Drawing on the data available in Tech Nation’s Data Commons, we’re continuing our round-up of the top 10 most successful companies in the UK, and this time, we’re looking at music.
ROLI
Music technology company ROLI is best-known for inventing the Seaboard, a flexible, malleable, “super powered” keyboard.
Founded: 2009
Value: At least £87 million ($108 million)
Roxi Music System
Originally Electric Jukebox, Roxi provides hardware that can be plugged into the television, providing games, karaoke and curated playlists from a library of millions of songs.
Founded: 2014
Value: At least £45 million ($56 million)
MelodyVR
Live music in virtual reality – MelodyVR provides access to concerts worldwide through VR. Using a phone or VR headset, users never miss a moment and get to watch gigs from the best vantage points.
Founded: 2015
Value: At least £19 million (€22 million)
DICE
Every event on DICE is chosen by a team of cultural tastemakers – the app helps users track down the best live music events in their area and book tickets instantly.
Founded: 2014
Value: At least £19 million (€22 million)
Instrumental
The Instrumental platform helps media owners locate the finest talent using a data-driven music discovery platform, which draws on machine learning.
Founded: 2013
Value: At least £12 million
Blokur
Blokur is building the source of global music publishing data using blockchain technology and machine learning.
Founded: 2016
Value: At least £4 million ($5 million)
GigList
Users can search thousands of events, concerts and live music events with GigList.
Founded: 2017
Value: At least £3 million
CueSongs
CueSongs simplifies the process of licensing music for small usages.
Founded: 2011
Value: At least £2 million (€3 million)
Encore Technologies
Encore lets users hire a band, musicians, singers and DJs for weddings, functions, corporate events and private events.
Founded: 2014
Value: At least £2 million
Headliner
Headliner makes booking live acts easy and painless. The platform connects event planners with the world’s entertainment.
Founded: 2014
Value: At least £2 million ($3 million)
