in Denver, Colorado, Edify Technologies, Inc. also offers other music-related applications, including Sketch-a-Song and Opus, which cater to both children and music educators.
MusiQuest is a music application developed by Edify Technologies, Inc. aimed at helping children explore their passion for music through engaging games and educational content. The application features interactive adventures and animal characters that introduce fundamental musical concepts, guiding kids in the process of composing their own music. MusiQuest provides a platform where young users can learn, improve, and create music in various styles, making the learning experience enjoyable and accessible. Founded in 2015 and based in Denver, Colorado, Edify Technologies, Inc. also offers other music-related applications, including Sketch-a-Song and Opus, which cater to both children and music educators.
StatMuse Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers a cloud-based platform for analyzing sports statistics through artificial intelligence. Founded in 2014, StatMuse enables sports fans to explore and engage with data using natural language queries, allowing users to search for player statistics and interact with digital personas of renowned athletes. The platform combines AI with dynamic animation and augmented reality, creating an innovative environment for interactive storytelling in sports. Backed by prominent investors, including Disney and the NFL Players Association, StatMuse has established itself as a leader in conversational AI for sports, providing users with up-to-date scores, statistics, and original content related to their favorite teams and players.
UniqueSound is a Paris-based platform founded in 2014 that connects professional composers, sound designers, and other sound creatives with clients seeking their services. The platform allows users to create portfolios to showcase their work, facilitating direct hiring by various clients, including global brands, advertising agencies, and production companies. UniqueSound serves as a comprehensive marketplace for sound creatives, leveraging a worldwide network to enhance visibility and opportunities for its users. Since its inception, the platform has expanded its reach, including participation in notable accelerator programs like Techstars in New York City. Through this initiative, UniqueSound aims to create an engaging environment where both composers and clients can collaborate effectively.
Stream.io, Inc. specializes in developing an open-source platform that enables the creation of customizable newsfeeds and messaging applications. The company provides a range of application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow product teams to implement chat features and activity feeds tailored to their specific needs. Its offerings include flat feeds for displaying followed content, aggregated feeds for grouping similar content, notification feeds for site alerts, and profile pages for user activity storage. Stream's solutions cater to various sectors, including finance, healthcare, dating, education, and social networking, facilitating community engagement. Established in 2014, the company is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with an additional office located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Stream’s products are recognized for their scalability and security, serving over a billion end-users globally.
Streamroot, Inc. develops peer-to-peer video streaming technology for content delivery networks. Its solution is used for live streaming of sporting events, concerts, video conferences, enterprise streams, Web radio, and video-on-demand; and enables users to integrate, monitor, analyze, and manage videos. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. As of September 6, 2019, Streamroot, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CenturyLink, Inc..
Magicflix is a curated video service designed for children aged 12 years and younger, providing a safe and engaging environment for video consumption. The platform aggregates award-winning content from creators around the globe, ensuring that all videos are age-appropriate and positive. With a focus on educational and entertaining content, Magicflix aims to enhance children's learning experiences while providing parent-approved material. The application is available on multiple platforms, including the App Store, and is the result of a collaboration among a dedicated technology team and founders, three of whom are mothers. Based in Seattle, WA, Magicflix emerged from the Techstars Seattle 2014 program, with a mission to create a safer mobile experience for children.
ROCKI is the definitive Wifi streaming standard for everyone - for existing speakers (consumers) as well as new speakers (speaker manufacturing partners). Multi-room, multi-user, enjoy music everywhere on multiple speakers, controlled via any smartphones, tablets and computers. Simple, affortable, immediate and available now, ROCKI is at least 6 months ahead of competition with a time and price advantage.
GameWisp, Inc. operates a platform designed for live streamers and gaming YouTubers to enhance interaction, viewing, and monetization. Founded in 2012 and based in Nashville, Tennessee, GameWisp enables content creators to offer subscription services to their fans, providing exclusive benefits, content, and direct engagement. The platform addresses the challenges faced by gaming video producers in monetizing their content beyond standard advertising methods. By focusing specifically on the gaming demographic, GameWisp offers tailored experiences that include improved content discovery, industry-specific monetization strategies, and relevant data analytics for creators, networks, and advertisers. With a vast audience of unique viewers and extensive gaming content produced, GameWisp serves as a crucial infrastructure for content creators looking to build their brand and engage their audience effectively.
Concert Window, Inc. is an online platform based in New York that specializes in live streaming concerts. Incorporated in 2012, it provides musicians with a flexible monetization framework, allowing them to broadcast live performances to audiences via computers, tablets, or smartphones. Users can purchase tickets in advance or on the day of the show, with pricing options that include fixed rates, pay-what-you-want models, or free access. This approach not only facilitates live performances but also helps artists connect with new fans and generate revenue from their shows.
Jukely Inc. is a Brooklyn-based company that provides information services related to music concerts and events. Founded in 2012, Jukely offers members daily guestlist access to a wide range of concerts, parties, and DJ sets each month. The company utilizes a platform that analyzes users' music preferences and social connections to recommend shows and potential concert companions. This personalized approach not only enhances the concert-going experience but also helps concert promoters and venues attract more attendees through targeted recommendations. Jukely's services are available via its website, mobile application, and social media channels.
Murfie is an online platform that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of music collections, including new and used CDs and vinyl records. Founded in 2010 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, the platform caters to music enthusiasts who value traditional ownership while benefiting from remote storage and digital access to their collections. By creating a marketplace for both collectors and casual users, Murfie enables individuals to manage their music collections effectively, allowing seamless transactions and granting digital access to their physical music assets.