Top Texas Music Startups (34)

Sage Music is an award-winning music school dedicated to transforming students of all ages and backgrounds into accomplished musicians. Through personalized learning paths and the proprietary Arpeggio® Music Learning System, the company combines traditional pedagogy with science-informed strategies and modern tools. Their mission is to help students become the best musicians and people they can be through expert instruction and...

DivaDance offers a sexy, sweaty, stress-free dance experience for adults, featuring pop-music inspired choreography for all levels. Its mission is to inspire confidence and build community, and it also operates as a dance fitness franchise.

Set.fm is built by music lovers for music lovers. We’re extending the concert-going experience beyond the venue, enabling working musicians to tap into additional revenue streams from live performances. Using Set.fm, bands instantly capture, promote, and sell recordings of their performances. It’s simple to set up and most artists already have the equipment needed to produce high quality recordings. Our...

Toyota Music Factory is a prominent entertainment complex offering a premier destination for diverse culinary experiences, live music performances, and engaging events for families and friends. The venue features a variety of restaurants and bars, complemented by a dynamic schedule of concerts and performances.

 Founded in 2002, Michaux Music began as a recording studio and marketing company serving the tech and entertainment industry.  Over the years, the company has branched out into a few other areas including:Consulting & EngineeringTech product inventions and developmentRecord LabelArtist ManagementVideo ProductionLive Sound ProductionPrivate Music VenueReality TV creation / productionLive web streaming broadcast++++ Crrently inverviewing for full time / part...

Qwipt is designing GPS trackers that are installed directly into your musical instruments and equipment and the application software that is as simple as using google maps on your mobile device. Law enforcement approved, Qwipt is a device and a mission that looks to protect your gear through the burgeoning IoT sphere in a fun and intuitive manner

Tarpley Music is a leading, family-owned, independent musical instrument retail company in Texas and New Mexico, offering a wide range of instruments, sound systems, educational services, and expert repairs.

EarBuds is the social music platform on a mission to deepen connection through sharing music. EarBuds (Techstars 2020) is the first social music app to bring together 70% of the world's music subscribers through direct integrations with Spotify & Apple Music today, Pandora & Amazon Music coming soon. The EarBuds app is the best way to discover, listen to and share...

MEET GRAFLR: WE'RE DEEPENING THE ARTIST-FAN CONNECTION GRAFLR is a simple smartphone app, that artists can use to digitally sign any fan or selfie photo, based on proximity to the artist during live appearances with the option to mint those images into royalty-sharing NFTs. ​ Artists just set up a profile, open the app and then get on with the show. Fans choose...

Day Dreamer is a mobile application and social community that helps creatives (musicians, artists, etc.) find the perfect collaborator. No longer are the days when you'll need to scour through creative Craigslist in hopes of making your creative dream a reality. We're changing how artists connect, collaborate, and succeed to better our communities.

Third Coast Collaborative believes people can make a sustainable living with their art. We specialize in music business consulting, artist development, and digital media strategy. Our team has an entrepreneurial spirit, and everything we do is independent. We work with our clients to develop a personalized strategy for key career moments.

Picardy is an online interactive platform for developing theory and musicianship skills, both inside and outside of the classroom. Our goal is to better help teachers help their students through an emphasis not only on effective pedagogy and meaningful content, but on a positive and productive user experience for both the student and instructor.

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...

The world's first live events subscription marketplace across music, film, food & wine, theater, tech & innovation and more. Enjoy thousands of events locally and globally for one monthly fee.

Muzooka ensures that songwriters and publishers are paid when their songs are played live onstage. Using our massive, global concerts database, Muzooka identifies when and where songs have been performed, and automates setlist reporting for artists and publishers to collecting societies around the world. Muzooka is also where artists and their teams manage their own artist assets across multiple platforms...

Industry-leading worldwide distributor of guitar and bass parts. Direct to builders, retailers, and musicians.

Music Meets Video (MMV) is a promotional platform for emerging and established artists to connect to a larger fanbase. We promote user activity and community engagement through cover and original song competitions. 

Texas Eclipse is a music, arts and emerging technology festival outside of Austin, Texas celebrating an incredibly rare solar eclipse in April 2024. This four day event brings together two worlds: cutting edge Web3 technology and the wonder of ancient, infinite space. Texas Eclipse is built by Unknown Ventures, an Austin-based venture studio with deep roots building companies at the...

Founded in the summer of 2014 and based in Austin, TX, Everfest is the funnest website in the universe. We help you discover the best fests for you and share your experiences with the world. With our other hand, we help festival organizers focus on making their fest the best so you can be their best fest guest. Our growing team...