Top 40 Music Angel Investors in Sweden in October 2023

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• Apprl — Performance-based influencer marketing, made for e-commerce brands, and an invitation-only service for digital content creators.
• Welcome App — Welcome App is a mobile app that connects refugees and locals.
• MIND Music Labs — When it comes to musical instruments, “Smart” experiences are today still very limited. Musicians need truly wireless, portable, upgradable and cloud-based solutions. 250M users (pro and amateurs musicians) spending about $17B a year and their audience are waiting for a revolution. We develop ELK MusicOS (the “Android” of musical instruments)enabling musical instruments vendors to make a new generation of “Smart Instruments” and we build around it an ecosystem of cloud services.

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• Corite — Here's where artists and fans join forces. Invest in music you love and get paid when it's streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.
• Hooked Foods — Hooked is a start-up that produces plant-based seafood currently distributed in Sweden, Finland, and Germany with more locations coming soon.
• Active Brands Group — Active Brands Group is an international distribution and brand company focusing on innovative products related to health, sports and other consumer goods. We are a diversified team with long experience from product development, sourcing, sales to e-commerce & marketing, distribution and healthcare.

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• MIND Music Labs — When it comes to musical instruments, “Smart” experiences are today still very limited. Musicians need truly wireless, portable, upgradable and cloud-based solutions. 250M users (pro and amateurs musicians) spending about $17B a year and their audience are waiting for a revolution. We develop ELK MusicOS (the “Android” of musical instruments)enabling musical instruments vendors to make a new generation of “Smart Instruments” and we build around it an ecosystem of cloud services.

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• Muninn — AI-powered cyber security - defending your entire network
• Challengermode — Leading platform for esports competitions. Compete in high quality tournaments from the best organizers or create your own Space & monetize your community.
• MIND Music Labs — When it comes to musical instruments, “Smart” experiences are today still very limited. Musicians need truly wireless, portable, upgradable and cloud-based solutions. 250M users (pro and amateurs musicians) spending about $17B a year and their audience are waiting for a revolution. We develop ELK MusicOS (the “Android” of musical instruments)enabling musical instruments vendors to make a new generation of “Smart Instruments” and we build around it an ecosystem of cloud services.

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• Freshsound — Freshsound is an entire new wave for professional storytellers and agencies to license original music using AI and human creativity.

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• memmo.me — memmo.me provides a webpage for offering and distributing personalized video messages from actors, athletes, musicians, and other talent.
• Glue Home — Imagine coming back from work to a clean home, the parcel from your favourite online store is in the hallway, your groceries have been delivered to the fridge and your dry cleaning is in the closet. All done while you were out. Imagine that at the same time you were helping reduce traffic, pollution and create jobs in your community.Glueenables the secure delivery of products and services into the home while you are away. Glue aims to improve ecommerce, foster trust and collaboration in communities and optimise time and resources.Glue connects consumers homes with businesses. We enable access to the home via a proprietary award-winning digital smart lock and other digital locks using Glue’s API which lets users give out digital keys in the Glue app. We are integrated with leading logistics, retail and services companies to offer delivery into the home. With Glue’s In-Home delivery app couriers can securely unlock a customer’s home to deliver an order while the customer is out.
• Surfboard — Surfboard; Simpler, smarter and fairer scheduling software for customer support teams at scale. Click to learn more about Surfboard.

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• Freshsound — Freshsound is an entire new wave for professional storytellers and agencies to license original music using AI and human creativity.

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• Freshsound — Freshsound is an entire new wave for professional storytellers and agencies to license original music using AI and human creativity.

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• SNAFU Records — SNAFU Records creates algorithms that scan through data from major music platforms like Spotify and Youtube to find artists and songs that stand out.

