Top California Music Startups (87)

Artists and marketers use Topspin's direct-to-fan platform to grow their audience and turn fans into customers. Topspin integrates enterprise functions critical in running a meaningful direct-to-fan business including product bundling, fulfillment, customer service, direct marketing, viral analytics, and fan-base segmenting and targeting.

DoStuff runs 22 local event guides (Do312, DoNYC, DoLA, etc) and a Ticket Membership that drives 60m event attendees a year. Our local teams make us a trusted part of the local scene, and our tech platform ensures we’re introducing people to the best stuff to do. We cover all events, not just those we’re paid to promote, because that...

"The First Music Rights Marketplace"​ Vezt is the first mobile app where music fans can acquire rights in their favorite songs and recordings. We exist to improve the music industry by providing artists, songwriters and producers with funding sourced directly from their fans on a global basis. In exchange, fans get the right to receive royalties earned by their favorite songs...

 Score Revolution connects film music rights holders with licensing customers worldwide.By employing the most sophisticated web technology together with an expert sales and support staff, Score Revolution has dedicated itself to being the leader in the expanding global market for independent film music.Score Revolution is enhancing the value of film music by presenting it in a dedicated, expertly curated catalog....

Miso Music teaches anyone to play the guitar. Our real time polyphonic pitch detection will tell people if they are playing the right note. We have a distribution deal with Sony/ATV and Universal Music Publishing Group to offer songs from their catalogs, which includes The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Carrie Underwood, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, and hundreds of other platinum artists

Recombinant is a technology company developing interactive and immersive experiences for music fans.

Tixr has served as a focal point for evolving the ticketing space and beyond, redefining what it means to plan and attend an event at any scale. Started by fans for fans, we were founded with the mission to upgrade the world of ticketing by delivering an unparalleled experience for event creators and fans. As an experiential commerce partner to some...

Decibol, Inc presents a series of web apps designed, developed, and targeted at helping artists and small labels in the modern music arena.

We’re the smart marketing platform for the creative and music industries. Our links route millions of fans across the globe to the content they love, in the apps they love.

8tracks is internet radio created by people, not algorithms. Those who know and love music can curate an online mixtape with eight or more tracks, including title, art and tags. Listeners can stream playlists for any mood or occasion and from every genre and country, providing an unparalleled source for music discovery. Located in the Mission Dolores neighborhood of San...

Vobile is a SaaS industry leader around the world in intellectual property protection, monetization, and marketing. Our technologies and products change the way companies think about their online audiences by providing content owners with the tools to control and maximize the value of their IP on social platforms and across the web. We are driven by data, a love of entertainment,...

Hitch Radio is building a synchronous large-scale solution for global radio on a social platform. Find any audio content on any of 20,000 thousand licensed radio streams worldwide in real-time, "Hitch-a-Ride" on the station playing what you want to hear right now (news, talk, music) and share your link in real-time on Facebook & Twitter to bring your buddies along...

EarMashin allows you to connect with other passionate music fans and discover new music in real-time. You are also able to find local music events to experience music live and purchase tickets all with in the same app.

hello82, wherever you are! Since 2019, hello82 is a platform deeply rooted in the vibrant world of K-pop. We specialize in creating connections between fans and their favorite K-pop artists through a fusion of innovative marketing strategies, immersive music distribution, and providing unparalleled experiences that resonate with fans worldwide. As an independent music label and distribution arm, hello82 is rapidly expanding...

Rockbot is the leading media platform transforming the in-location experience for businesses and brands since 2010. Backed by Google and trusted by nearly 50,000 businesses across North America, Rockbot’s clients include Planet Fitness, Walmart, Shake Shack, and Ashley Furniture. We deliver premium content and cutting-edge technology to power dynamic audio and visual solutions including, music, TV, digital signage, and advertising....

As headphones are now the most widely used form of listening to media, Dysonics is fundamentally changing headphone audio by making it more lifelike and immersive. In 2012, Dysonics emerged from the UC Davis technology incubator (ETTC) to bring-to-market a revolution in 3D audio & motion-tracking for headphones. Called the “future of sound technology” by Gizmodo, Dysonics has invented and...

Jelli is the largest technology platform for the $40 billion global audio market. We believe audio is the next big thing for advertising, so we created the most innovative way to buy and run radio ads. Our cloud-based technology allows advertisers and publishers to buy and sell audio ads with a few clicks in minutes. We work with some of...

nPerson is a live streaming platform for musicians to broadcast themselves playing music out to the world right from their homes or studio. Connect with fans, put out samples of your newest content, or put on a show to grow your fanbase and monetize along the way.

Sonic Faction is a collective of musicians, designers, programmers and tech-heads. We create virtual instruments that focus on the highest sound quality, inspiring interfaces and intuitive controls. Our unique software tools are made by artists for artists: Virtual instruments designed for the creative mind.

SoundBetter is the world’s leading music production marketplace, helping musicians worldwide connect and hire top music pros so they can get to great-sounding release-ready songs. With tens of thousands of vetted top Singers, Producers, and Mixing & Mastering Engineers, including dozens of Grammy award winners, SoundBetter has the most comprehensive database of music production pros for direct hire in the world,...