. “We look for companies that are working with creative, intelligent tools and new ways of making music. We look for companies that use those tools and create really interesting, big, scalable media empires.
Moczydlowsky says Techstars Music received several hundred applications for this year’s round and that his team had “intense debates” to narrow that pool down to 10. The startups will soon meet in Los Angeles for a weeks-long incubation period of development and coaching from Techstars Music and its partners, which include Peloton, Warner Music Group, Sony, and manager-promoter Bill Silva.
Former Techstars Music picks from the other three years have already gone on to make waves: Pippa was the first startup to exit, when it was acquired by podcasting company Acast; Endel became the first algorithm signed to aThe 10 startups in this year’s class, as described in their own words:Audigo Labs puts a professional quality recording studio into your pocket — allowing musicians, podcasters and content-creators to capture, edit and share professional quality audio effortlessly.