At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 7 Independent Music companies in San Francisco, California. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Independent Music Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an online music store and a promotion platform for independent artists.
Founder(s): Ethan Diamond, J. Joseph
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Independent Music, Internet, Music
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Stipple
Stipple is an internet technology company providing a platform enabling users tag people, places, and objects in an image.
Founder(s): Michael Dungan, Rey Flemings
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, E-Commerce, Independent Music, Photography
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DistroKid
DistroKid is a service for musicians that puts their music into online stores so that people can buy it.
Founder(s): Philip Kaplan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Content Creators, Independent Music, Internet, Music, Music Streaming
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Seven Seas Music
Seven Seas Music is an international music discovery & licensing company.
Founder(s): Brooke Wentz
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Digital Media, Independent Music, Media and Entertainment, Music, Music Streaming
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IODA
IODA was a leading distribution and marketing services company for the global independent content community.
Founder(s): Kevin Arnold
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Content Delivery Network, Digital Entertainment, Digital Media, Independent Music, Music
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Liberty Music Store
Buy and sell music with Bitcoin
Founder(s): Mikko Ohtamaa
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Bitcoin, E-Commerce, Independent Music, Music
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Tunezee
Tunezee is a synchronized lyric technology company.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Independent Music, Music, Search Engine
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