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Best Music Tech Companies in Boston, United States

The 32 best Music Tech companies in Boston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: OurStage.

32companies tracked
$38.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
10have raised

Ranked: Best Music Tech companies in Boston

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFoundedFounderPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Audre
Platform to produce and collaborate with other musicians remotely
——Unfunded—2014Jorge Castellanos
Co-Founder & CEO
——
2BattleTunes
Online platform for streaming and voting for indie-music
——Deadpooled32018———
3Berklee Online
Online music degree programs provider
——Unfunded2012002Debbie Cavalier
CEO
——
4Cakewalk
Provider of software for music creation, editing & composition
——Acquired601987———
5canary
Canary is an end to end booking management platform for booking live music
——Acquired12018———
6ChordBank
App-based platform providing virtual guitar for learning
——Unfunded—2011Chris Ladd
Founder
——
7countn
CountN is an AI driven software for running live music for hospitality clients.
——Private82018———
8Jog.fm
Workout music for users
——Unfunded—2010Matt
Co-Founder
——

Top 12 Music Tech companies in Boston

#1
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2020 · 7 employees
$520Kraised
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SaaS-based fan engagement platform. It enables artists to connect and manage their fans and also sells video, music, NFTs, and merchandise to them. It enables fans to connect directly with artists and stream and purchase their music. It monetizes through a subscription-based model.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Seed$500K
  • Nov 2021Seed$20K
Investors
Drive Capital, Hustle Fund, Visible Hands, Techstars
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsExpressGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHsts
#2
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2006 · 25 employees
$29.9Mraised
▾

Discovering and supporting new music talent through radio and online platforms. It champions emerging artists through music discovery and curation. It operates Amazing Radio, a station dedicated to playing brand new music. The company provides a platform for artists to upload their music and videos, aiming to help them get discovered and make money. It offers services for talent to get noticed. It embraces a disruptive approach to the music industry, focusing on fairness to musicians and intelligent engagement with music fans. It finds new talent and helps build their careers. It is a B2B and B2C company.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2012Series B$391.2K
  • Jan 2012Series B$650K
  • Sep 2010Series B$6.2M
  • May 2010Series B$2.6M
Founders & team
Benjamin CampbellFounder and CEO
Investors
Signature Capital, LaunchCapital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBrowser-Update.OrgGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHstsHttp/3
#3
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2021 · 17 employees
$20Kraised
▾

App-based social music discovery platform. It allows users to like songs according to their taste. It offers music playlists from various genres like alternative, classical, funk, and more. The app is available for iOS users.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Seed$20K
Founders & team
Steven SegelCo-FounderSteven SegelCo-Founder
Investors
Techstars, IU Ventures
#4
Acquired · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2001 · 87 employees
$4.5Mraised
▾

Sonicbids is an online platform for musicians that allows users to create a professional network. It connects bands, music promoters, and brands through an online platform. It provides fan engagement, music discovery, and gigs. Generates revenue through monthly subscriptions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 23.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2010Series A$210K
  • Aug 2007Series A$4.5M
Founders & team
Anil DanielFounder&Managing Director
Investors
Edison Partners, Zapis Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Login
#5
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 7 employees
$850Kraised
▾

Online platform offering music courses. It provides courses under various categories including guitar, keyboards and sound design, violin, trumpet, drum, and others.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2019Seed$850K
Founders & team
Alain MervilleFounder & CEO
Tech stack
GodaddyHstsNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.JsOpen Graph
#6
Deadpooled · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2010 · 5 employees
$1.9Mraised
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Provider of a music centric consumer engagement platform designed to be used at hospitality and retail outlets. The company's music centric platform integrates interactive music into current offerings, enabling retail shoppers to request songs to be played at shopping venues when they visit.

