Top 50 Music Startup Investors in Sweden in October 2023

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• IPRally — Improve your invalidity, patentability and FTO searches. Easy-to-use patent search web application, powered by unique AI knowledge graph technology.
• Elastisys — Elastisys provides fully-managed Kubernetes Platform as a Service, GDPR-ready on EU clouds with optional PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, and Redis.
• EmbeDL — Efficient Deep Learning for Embedded Systems

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• Y/ELM+ — Y/ELM+ is a horseback riding safety and protection brand that focuses n creating leading-edge rider safety solutions.
• Maintract — Maintract is a new generation of financial contract management software. It also offers banking and financial services. They provide contract management automation solutions to banks for drafting, data verification, workflow automation, contract data monitoring, tracking workflow and documentation, compliance management, and more.
• Enable Banking — Empower your business with Enable Banking, the leading open banking connectivity provider, offering a secure, single API solution for seamless integration with 2500+ major banks across Europe. Book a demo today to unlock the future of open finance.

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• Anzu.io — Anzu is an in-game advertising platform that introduces native, creative, and dynamically-updated ads to video games and esports.
• FLUX — FLUX provide “FLUX Header Bidding Solution” that creates fair competition opportunities and significantly increases advertising revenue within the header bidding server, ad requests are sent to SSPs and ad exchanges all at once, so it is possible to have a pure price competition without prioritization, and to determine the highest bid amount andvalue of the advertising space. I can. Then, the price of the highest bid ad in the header bidding and the ad set in the ad server are competed, and the ad with the higher bid is delivered.
• Verity — Our automated inventory tracking system powered by self-flying inventory drones makes the zero-error warehouse a reality.

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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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• Dicot — Dicot is a pharmaceutical company focused on drug discovery and the development of novel lifestyle drugs to enrich patients' lives. The Company develops and manufactures medicines for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. The company's lead candidate, LIB-01, is in the pre-clinical stage of development.
• EmbeDL — Efficient Deep Learning for Embedded Systems
• Nordic Forestry Automation — The forestry sector is standing before unprecedented challenges in adapting to increased demand for sustainable raw materials, carbon storage, biodiversity conservation and a shortage of highly skilled machine operators. Digital tools, precision forestry and automation will play a crucial role in

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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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• 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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• 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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• Elumia — Legend of Elumia is a massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game.The game feature a social hub, arena and dungeon runs. Feature rich with world owned assets.
• KlayCity — KlayCity is a P2E virtual world where district NFT owners can govern, explore and earn while enjoying the gaming experience.
• Dank Bank — Dank Bank is a NFT trading platform for memes and viral videos.

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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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• SuiPad — SuiPad is an IDO&INO platform, with selected projects, flexible whitelist, and fair level as the core positioning.
• MetaFi — MetaFi operates as a Trading Metaverse. Trading Metaverse is a new kind of social trading experience governed by its users.
• Goons of Balatroon — A 2D/3D hybrid metaverse featuring Free 2 Play 2 Earn card strategy gaming and land ownership. Ridiculous. Chaotic. Fun. Play for free and earn!

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• Ivy — We are building a global API for instant bank payments
• Terralayr — Terralayr uses software to collect energy grid-scale storage, which will be required as we strive to make renewable energy more efficient and lucrative.
• Lindus Health — Lindus Health. From recruitment to delivery, we accelerate clinical trials. Our mission is to make health research accessible for everyone, everywhere.

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• Writer — Accelerate growth across every team with the most secure AI platform. We customize generative AI to your workflows, not the other way around.
• Ello — Ello is an app-based reading coach that listens to your child read from real books, teaches and motivates them, and transforms them into enthusiastic readers.
• Series — Series provides full-stack enterprise financial services designed for institutions & enterprises.

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• Haltian — End-to-end IoT solutions and world-glass product design services from Haltian
• Commsignia — Commsignia specializes in the research and development, manufacturing and distribution of cooperative intelligent transportation systems. Its product line includes a V2X Communication Software Stack and Commsignia’s own security stack implementation, Hybrid V2X/ADAS Safety Applications, a V2X Simulator, On-Board Units (OBU) and Roadside Units(RSU).The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
• Value.Space — Space based risk assessments & monitoring

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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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• 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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• Retein — Aquammodate is a greentech company that produces highly pure water at minimum energy cost.
• Teitur Trophics — Teitur Trophics is a biotech company developing circular peptides for neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.
• Open Payments — Open Payments connects you to multiple banks through one single unified API. This removes the complexity and frictions of many diverse integrations

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• Perlego — Perlego is an online library subscription service for textbooks and non-fiction titles. Having partnered with over 3,000 of the world's best publishers, it gives its users unlimited access to over 650,000 eBooks and publications via an affordable monthly subscription. It aims to make learning accessible to all. It was founded in 2016 and isheadquartered in London, England.
• Material Bank — Material Bank International
• Rock The Bells — Rock The Bells is an online store for hip-hop culture merchandise.

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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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• 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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• The Fit — Let our AI-powered fitting technology improve your customer experience and bottom line.
• Learnster — Learnster develops the LMS of tomorrow for growing organizations aspiring to achieve maximum learning in minimum time.
• Brick Technology — Brick is an app that solves the problem of electronics running out of battery. Download our app and find the nearest Brick station on the map, then rent a power bank (with cables) to charge your phone, tablet, headphones or whatever it is that is running out of battery. Return the power bank to any Brick station so that you can charge on the go.Stay in charge.

