Best Music Tech Companies in Illinois, United States
The 38 best Music Tech companies in Illinois, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Reverb.
Ranked: Best Music Tech companies in Illinois
| # | Company | App-install YoY | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winamp Online media player application | +50% | — | 46 | 1996 | — | BackdropOdooCart Functionality+19 | — | — |
| 2 | Brain.fm Developer of music designed to enhance focus and cognitive performance | +46% | $225K | 13 | 2014 | Daniel Clark CEO | SentryFacebook LoginGoogle Sign-in+23 | 576 patents Robotic navigation, sensor calibration, and feature mapping for autonomous systems | — |
| 3 | Mode Mobile Web3 platform with reward-based game NFTs 57Customers top 18%Tech top 33%Talent top 38%Fin. health top 42% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 18% Techtop 33% Talenttop 38% Fin. healthtop 42% Fundingtop 44% Markettop 50% Growthbottom 48% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.49★ across 3,568,337 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +5% in 6 mo Tech: 42 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | +14% | $5M | 20 | 2017 | Kiran Panesar Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowVimeoStripe+28 | — | — |
| 4 | Trala App-based platform providing violin-related learning solutions | +14% | $18M | 37 | 2016 | — | VarnishStripeGitHub Pages+8 | — | — |
| 5 | AccuRadio Online radio streaming platform | +5% | $2M | 12 | 2000 | — | Node.jsFacebook LoginMicrosoft ASP.NET+32 | — | — |
| 6 | Songfinch Provider of custom, one-of-a-kind songs created based on customers' personal preferences and occasions | — | $35M | 70 | 2015 | Josh Kaplan Co-Founder and Chief Legal Officer | Cart FunctionalitySentryZendesk+25 | — | — |
| 7 | Mozaic Payment processing solution for creators | — | $27M | 11 | 2013 | Rachel Knepp Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — | — |
| 8 | Reverb Online marketplace for used musical instruments | — | $47M | 113 113 → 249 (+120%) | 2013 | — | Cart FunctionalitySentryZendesk+36 | 2 patents AI-driven subword language modeling and personalized content profiling | — |
| 9 | Music Dealers Global music licensing company | — | $6M | 24 | 2008 | John Williamson Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 11 Music Tech companies in Illinois
#1
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2015 · 70 employees$35.3Mraised▾
Provider of custom, one-of-a-kind songs created based on customers' personal preferences and occasions. It is a digital platform that enables customers to commission personalized, one-of-a-kind songs based on their preferences and memories. The platform connects customers with professional musicians, allowing them to create unique soundtracks for special occasions.
- Jun 2025Series A$1.9M
- Jun 2023Series A$9.5M
- Aug 2022Series A$17M
- Apr 2022Seed$4.9M
#2
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2017 · 20 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Web3 platform with reward-based game NFTs. It provides games that are integrated into the Blockchain network, which enables players to trade in in-game assets. Its features include play-to-earn and engage platforms, games, and fan rewards.
- May 2025Seed$3M
- Dec 2024Seed$33.4K
- Dec 2023Seed$1.3M
- Apr 2020Conventional Debt$354.4K
#3
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2013 · 11 employees$27Mraised▾
Payment processing solution for creators. Provides platform enabling payment through multiple currencies. Enables to split earnings, royalty, and donations with creators, and collaborators around the world with the way they want to be paid. Reaches creators all over the world, making to collaborate with and pay creators anywhere and at scale.
- Sep 2023Series A$25.6M
- Sep 2018Series A$2.4M
- Seed$400K
#4
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2016 · 37 employees$18.1Mraised▾
App-based platform providing violin-related learning solutions. It offers tutorial videos and daily lessons for the students. It also allows them to chat with the instructor and enables the instructors to provide instant feedback to the students. It also provides a practice journal. Available on both Android and iOS devices.
- May 2023Series A$19.5K
- Dec 2022Series A$14.5M
- Dec 2021Series A—
- Jul 2020Series A$3.5M
#5
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2013 · 113 employees$47Mraised▾
Online marketplace for used musical instruments. Users can sell used, vintage, and hand-made guitars and other musical instruments. Sellers can sign up and list online while buyers can browse instruments and contact sellers on the platform for bargaining and shipping details.
- Aug 2017Series B$15M
- Dec 2015Series B$25M
- Jan 2015Series B$4.2M
- Nov 2013Series A$2.3M
#6
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2008 · 24 employees$6.2Mraised▾
Music Dealer provides sync-licensing and artist discovery solutions that enable visual media creators to streamline the complexity of working with independent music. Clients also use the company’s services to gain access to the collective intelligence of crowd-sourcing and original custom content. Brand clients use the company’s search service as a versatile platform to identify unique artists for corporate campaigns. Their clientele includes some of the biggest brands in the world. They primarily work with networks and advertising agencies.
- Jun 2015Conventional Debt$759K
- Oct 2013Conventional Debt$1.5M
- 2012Series C$4M
- Dec 2011Series B$2.2M
#7
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2000 · 12 employees$2.5Mraised▾
AccuRadio is an online radio streaming platform that allows users to stream the online radio based on the artists and genres. Users can create their personalized music playlists on the platform. Allows users to rate the songs to stream the similar songs and songs from the same artist. Artists can also submit music to increase their fanbase and listening audience. The mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices. Generates revenue through advertisements.
- Sep 2014Series A$2.5M
#8
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2023$20Kraised▾
AI-based music videos creation platform. It provides access to generative AI video tools for music visualization.
- 2023Seed$20K
#9
Funding Raised · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2014 · 13 employees$225Kraised▾
Developer of music designed to enhance focus and cognitive performance. It creates music specifically engineered to influence brainwave activity, promoting concentration and sustained attention. The music is developed using scientific research and incorporates techniques that differ from traditional binaural beats. The company offers a range of music tailored to various activities and mental states, adjusting to individual needs through an in-app assessment. The music is intended to support productivity and cognitive function, providing a tool for improved focus and mental clarity.
- Mar 2018Grant (prize money)$225K
#10
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2010 · 3 employees$82.5Kraised▾
Developer of a music application designed to share and listen to music in an easier way. The company's application helps users to discover the music of their favorite genre and share them with their friends and also download songs to listen to offline, enabling users to come close to the music they love.
#11
Funding Raised · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1989$15Kraised▾
Provider of classical music recordings featuring performers and composers. It supports artists by producing and distributing recordings of classical music. The organization invests in marketing and promotion for the artists. It offers recordings as physical albums and on online platforms.
- May 2012Grant (prize money)$15K
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