Founders & team
Chip SelleyFounder / CEO
Investors
Panacea Capital Advisors
#7
Public · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 11 employees
$295Kraised
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Wireless music streaming device connecting Spotify to speakers with ease. This innovative device allows users to stream music from various platforms like Spotify Connect, Deezer, and SoundCloud directly to their speakers via Wi-Fi, offering higher fidelity sound than Bluetooth. The accompanying app provides control from a phone or tablet, enabling easy switching between devices in different rooms. It supports personal music collections and integrates with third-party apps. It is a portable solution with a built-in battery, perfect for on-the-go use. It enhances the auditory experience, making it ideal for both casual listening and creating the perfect ambiance.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2015Seed$295K
Investors
Right Side Capital Management, Techstars, New Avenue Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpVimeoYoast SeoStimulus
#8
Deadpooled · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2010
$50Kraised
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NuevoStage is a crowdfunding platform for music artists. Allows artists to search for venues with open nights, create a listing for a potential show, and promote the list through social channels to fans to buy tickets to the show. The show goes through if a predesignated number of tickets are sold. Charges ticket processing fee on every tickets sold.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2011Grant (prize money)$50K
Founders & team
Maxwell WesselFounder & CEO
#9
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2013
$25.6Kraised
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Provider of an orchestra-like platform for music learners. It matches the need of Instrumentalists and singers need to hear and interact with all the parts of the music they're learning. Their first app, Cadenza, enables students to practice their instruments with an orchestra. The orchestra responds to and matches each user's individual style, allowing students to improve critical, underdeveloped skills like expressiveness and musicality.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2014Seed$25.6K
Founders & team
Ann ChaoCo-Founder & CEOPaul Henry SmithFounderChristopher RaphaelCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
MassChallenge
#10
Funding Raised · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2016 · 25 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of music platform designed for live and interactive radio stations. The company's platform allows users to play a song at the exact same time on their mobile device for their friends and followers using their favorite integrated music streaming service with artists, live pre-releases, in-studio updates and limited editions, enabling customers to connect millions of people through the medium of music in real-time.

Founders & team
Christian NicholsonCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
MassChallenge
#11
Funding Raised · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2014
—raised
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Developer of music production software products. The product developed by the company includes Lumit, which is a digital audio workstation that allows musicians to perform the production and mastering processes by themselves. The software removes low-level functionalities, facilitates virtual collaboration. The company distributes its products under a SaaS model.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2016Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Wake AndersonFounder & CEO
Investors
MassChallenge
Tech stack
Core-JsEmotionFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag Manager
#12
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 2 employees
—raised
▾

Earplay provides a voice publishing platform. The platform offered by the company provides a solution for producing and publishing audio experiences. It can be used to design, distribute, and manage multiple immersive titles across voice‐enabled media and devices.

Funding rounds
  • May 2015Seed—
Founders & team
Bruno BatareloCo-FounderJonathon MyersCo-Founder
Investors
MassChallenge, Betaworks

Funding & investor landscape

$38.1Mtotal disclosed funding
9companies funded
15disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
MassChallenge6 rounds
Techstars3 rounds
Betaworks1 rounds
Capital Factory1 rounds
Columbia Capital1 rounds
Drive Capital1 rounds
Eastward Capital Partners1 rounds
Edison Partners1 rounds
Hustle Fund1 rounds
IU Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Benjamin Campbell
Founder and CEO · OurStage
Steven Segel
Co-Founder · HotDrop
Anil Daniel
Founder&Managing Director · Sonicbids
Alain Merville
Founder & CEO · YousicPlay
Chip Selley
Founder / CEO · iJukebox
Maxwell Wessel
Founder & CEO · nuevoStage
Ann Chao
Co-Founder & CEO · Sonation
Paul Henry Smith
Founder · Sonation
Christian Nicholson
Co-Founder & CEO · EchoMe
Wake Anderson
Founder & CEO · SoundBridge
Bruno Batarelo
Co-Founder · Earplay
Jonathon Myers
Co-Founder · Earplay
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 19,157,132 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Music Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Music Tech companies are there in Boston, United States?
Radar tracks 32 indexable Music Tech companies headquartered in Boston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Music Tech companies in Boston, United States?
The Music Tech companies in Boston, United States on this list have raised a combined $38.1M in disclosed equity funding across 9 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Music Tech company in Boston, United States?
OurStage is the highest-funded Music Tech company in Boston, United States, with $29.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Music Tech companies in Boston, United States are funded?
9 of the 32 Music Tech companies in Boston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Music Tech unicorns are there in Boston, United States?
None of the Music Tech companies in Boston, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Boston, United States Music Tech companies?
The most active investors in Boston, United States Music Tech companies on this list include MassChallenge, Techstars, Betaworks, Capital Factory, Columbia Capital.
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