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• Nutmeg — Nutmeg is an online investment management service. Invest money using our General Investment Account, ISA, Pension, Lifetime ISA or Junior ISA.
• Strike — Strike is here to redefine the way you move home. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, it’s time for a change. That’s why we’re changing what it means to be an estate agent. We make selling easy. And free.
• 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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• Zcooly — Zcooly offers several educational games for children.
• Parkamo — Parkamo is like Hotels.com & Airbnbn for parking. All apps, all prices, full transparency and you can earn money by renting out your parking.
• Swedish Temptations — Swedish Temptations, founded in 2019 by CEO Pia Qvarnström, built a brand named Bärta for producing organic, vegan and fermented food. The ingredients include Swedish split peas.

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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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• 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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• Koo! — The latest technology allows sleep tracker apps to analyze and compare your sleeping patterns. The Sleep++ app allows you to log your sleep and
• Alex Therapeutics — The Alex DTx Platform enables partners within pharma and health care to effectively and reliably launch new DTx treatments by leveraging existing insights, modules, processes and data.
• Stride Leadership — Stride is the revolutionary leadership product built to help become a confident leader. For too long, we’ve been taught that leadership is an elite act that’s linked to your job title. Now you hold leadership development in your hand, regardless of your age, job title, or seniority.With Stride, you’ll learn what it truly means to lead, and how todo it. We’ll bust common myths and you’ll discover which style of leadership is the best fit for you. Designed by leadership and design experts, Stride will help you learn the mindset required, the basics of leadership, and techniques for dealing with inevitable challenges. Whether you’re new to leadership or you’re a seasoned professional you’ll love learning and forming new habits with Stride.

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• Muninn — AI-powered cyber security - defending your entire network
• Aviant — Delivering full-stack drone services that enables autonomous and on-demand transport of cargo.
• Vibrant — The best in taking easy payments! Start accepting contactless transactions straight through your phone!

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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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• 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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• Treyd — Working capital for fast growing brands. Order Now, Pay Suppliers Later
• Ostrom — We make energy fair, smart and green - one flexible monthly plan with no hidden fees, digital-first and 100% renewable energy.
• MVision AI — MVision develops technology that improves the treatment of various types of cancer by using artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company has been built on the idea to be an impactful organisation by bringing AI assisted diagnosis and treatment to whoever needs it, especially in developing countries. This dramatically improves treatmentoutcome and saves money.The founding team consists of AI PhD’s, data platform architects and physicists with experience from companies such as Varian Medical Systems and GE healthcare.

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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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• Anytype — for those who celebrate trust & autonomy.
• deepset — We build Haystack NLP framework and deepset Cloud enterprise ML/NLP SaaS platform. We help you implement NLP.
• Grasp — Grasp mission is to increase the rate at which humans learn.

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• Auddly — Session Studio App - the #1 mobile, desktop & web app for music creators to collaborate, organise song credits & splits, share releases. Free to download!
• Clikthrough —

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• Epidemic Sound — Download premium royalty free music and SFX! Our free trial gives you access to over 40,000 tracks and 90,000 sound effects for video, streaming and more!-

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• Qyrus — Capture critical jobsite data in real-time to inform project workflows, and take immediate action with the Eyrus Platform.
• NovoPayment — Enable your digital banking, payment and card solutions in record time with our API-based platform.
• Terran Orbital — Terran Orbital are the leading innovators and providers of picosatellites, cubesats, and nanosatellites. They provide cost-effective end-to-end new space aerospace solutions for enterprises, universities, and government agencies. Their business is comprised of three operating groups that create their various lines of business.Research,Development, and Manufacturing (RDM) – They have over ten years’ experience and some of the best minds in the nanosatellite industry. They provide R&D consulting services and manufacturing for many government agencies, such as NASA, DARPA, JPL and military organizations such as the DOD, NRL, and NRO.Launch Services – They bridge Earth to Space for those seeking to launch pico and nanosatellites.Data Network & Subscriber Services – They are building a global constellation of best-in-class nanosatellites that will form an unprecedented data infrastructure in space. They expect their network will match or exceed the bandwidth carrying capacity of existing full-sized data satellites at half the cost to subscribers. They will add functionality, capacity, and software applications to their infrastructure on a continuous basis, leveraging it as a foundation for scalable growth in both their company and the space industry as a whole.

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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.
• Nitro League — Become the fastest racer in the galaxy! Learn the strengths of each civ, upgrade your car, earn rewards, and build your new racing empire.

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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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• 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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• KlayCity — KlayCity is a P2E virtual world where district NFT owners can govern, explore and earn while enjoying the gaming experience.
• Anotherblock — access music ownership in the world's biggest tracks.
• Oasis Pro Markets — Alternative Trading System

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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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• IDOVEN — IDoven develops products to detect heart problems at an early stage to prevent heart diseases.
• Quench.ai — Quench is a tech infrastructure for video creators to deliver exclusive content, engage and reward their true fans.
• Bedrock Ocean Exploration — Bedrock is building smarter, more efficient ways to collect and manage seafloor data.

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

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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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• 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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• BOND — Get closer to the people and products behind your screen than ever before. Step inside creator wardrobes. Shop their edits. Swipe their curations. Be inspired. We're bringing you a new way to discover.
• POSH — Event marketing made easy.
• Vibrant Planet — Data-driven science and cloud-based technology to help make communities and ecosystems more resilient in the face of climate change.

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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.