Top California Music Startups (87)
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...
Backed by 28X GRAMMY Award winner, Quincy Jones, OneOf is a revolutionary, eco-conscious NFT platform built for music and sports fans everywhere. With lower minting costs, OneOf’s mission is to break down economic barriers to entry and onboard the next 100M users onto the blockchain.
Repost's mission is to enable musicians to make a living through their audiences online. Repost first aggregates artists on SoundCloud by providing monetization, and then syndicates content to platforms like YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, and all other major online retailers so no revenue slips through the cracks.
Venice is an all-in-one music distribution platform that provides intuitive tools for distributing music, monitoring streaming performance, and receiving royalties. Venice Music was co-founded by Troy Carter and Suzy Ryoo who formerly worked together at Atom Factory, an artist management company behind Lady Gaga, John Legend, Meghan Trainor, Kamasi Washington, and Charlie Puth. Venice seeks to empower and support the...
Bandcamp is a thriving, global community where fans discover new music and directly support the artists who make it.
We are the Global Audio Branding Service. We use data and technology to develop and manage unique sounds for brands on one platform. Audiodraft's analytical approach combines creativity with market insight and high-quality audio to make your brand stand out and get heard. At the heart of our operations is a streamlined online platform, where brands can analyze, produce and...
KCRW is an award-winning multi-platform public radio station and NPR affiliate based in Southern California. Our mission is to inform, inspire and engage our diverse audiences through news, music, arts and culture. We honor excellence and integrity, nurture creative passions and amplify the diverse voices of Southern California communities. Our content features varied perspectives to promote a nuanced understanding of...
Reinventing how fans discover music and stay connected with their favorite bands – stay tuned and check back soon!
Plug.dj is an international community where people enjoy music and videos together in a real-time socially interactive environment. Our users choose from a wide array of expressive characters, join any number of virtual rooms where they can discover and share music and videos, and communicate with international cohorts using our real-time chat translation.looking to reach a wider international audience, and people that...
Everyone has stories worth telling. Create and share compelling, visual stories with the music you love. Launched as a free app in November 2013, Flipagram’s mission is to give everyone the power to create and share compelling, visual stories that inspire, entertain and inform. With tens of millions of users monthly worldwide and growing, Flipagram is quickly becoming a go-to...
WAV Media is a leading interactive, live video platform as well as a music label. Backed by Naver (KOSPI: 035420) and LINE Messaging (NYSE:LN), WAV focuses on providing fans with real-time access to their favorite artists. Through live streams of performances, personal broadcasts of the artist’s lifestyle, and exclusive original content, we provide fans with unfiltered access to their favorite...
Gigmor's vision is to transform the live music industry by connecting talent buyers with musicians and bands and to become the music industry's leading digital booking platform. Through our paid subscription service, venues and talent buyers can easily discover, book, and pay Gigmor artists.
TuneWiki is revolutionizing the social music experience by giving people the opportunity to share their favorite music, lyrics and photos with friends. The Company has the world's largest database of scrolling lyrics, providing an unsurpassed karaoke style listening experience. Over 6.5 million music fans request over 500 million lyrics from TuneWiki every month, and it is the #1 app on...
The world’s first data-powered, full stack, music licensing platform. We are a technology company that started as a garage band in a garage in 2014. Today, we connect music creators from all over the world with businesses of every size: from social media influencers to global companies. Our smart music solutions mix artistry and data to amplify the world’s leading...
Floshare is a mobile iOS and Android app that gives music artists and enthusiasts an interactive platform to record over royalty-free, licensed music, instantly share their creations, and compete with fans, friends, celebrities, producers, and other artists. Users are able to interact with the music in anyway (listening, singing, rapping, etc.), while DJs and Producers can upload their beats/music as...
www.entertainmentdrivethru.com is a daily entertainment podcast, where Dan and Anna Zerin interview today's most inspiring people in the Entertainment Industry
Artist Partner is a modern label for forward thinking and entrepreneurial artists. We are the invisible army that help build their brand and relentlessly execute their vision. Artist Publishing Group is an artist driven publishing company with concierge level creative services. We support our writers as Artists. We look to find partners for our talented creators across uses in Advertising, Film, Promos,...
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,...
Whether it’s a living room, backyard, office, or storefront, Side Door connects artists and hosts to book memorable shows in any space. Vision - We’re helping build a future where live performance is accessible and welcoming to all. We strive to create an ecosystem that is equitable, diverse, and inclusive. Mission - We use technology to give agency to artists, opportunities to...
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...




































