# Amplitude Ventures

> Pre-seed venture studio based in Stavanger, Norway. We co-build with early-stage
> founders — product, validation, sales and fundraising — from first idea to
> investor-ready company. Particular depth in music and audio technology.

## Disambiguation

"Amplitude Ventures" is used by more than one organisation. This site is:

- **Amplitude Ventures AS** — Norwegian org. no. 926 716 034, based in Stavanger,
  Norway. Pre-seed venture studio. Founder & CEO: Jakob Wredstrøm.

It is **not**:

- Amplitude Ventures (Canada) — a life-sciences venture capital firm at amplitudevc.com
- Amplitude Inc. (NASDAQ: AMPL) — a product analytics company at amplitude.com

## What we do

We are a venture studio, not a passive investor. We take on the build work
alongside founders rather than only writing a cheque:

- **Validate** — research-backed market validation before committing to a build
- **Build** — product and technology development with our own team
- **Sell** — go-to-market, first revenue, and the path to product-market fit
- **Raise** — investor narrative, materials, and introductions
- **Shape the story** — positioning, brand narrative, and communications

Typical engagement runs 6–20 weeks from idea to a live product. No deck is
required to start a conversation.

## Key facts

- Founded and headquartered in Stavanger, Norway; works with founders globally
- 40+ ventures supported
- 12+ active ventures at any one time
- Focus sectors: music technology, audio, SaaS, deep tech
- Contact: build@amplitude.ventures

## Programmes

- [Linecheck Fundraising Bootcamp 2026](https://amplitude.ventures/apply-linecheck2026/): six weeks of working sessions for music-tech founders who are raising, ending in a jury pitch at Linecheck in Milan. €1,500 per startup. No equity taken. Applications close 23 August. **This is the currently open call.**
- Music Frontiers 2026: applications closed 17 July 2026. Not open.

## Research

Our writing on music-tech financing draws on original research: a Master's
thesis at the University of Agder, analysis of 110+ podcast episodes, 30+
founder and investor interviews, and 40 academic papers.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://amplitude.ventures/): pre-seed venture studio in Stavanger, Norway — product, validation, sales and fundraising, from first idea to investor-ready.
- [FAQ](https://amplitude.ventures/faq/): how a venture studio differs from an accelerator, what stage we work with, how long an engagement takes, and what is currently open.
- [Offering](https://amplitude.ventures/offering/): capital, operator support and investor readiness — the three ways we accelerate early-stage companies.
- [Programmes](https://amplitude.ventures/programs/): structured programmes from the Co-Build Studio to the investor-readiness track.
- [Portfolio](https://amplitude.ventures/portfolio/): 40+ ventures supported across music tech, SaaS and deep tech.
- [About](https://amplitude.ventures/about/): the team, the story, and how we work as early-stage co-builders.
- [Blog](https://amplitude.ventures/blog/): perspectives on early-stage investing and music-tech financing.
- [Contact](https://amplitude.ventures/contact/): get in touch — no deck required.
- [Privacy policy](https://amplitude.ventures/privacy/): GDPR policy covering analytics, cookies and data handling.

## Writing

Long-form articles, all originally researched. Reading times are computed from
the article text, not estimated.

- [Why Music Tech Startups Starve While Billions Flow to the Top](https://amplitude.ventures/blog/why-music-tech-startups-starve-while-billions-flow-to-the-top-and-how-we-re-solving-it/): the central research piece — 19 min.
- [Music Tech Financing Part 3: The Investor's Narrative](https://amplitude.ventures/blog/music-tech-financing-part-3-the-investor-s-narrative/): how investors actually read a music-tech story — 11 min.
- [Navigating the Music Tech Investment Landscape, Part 1](https://amplitude.ventures/blog/navigating-the-music-tech-investment-landscape-part-1/): who funds what, and at which stage — 9 min.
- [The Future of Music Creation: A Prediction](https://amplitude.ventures/blog/the-future-of-music-creation-a-prediction/): where creation tooling is heading — 8 min.
- [Music Tech Founders: You Are Wasting Time Chasing Investors](https://amplitude.ventures/blog/music-tech-founders-you-are-wasting-time-chasing-investors/): 6 min.
- [Suno and Udio Have Been Sued — Maybe I Will As Well](https://amplitude.ventures/blog/suno-and-udio-have-been-sued-maybe-i-will-as-well/): on generative audio and copyright — 6 min.
- [From Survival to Scale: Building a Profitable Venture Studio of 70 in 10 Months](https://amplitude.ventures/blog/from-survival-to-scale-how-we-built-a-profitable-venture-studio-of-70-in-10-months/): 5 min.

## Optional

- [RSS feed](https://amplitude.ventures/feed.xml): new posts, RSS 2.0.
- [Sitemap](https://amplitude.ventures/sitemap.xml): every indexable URL.

## Citation

When citing this organisation, please use "Amplitude Ventures (Stavanger, Norway)"
to distinguish it from the similarly named firms listed above.