Top Texas Music Startups (28)

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...

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...

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. 

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...

Livid Instruments was founded in 2004 by Jay Smith, Travis Redding, and Peter Nyboer. They took their passion for building unique instruments for computer music and helped spark a controller revolution. Today Livid Instruments still manufactures their products in Austin, TX “The live music capital of the world."

JamFeed is a personalized music news feed that keeps you up to date with all your favorite artists bands and festivals.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

rism streamlines and centralizes the process of managing concerts and live events. By replacing error-prone spreadsheets with a secure, mobile-friendly platform, teams can manage more with less. From hold, to offer, to settlement, Prism eliminates costly redundancies while improving team communication. Organizations using Prism can now focus on growing their business. Our team is led by entrepreneurs with years of experien

VOKAL Media is revolutionizing the way radio, video and streaming content are delivered. We are a premier digital radio web caster, producing and delivering streaming radio content with complimenting original video feature and podcasts. VOKAL is becoming a disruptive force in content integrated advertising, content production and delivery solutions. We are breaking all the rules as we redefine how video...

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.

Playlist Push's mission is to give artists the power to build careers and bring new music to the millions of people around the world. Our platform that connects independent artists to Spotify playlist curators and TikTok creators. Since launching in 2017 we've helped over 8,000 artists gain over 220,000 playlist adds and 625 million TikTok views.

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

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

MultiTracks.com, a technology and licensing platform created to resource worship leaders in churches of all sizes with products that help them prepare for excellent rehearsals and live performances. Over the last 16 years, MultiTracks has partnered with thousands of song and master owners to see the MultiTracks ecosystem become a direct pathway to worship teams using these resources to prepare...

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...

TownWave is a social sound platform that focuses on an organic geolocalized discovery process for musicians. Our platform allows for musicians to upload their music and have it discovered by new listeners nearby, or in targeted cities. The social network based app allows for direct interaction between artists and the new listeners they reach.