Music Frontiers Fundraising Bootcamp 2026
Six weeks of intensive work on sales, fundraising, business model and storytelling with four music-tech startups, run on Veln, the AI platform Amplitude built for music-tech founders. In Hamburg, day one was closed-door: expert sessions from Jakob and Taj, then each founder met three investors in private investment meetings. On day two the four startups pitched for three minutes each to a packed room. Investors and the audience voted separately, with the investors' marks weighted 60% and the audience's 40%.
- Where
- Music Frontiers × Reeperbahn Festival · Hamburg, Germany
- When
- 16–18 September 2026
- musicfrontiers.com
Winner
Gigevate
The electronic music platform: book smarter, get discovered, get paid.
Founded by Nicole de Beer. Named Startup of the Year by the combined vote of the investor jury and the live audience.
gigevate.comThe cohort
- Winner
Gigevate
An electronic music platform for booking, discovery and getting paid.
gigevate.com FindSocial
AI-powered artist discovery, music-industry insight and targeted outreach.
findsocial.ioLotronic.live
Record, share and discover live electronic improvisation.
lotronic.liveBridgent
The operating system for artist booking: one shared workspace for event organisers and artist agencies.
bridgent.io
The jury
- Nico Lumma (next media accelerator)
- Jakob Wredstrøm (Amplitude Ventures)
- Tajdar Ahmad Khan (Amplitude Ventures)
Partners
Run by Amplitude Ventures with Music Frontiers and MusicTech Germany, during Reeperbahn Festival.
Alumni outcomes
From our bootcamp founders
A few voices from the 15 startups we've taken through the programme.
“The program pushed us to rethink our funding strategy from scratch. The online sessions were structured and demanding, and the live pitch day with a strong jury was a good test of where we stood.”
“Their coaching was super effective. We were chosen as the MusicTech project winner at Slush Music Startup Program 2025 — it opened doors to many possibilities. We owe a lot to Amplitude Ventures.”
“Being part of Amplitude's accelerator was a real pleasure. Talking Playlo through with Taj and Jakob gave me valuable perspective on the project and its potential — and their feedback sharpened both my pitch deck and my approach to investors.”
“The Music Frontier Bootcamp came at the right moment for Lotronic. It sharpened its positioning as a live electronic improvisation platform and gave me concrete direction on building a European network and funding strategy. The mentors' honest, industry-grounded feedback helped to improve the funding strategy and gave a much clearer roadmap. Any music-tech founder serious about growing beyond their home market should jump at this chance.”
“Amplitude Ventures' accelerator provided Music Tech founders with a unique combination of pitch training, media exposure and market insight, like no other. It was challenging, well structured and highly rewarding.”
“The accelerator was highly valuable for us, especially because of Jakob and Taj's patient, hands-on guidance in shaping our startup's positioning. Their time and feedback helped us build a much clearer, stronger narrative, which has been invaluable for our next stage of growth.”
“The Amplitude Ventures X Slush accelerator helped us transform our pitch into by-far its best and final version with a clear story narrative highlighting the business opportunity. The dedicated sessions provided direct feedback and suggestions, allowing us to easily elevate our pitch in just a few sessions.”