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• Aethir — Aethir is an Egyptian company that manufactures lighting equipment for professionals and amateurs in film making & Broadcasting industry.
• ExaCare — Looking for the Best Assisted Living Software? Exacare Offers a Comprehensive Solution for Senior Care Management, Including CRM Functionality and Customizable Features.
• ellipse — Ellipse is a technology company specializing in EMV-integrated card security code solutions to reduce CNP fraud and false declines. It offers a battery-free display card technology that allows card manufacturers to incorporate display cards into their products with existing equipment.

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• mayk — Mayk sounds. Mayk music. Mayk noise. Mayk it... In an app.
• Medoma — Medoma is a Swedish virtual ward company that offer patients acute hospital care in their home instead of in the hospital.
• Wikifarmer — A free online knowledge library where professional or amateur farmers can find best practices on growing their fields more effectively and an online marketplace where farmers can sell their products to buyers directly. Our vision is to create a fair, transparent and profitable environment for all the farming world. Farmers are dedicating theirlives in cultivating their fields, but get the lowest value of all the sales cycle, so we believe they need to receive a more fair share. Buyers have the right to have more options and buy at better prices, so we want to be the ones to solve this inequality in both sides.

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• Coupleness — Coupleness, founded in 2019 by Ted Rosén and CEO Jenny Holmström, developed a mobile app aimed to act as a common micro-diary for couples who want to communicate more with each other.
• Freshsound — Freshsound is an entire new wave for professional storytellers and agencies to license original music using AI and human creativity.

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• Gigital — Gigital helps event organizers and artists find each other, and of course all around, to make live music bookings as enjoyable as the actual experience. Whether it's an intimate corporate party, a crazy kick-off, or if the audience requests something different, booking fraud is not something that stands in the way of a successful event. AtGigital, they have collected about 100 of the top acts for all kinds of events. All our artists have gone through a tough review process and are used to charm even the most discerning audience.

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• SNAFU Records — SNAFU Records creates algorithms that scan through data from major music platforms like Spotify and Youtube to find artists and songs that stand out.

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• Amuse — amuse is an independent record label and music distributor. We've launched the careers of some of the world's top independent artists and you could be next!
• We Are Voice — We Are Voice is a new digital meeting place for choirs and choir leaders. We Are Voice facilitates everyday life for all of Sweden's choirs by offering a smarter way of communicating with each other, as well as taking part of choir arrangements and high-quality rehearsal files through an app that can be downloaded free of charge forsmartphones and tablets.

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• Ark Kapital — Ark Kapital is a precision financing company that empowers technology businesses to grow faster, enables owners to maintain control, and reduces risk for investors. ArK is founded by a world-class AI technology developer, a six-time-founder, and the veteran banker you always wanted.
• Anotherblock — access music ownership in the world's biggest tracks.
• Ready Player Me — The Ready Player Me platform leverages AI, ML , and a suite of developer-first tools to empower developers to integrate avatars into their games and apps to launch faster, improve user adoption, and grow revenue through asset monetization.

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• Anytype — for those who celebrate trust & autonomy.
• Februar — Fiat-to-Crypto on-ramp solution for every Web3 project. Easy to integrate with a seamless experience for your users.
• Arrenda — Arrenda is a fintech startup that provides market-specific insurance and financial products to the real estate markets of Latin America. It also offers advance payments to landlords upfront to lower barriers to renting in the country. Arrenda was founded in 2021 and is based in Mexico City.

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• Freshsound — Freshsound is an entire new wave for professional storytellers and agencies to license original music using AI and human creativity.

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• Estrid — Estrid is an online portal that offers women's personal care products.
• VALIDIO — Real-time data validation and data quality monitoring for modern data teams. Abstracting complexity away from data engineering.
• Anotherblock — access music ownership in the world's biggest tracks.

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• Polywork — Launch an AI-powered personal website to showcase your work, grow your personal brand, or start your side hustle.
• KiddieKredit — Kiddie Kredit is a mobile app designed to educate children on the credit system by completing chores.
• COMMUNITYx — COMMUNITYx connects likeminded changemakers with another, as well as around calls-to-action. You can create events and petitions all from within the App! Whether you care about Environmental Justice, Black Lives Matter, Universal Healthcare, Poverty, and more, COMMUNITYx is the place for you!

