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A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya gets a pre-seed round to release apps like singles
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, started in 2024 by Máuhan M. Zonoozy, who used to run innovation at Spotify, has secured a pre-seed round, as TechCrunch reported on September 14. Calling itself a music software label, the company puts out small web and iOS apps, among them the stem player Stacks and the remix app bop, meant for playing with songs instead of just streaming them. Zonoozy told TechCrunch he is not convinced that AI song generation, on its own, is where music is headed; after the site tried the apps in August, the company introduced a text-prompt tool for making sounds.
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Sources
- A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup from a former Spotify leader for making music apps — TechCrunch (Ivan Mehta, 14 September 2026). Accessed 30 September 2026.
- Spotify's former Head of Innovation raises […] pre-seed for music app startup; Dawn Ostroff among the backers — Music Business Worldwide (Mandy Dalugdug, 15 September 2026). Accessed 30 September 2026.
- 'Music Software Label' A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya Raises […]Million, Aims to Develop 'The Next Great Consumer Music App' — Digital Music News (Dylan Smith, 15 September 2026). Accessed 30 September 2026.
- a vinyl bar in shibuya — A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya official site. Accessed 30 September 2026.
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