日本初创公司A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya近期完成550万美元的种子前轮融资1，投资方包括Mantis VC、SV Angel、Boxgroup、Quiet Capital、ERA、Common Metal、Gold House、Liquid 2 Ventures、Breakers VC、Systemic Ventures等机构1。该公司由前Spotify创新负责人Máuhan M Zonoozy创办1，致力于开发一系列无需AI生成的音乐互动应用，提供用户通过创意工具与音乐元素交互的体验。
公司已推出Speed Surfer、Usersound、Stacks、Drops、Sampler等多款应用，以及iOS应用bop1，并计划推出"musical sandbox mixer"产品1。Zonoozy表示："我们不相信音乐的未来仅仅是AI生成。如果AI让内容更丰富，反而会让品味、人类视角和互动变得更重要"1。前Spotify首席内容和广告业务官Dawn Ostroff担任公司顾问1。Zonoozy此前曾创办视频剪辑和混音初创公司Bubbl，该公司随后被Cricket Media收购1。
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, a Japanese startup founded by former Spotify innovation chief Máuhan M Zonoozy, has secured $5.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop music interaction applications that deliberately avoid AI-generated content.1 The funding round included investors such as Mantis VC, SV Angel, Boxgroup, Quiet Capital, ERA, Common Metal, Gold House, Liquid 2 Ventures, Breakers VC, and Systemic Ventures, with guidance from Dawn Ostroff, the former Spotify Chief Content and Advertising Officer.1
Zonoozy departed Spotify in 2024 to launch the venture and brings prior entrepreneurial experience from founding Bubbl, a video editing and mixing startup that was later acquired by Cricket Media.1 The company has released multiple applications including Speed Surfer, Usersound, Stacks, Drops, and Sampler, alongside an iOS app called bop that enables users to engage creatively with musical elements.1 The company plans to launch a "musical sandbox mixer" product this year.1
Reflecting the company's philosophy, Zonoozy stated: "We don't believe the future of music is just AI-generated. If AI makes content richer, it actually makes taste, human perspective, and interaction more important."1
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