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• Freshsound — Freshsound is an entire new wave for professional storytellers and agencies to license original music using AI and human creativity.

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• Soar — Soar is a real-time streaming platform for volumetric video
• Verse — Buy and sell NFTs from top contemporary artists, curated by leading art world experts.
• SNAFU Records — SNAFU Records creates algorithms that scan through data from major music platforms like Spotify and Youtube to find artists and songs that stand out.

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• Penfold — Our flexible, simple and powerful pension is designed to get you to your saving goals and stay with you for life, whichever direction it takes you.
• Tracklib — Tracklib is the only service where anyone can legally clear samples from real music. From Isaac Hayes to Mozart, we got it.
• Aura - Museum Genius — MEET AURA - THE MUSEUM GENIUS With Aura, you can explore Britain's leading museums and galleries, design your own journey, and listen to professionally produced audio stories of artworks and exhibits. THEMED ROUTES: For those with limited time You can personalise your way through the museums with cover with our themed routes. Whether you areshort on time, or you are interested in a specific theme, our themed routes will help find the must-see exhibits in your favourite museums. AUDIO STORIES WITH OFFLINE PLAYBACK We are partnering with high-profile museum curators, academics and skilled storytellers with distinct areas of expertise to create short and detailed audio stories of the must-see highlights of the museums. As Aura allows you to download audio content, you don't need an internet connection to listen during your visit. INTERACTIVE FLOOR PLANS Through our innovative technology, we provide interactive floor plans of the museums so you can enjoy your visit with time-efficiency, practicality, and ease. Simply search for a destination point and our indoor navigation system will help you get there easily. KEYPAD FOR EASY ACCESS If the museum is offering a traditional audio guide system, you will see signs next to exhibits with numbers on them. You can use our keypad at these museums. Simply use the keypad function to dial the number of the exhibit and we will take you directly to that exhibit's page on Aura.

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• Anotherblock — access music ownership in the world's biggest tracks.

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• Gigital — Gigital helps event organizers and artists find each other, and of course all around, to make live music bookings as enjoyable as the actual experience. Whether it's an intimate corporate party, a crazy kick-off, or if the audience requests something different, booking fraud is not something that stands in the way of a successful event. AtGigital, they have collected about 100 of the top acts for all kinds of events. All our artists have gone through a tough review process and are used to charm even the most discerning audience.

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• Corite — Here's where artists and fans join forces. Invest in music you love and get paid when it's streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.
• Jukely — For people who breathe music. Fall in love with a new band every week from $25/mo.

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• Tracklib — Tracklib is the only service where anyone can legally clear samples from real music. From Isaac Hayes to Mozart, we got it.
• Festicket — Festicket empowers music fans with a seamless service to discover and book tickets and travel packages for music festivals worldwide. The platform offers an end-to-end experience for music travelers, an efficient two-sided marketplace for 1,000+ music festivals across 40 different countries, and a network of 2,000 suppliers for accommodation andtravel packages.

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• HeadSpin — HeadSpin's platform enables dev-ops & testing teams to collaborate and conduct pre and post release testing on real devices around the world to get ML-based insights and recommendations into user experience issues.
• SNAFU Records — SNAFU Records creates algorithms that scan through data from major music platforms like Spotify and Youtube to find artists and songs that stand out.

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• Quartr — Download the Quartr app to access investor calls/presentations, earnings reports, slide decks and transcripts without friction (and for free!)
• Woshapp — Woshapp is a car wash in an app that the customer can use for asking a car washing service on her site.
• GetAccept — Get your digital sales needs covered with ease in our all-in-one software! Sign up for your free account today and close deals faster.

