A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, founded by former Spotify executive Máuhan M Zonoozy, has secured $5.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop interactive apps for music creation and playback. The round was led by investors including Mantis VC, SV Angel, Boxgroup, Quiet Capital, and Collaborative Fund, with former Spotify executive Dawn Ostroff joining as an advisor. The startup releases products as individual "singles," including a Chrome extension, stem-mixing website, and the iOS app bop that enables users to build custom mixes. The company emphasizes human creativity and participation over AI-generated music as its core experience.
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A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya
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A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup building interactive apps for playing with and creating music. The company releases products as individual 'singles,' including a Chrome extension for manipulating browser audio, a stem-mixing website, and an iOS app called bop for building custom mixes. Founded by Máuhan M Zonoozy, former head of innovation at Spotify, the startup focuses on enabling playful user engagement with music creation rather than passive consumption.
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