Startup · $3.5m raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Muso raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| SmartCompany | Accelerator | - |
| Startmate | Accelerator | - |
| Alberts | Seed · Seed | - |
| Flying Fox Ventures | Seed | - |
| Michael Starkey | Seed | - |
| Rampersand | Seed | - |
| Sand Hill Road | Seed | - |
| Sandhill Road | Seed | - |
| Simon Griffiths | Seed | - |
| Investible | Seed | - |
| UNIFIED Music Group | Seed | - |
Companies Muso acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Moodie | Principal Product Designer | Startup Daily |
| Alan Jin | Founder | Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Tue 29 Oct 2019), SmartCompany |
| Brandon Crimmins | Founder | Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Tue 29 Oct 2019), SmartCompany |
| Jeremiah Siemianow | Chief Executive · Founder | SmartCompany (Tue 19 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Tue 29 Oct 2019), SmartCompany (Tue 29 Oct 2019) |
| Kelly Burge | Customer Success Manager | Startup Daily |
| Misha Moroshko | Principal Front End Engineer | Startup Daily |
| Simon Raik-Allen | CTO | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Muso. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Alberts Impact Ventures recaps 2022: six new portfolio companies, five follow-on investments, a led seed round in Abby Health, plus team events, a trade mission and investor recognition.
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Weekly roundup reporting Australian raises including Zero Co, MOBI and CipherStash, Cashrewards' takeover agreement, Shebah's collapse, WeWork's NYSE listing, crypto regulation recommendations and SiteMinder board appointments.
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Two hospitality tech startups, Mobi and Muso, have raised venture funding as venues digitise after lockdowns; the piece also recalls recent raises by Ordermentum, Barcats and Foodbomb in the same sector.
Also Startup Daily
Gig booking platform Muso has raised a $2 million seed round led by Rampersand to expand into New Zealand and the UK, after a $1.5 million raise in 2019, and has made several senior hires.
Family music publisher Alberts has launched a $16 million early-stage impact fund, Alberts Impact Ventures, which has already backed startups including Sendle, Muso and Amber Electric.
The publisher's impact investing arm has taken its maiden stake, backing a Melbourne live-music venture that connects artists with more chances to perform.