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Arpeggi Labs funding, valuation and investors
Web3 collaborative music creation software (Studio and on-chain production tools).
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Seed
$5.1M · October 2022
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$5.1M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
seed · Austin, TX
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
Arpeggi Labs built web-based music creation tools and on-chain production infrastructure for collaborative composition. The Austin-based startup's Studio product let creators make, remix, and mint music with blockchain-backed ownership. In October 2022 Arpeggi raised a $5.1M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz's crypto fund, with participation from artists and producers including Steve Aoki, 3LAU, and Disco Fries. The company positioned itself at the intersection of creator tools and web3 music rights, though the broader NFT music market saw reduced activity after 2022.
Why Arpeggi Labs is interesting
a16z crypto seed for browser-based DAW with on-chain stems — artist angels included Steve Aoki and 3LAU before NFT music hype cooled.
Product & use cases
Arpeggi Studio is a browser-based digital audio workstation with web3 hooks for minting stems and collaborative remix workflows — targeting producers who want on-chain provenance without leaving the DAW.
- Collaborative online music production and remixing
- Minting music stems and compositions as on-chain assets
- Artist-led drops and fan remix campaigns
Key facts
- Seed (Oct 2022): $5.1M led by a16z crypto (TechCrunch)
- Artist investors: Steve Aoki, 3LAU, Disco Fries among participants
- Product: browser-based Studio DAW with on-chain music tooling
Funding history (newest first)
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Early a16z crypto backing plus high-profile DJ/artist angels gave distribution in electronic music circles vs. generic NFT marketplaces without production tools.
Web3 music saw seed-stage investment in 2021–2022 as NFTs peaked, but consumer demand for tokenized tracks underperformed creator-tool hype. Arpeggi competed with distribution plays (Sound) and incumbent DAWs (BandLab, Ableton cloud features). Survival depends on product utility beyond speculative minting — public updates post-2022 are limited.
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Sound.xyz direct
On-chain music platform for artist releases; Arpeggi focused on creation tooling vs. primary distribution.
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BandLab adjacent
Free cloud DAW with massive user base; no web3 ownership layer.
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Splice adjacent
Sample marketplace and cloud collaboration for producers; established subscription model without on-chain minting.
Notable stories
- Arpeggi's seed syndicate included celebrity DJs as strategic angels — common a16z crypto pattern for consumer crypto products.
- TechCrunch covered the round as part of the 2022 web3 music creation wave alongside platforms like Sound.
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