Founded in 2011 and based in Nashville, TN, Artiphon designs smart instruments for the next billion musicians. Artiphon's INSTRUMENT 1 and Orba both raised over $1 million on Kickstarter and INSTRUMENT 1 was named a TIME Best Invention of the Year.
Location: Canada, Ontario, Nashville
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $2M
Founded date: 2011
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Cadron Cap... | cadroncapi... |
| - | 500 Startu... | 500.co |
| - | InCrowd Ca... | incrowdcap... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 27.03.2019 | Seed | $2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 15
| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.10.2022 | Artiphon releases Orba 2, to make music-making even more accessible | The original Orba was a curious little baseball-sized device that invited people who couldn’t play a triangle if they tried to somehow create beats, bops and bass lines. The success of the original — and the adoption of it as a tool for mor... |
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| 19.10.2021 | Orbacam adds music video-making tools to its palm-size musical sequencer | Not content with setting your feet a-tapping with its intuitive music sequencer aimed at amateur music makers, Artiphon today announced an app that adds video-making prowess to the Orba’s already impressive feature set. Appealing to your in... |
| 25.11.2019 | Artiphon launches a Kickstarter campaign for its new musical device Orba | Artiphon, the startup that previously raised more than $1 million on Kickstarter for a device called the Instrument 1, has launched a new campaign for its latest invention, Orba. Co-founder and CEO Mike Butera said the Instrument 1 and Orba... |
| 29.03.2019 | Artiphon Raises $2M in Seed Funding | Artiphon, a Nashville, TN-based music creation startup, raised $2M in seed funding. The round was led by Warner Music Group (WMG), which joined a group of Nashville-based angels. Following a million-dollar Kickstarter, the company is now ex... |
| 28.03.2019 | Daily funding roundup - March 28th, 2019 | BillionToOne raised $15M; Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals secured $22.6M;Prevail Therapeutics lands $50M Artiphon: Artiphon is empowering a new generation to explore music-making with smart instruments and adaptive software. Artiphon has raised ... |
| 27.03.2019 | Artiphon raises $2M round led by Warner Music | Artiphon, the startup behind the electronic instrument that it’s dubbed the Instrument 1, has raised $2 million in seed funding. We previously described the Instrument 1 as a symphony, rock band and DJ that you can hold in your hand. It’s a... |
| 10.05.2017 | Artiphon Raises $2.375M | The Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 is a revolutionary musical instrument that anyone can play. Funded by Steve Case, 500 Startups, and Eric Ries, and named one of TIME Magazine’s best inventions of the year, the product is the #1 crowdfunded musical... |
| 10.05.2017 | Artiphon Raises $2.375M | The Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 is a revolutionary musical instrument that anyone can play. Funded by Steve Case, 500 Startups, and Eric Ries, and named one of TIME Magazine’s best inventions of the year, the product is the #1 crowdfunded musical... |
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