Top California Music Startups (90)

We are Luminate, entertainment’s preeminent data, and insights company, unleashing access to the most essential, objective, and trustworthy information across music, film, and television. Our work isn’t just powerful — it’s prescient. We’re rooted at the intersection of tech and media, in today’s challenges and tomorrow’s plans. Never losing sight of our client's needs, we deliver them essential guidance with the...

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....

Nero is building the monetization rails for interactive livestreaming. We're infrastructure that works alongside existing platforms like Twitch, Instagram and TikTok to let creators monetize their audiences. We're starting with music, but the model extends to gaming, sports, chess, and any vertical where fans pay for direct creator engagement. We aren't another enterprise SaaS company or an AI wrapper startup....

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...

Stem empowers artists and their teams to thrive while retaining full control over their music careers. Through a comprehensive distribution offering, including artist-development services and data-driven insights, Stem arms artists with the tools & resources needed to flourish creatively & commercially. Founded in 2015 by the visionary Co-Founder and C.E.O. Milana Rabkin Lewis, Stem’s mission is to revolutionize the way...

We help music labels and artists track their songs to collect royalties. Beatdapp is a tracking system that authenticates, verifies, and validates media streamed in real time. It reduces the tracking discrepancies between Digital Service Providers (DSPs) and rights holders, increasing royalty revenue for rights holders while limiting legal exposure, expensive audit costs, and lawsuits for DSPs. Think of it...

APM Music is the premier production music library, offering an extensive catalog of high-quality tracks tailored for film, TV, video games, sports content, agencies, brands, and digital creators. With four decades of experience, APM Music provides original music that elevates storytelling across all media platforms. Whether you're scoring a blockbuster film, crafting a compelling TV show, producing adrenaline-pumping sports content, designing...

Chartmetric helps the music industry make smarter and faster music business decisions by providing reliable data, beautiful visuals, in-depth insights, innovative features, and rockstar customer support. Access market-level data from more than 20 music streaming and social media sources — plus, the power of data science … all in one place. We are the music industry's leading data analytics platform, and...

SUBPAC is revolutionizing how sound is experienced. Our personal Tactile Audio Systems allow users to be physically immersed in sound, providing a deeper connection to music, games, VR and other media. SUBPAC is a company devoted to the development of disruptive audio technology, delivered to the masses via the grassroots. We are made up of a cross-disciplinary team of engineers,...

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...

Feed Media Group is for businesses that need licensed popular music to create the most engaging customer experiences in their digital apps and physical spaces. Unlike navigating complex, time-consuming negotiations with music labels and publishers, Feed Media Group’s proprietary streaming platform and SDKs deliver pre-cleared music—compiled by the industry’s best curators—complete with user analytics, payments to rightsholders, and legal indemnification...

Since 2008 BeatStars has been the pioneering and go-to online music marketplace to connect millions of recording artists and music producers worldwide. BeatStars is also the leading artist discovery tool for all the major and independent labels. Most recently, BeatStars partnered with Sony Publishing to launch its publishing arm on the platform. Now, with over 3 million monthly active users, we've...

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...

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

We make Live, Push and Link - unique software and hardware for music creation and performance. With these products, our community of users creates amazing things. Ableton was founded in 1999 and released the first version of Live in 2001. Our products are used by a community of dedicated musicians, sound designers, and artists from across the world

The best place to discover and buy merchandise from your favorite bands. We have over 1 million items from 35,000 of the greatest artists in the world from The Beatles, to Justin Bieber and everyone in between. We are always hiring amazing designers, engineers and distribution hackers. Get in touch!

Reinventing how fans discover music and stay connected with their favorite bands – stay tuned and check back soon!

There’s a shift happening. We have been accustomed to choosing convenience over quality, especially with audio. Imagine a technology that could change all of that; music so real and so immersive that you’d be able to accurately pick out the exact direction of an instrument in a song or an explosion in an action flick.

Reverb Lessons is changing the way people learn to play music. As an online marketplace for music lessons, we connect inspired students to qualified music instructors. Reverb Lessons is a subsidiary of Reverb.com, one of the largest music gear websites.

We believe in a better way to share, discuss, and discover music content. From deadmau5 to Led Zeppelin, illumie was born to help you find what matters most. Curate your own feed based on genre or artists interest, connect with other music fanatics, and stay in the know without having to spend hours browsing the internet.