Vampr
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| Developer(s) | Vampr Inc.[1] |
|---|---|
| Initial release | May 2016 |
| Operating system | Apple iOS (iOS 11.0 or later), Android (5.0 or later) |
| Type | Geosocial Networking |
| Website | vampr |
Vampr is a location-based social and professional mobile platform which facilitates music discovery, networking and communication between musicians, music industry professionals and music fans.[2]
The Los Angeles based startup was founded in 2015 by Australian musicians Josh Simons and Barry Palmer of Hunters & Collectors.[3] According to The Australian Financial Review, the company received seed funding from Nick Feldman of British band Wang Chung.[4] Apple named the app in its "Best of 2017" list.[5]
In August 2019 the company launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder which saw the company reach their minimum fund-raising target in the first hour.[6] In a follow-on oversubscribed crowdfunding round, the company raised the maximum permitted in a 12-month window, with over 2,000 investors.[7]
In 2020 the company launched Vampr Publishing, a free music sync representation option for all users, in addition to a music distribution solution which comes bundled with the premium Vampr Pro subscription service.[8]
In September 2021, the company announced a milestone of one million users with 6.5 million professional connections brokered on the platform worldwide.[9]
See also[]
- MySpace
- SoundCloud
References[]
- ^ "Vampr Inc.", Google. 2 May 2019, accessed 6 May 2019.
- ^ "For Former Busker Ed Sheeran and for Other Undiscovered/Unsigned Musicians Today, It’s Still About Social Networking & Connecting", Huffington Post. 3 May 2017, accessed 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Barry Palmer teams with Buchanan Band’s Josh Simons to set up an online app for musicians", The Daily Telegraph. 3 October 2016, accessed 1 January 2018.
- ^ "VAMPR, GiggedIn, Ticket Squad raise as music streaming boom flows to start-ups", The Australian Financial Review. 13 December 2016, accessed 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Best of 2017 - App Store", Apple Inc. 7 December 2017, accessed 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Vampr CEO: Everyone Wants to Know Why We Didn’t Go to VCs", Digital Music News. 4 September 2019, accessed 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Vampr announces further US$790k in funding, looking at livestreaming", The Music Network. 24 February 2021, accessed 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Vampr To Further Aid In Music Discovery And Connection With New Pro Service", Forbes. 24 July 2020, accessed 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Vampr passes one million users and confirms Q4 funding round", Music Week. 6 September 2021, accessed 7 September 2021.
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