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• 46elks — Integrate SMS, MMS and Phone calls into your applications with just a few lines of code. Transparent pricing, no startup fees, no minimum monthly costs.
• Kitab Sawti — Kitab Sawti is an Arabic audio entertainment service offering audiobooks and podcasts through mobile apps.
• Anotherblock — access music ownership in the world's biggest tracks.

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• Prion — Prion makes it quick and easy for the preschool staff to give parents insight into what happens at preschool - together with the children. The app is available free for iPhone, Android and iPad.
• The Fit — Let our AI-powered fitting technology improve your customer experience and bottom line.
• Care to Translate — We provide medical translations for healthcare professionals and patients. Available in 40 languages, 24/7 on your smart device or browser.

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• Plantui — Plantui is a Finnish smart flowerpot maker with a light system and automatic watering pump. Their mission is to bring everyone their own piece of happiness through gardening.In March 2015, the highly regarded international Red Dot Design Award was granted to Janne Loiske for the design of Plantui Smart Garden. The award has boosted the marketingof Plantui Smart Gardens to retailers in Europe and Asia. In 2016 Plantui's hydroponic indoor gardening method received a global patent.Founded in 2012, Plantui is a Food Tech company that believes gardening can make the world a happier and greener place.
• SNAFU Records — SNAFU Records creates algorithms that scan through data from major music platforms like Spotify and Youtube to find artists and songs that stand out.
• Digital Nature — Digital Nature creates digital attractions and interactive experiences for the hospitality industry. Digital Nature designs and develops content that transforms spaces via a digital art and entertainment delivery platform.

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• Starmony — Create a song instantly on your phone by just using your voice. Get professional music production in no time. Release instantly on Spotify and Apple Music.

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• Lassie — Lassie is the first proactive and preventive pet insurance company that wants to help pet owners take better care of their pets
• Songsay — Share music video clips like gifs with sound!
• Multiscription — Multiscription is a cross-product subscription service. Introducing Unleashd, the first in-game and cross-publisher subscription service for free-to-play games.

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• Shewy — Shewy is a producer of vitamin-enriched chewing gums sold in retail, online and against a subscription
• Savr — Savr is an Investment platform disrupting the Swedish fund industry with a lower fee structure and a new business model.
• Triller — Triller is an AI-powered music video app and talent discovery platform that allows users to create professional-looking videos in a matter of seconds. Pick a song, select the portion of the song you want to use, snap a few takes and with the tap of a button you have a celebrity-quality music video starring you and your friends. Triller reliessolely on organic growth and has more than 23 million downloads, with celebrities from Kevin Hart to Vanessa Hudgens regularly using the app to create their own music videos. Triller raised a $4.5M seed round in May 2016 and a $5M Series A funding round in February 2018, with plans to expand its AI technology and develop the brand as a talent discovery platform.

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• Gigital — Gigital helps event organizers and artists find each other, and of course all around, to make live music bookings as enjoyable as the actual experience. Whether it's an intimate corporate party, a crazy kick-off, or if the audience requests something different, booking fraud is not something that stands in the way of a successful event. AtGigital, they have collected about 100 of the top acts for all kinds of events. All our artists have gone through a tough review process and are used to charm even the most discerning audience.

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• SNAFU Records — SNAFU Records creates algorithms that scan through data from major music platforms like Spotify and Youtube to find artists and songs that stand out.

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• Pacemaker — Pacemaker for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Pick your tracks or playlist from Spotify or iTunes and let our AI DJ help you create a masterpiece.

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• Creable — Creable provides creators and managers with a digital workspace solution to manage their entire business.
• Clikthrough —
• SNAFU Records — SNAFU Records creates algorithms that scan through data from major music platforms like Spotify and Youtube to find artists and songs that stand out.

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• Go North — Go North is an e-commerce aggregator operated by Amazon FBA entrepreneurs.
• Freshsound — Freshsound is an entire new wave for professional storytellers and agencies to license original music using AI and human creativity.