A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, a startup founded by ex-Spotify innovation head Máuhan M. Zonoozy, has raised $5.5M pre-seed to build generative AI music apps that let users interactively create and remix music. The company aims to shift music engagement from passive consumption to active creation, releasing app experiments as musical "singles."
Background
The generative AI music space has seen rapid growth with tools like Suno and Udio enabling text-to-music creation. This startup takes a different angle by focusing on interactive app-based music exploration rather than pure AI generation.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026 at 09:55 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10