8 Best Independent Music Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Independent Music Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 8 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $226.0m. The average funding per company in this subset is $28.3m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Genies Universe

Genies is an American avatar technology company founded by Akash Nigam and Evan Rosenbaum in 2017. Genies consumer app allow users to create fully personalized avatars to be used in apps such as Giphy, iMessage, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and more.

3

Funding Rounds

$216.3m

Money raised

Eventyard logo

Eventyard

Eventyard is a platform that allows users to discover upcoming events

1

Funding Rounds

$128.8k

Money raised

Set.fm logo

Set.fm

Set.fm is a company that has created a platform to help artists record and sell their music

1

Funding Rounds

$500.0k

Money raised

Instrumental (digital media company) logo

Instrumental (digital media company)

Instrumental is a digital media company in London founded in 2013 by Abi Hanna, Charles Mindenhall and Conrad Withey.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.1m

Money raised

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Indiefy

A company offering an online platform for independent musicians to distribute their music.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.8m

Money raised

Async Art logo

Async Art

Async Art is a platform for minting, selling, and buying programmable NFT art.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

VinylMint logo

VinylMint

VinylMint is a company that has developed a global marketplace

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0k

Money raised

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Zimrii Music

Zimrii Music is a blockchain company founded in 2016 by Mo Jalloh.

2

Funding Rounds

$150.0k

Money raised