Vampr

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Vampr
Developer(s) Vampr Inc. [1]
Initial releaseMay 2016;8 years ago (2016-05)
Operating system Apple iOS (iOS 11.0 or later), Android (5.0 or later)
Type Geosocial networking
License Proprietary software
Website vampr.me

Vampr is a location-based social and professional networking platform which facilitates music discovery, collaboration, and communication between musicians, creatives, industry professionals and fans. [2] Founded in 2015 by Australian musicians Josh Simons and Barry Palmer, the platform was acquired by Vinyl Group in June 2023.

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History

The Los Angeles–based startup was founded in 2015 by Australian musicians Josh Simons and Barry Palmer of Hunters & Collectors. [3] According to The Australian Financial Review , the company received seed funding from Nick Feldman of British band Wang Chung. [4] Apple named the app in its "Best of 2017" list. [5]

In August 2019, the company launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder which saw the company reach their minimum fund-raising target in the first hour. [6] In a follow-on oversubscribed crowdfunding round, the company raised the maximum permitted in a 12-month window at the time, with over 2,000 investors. [7] Vampr would also be the first company in the world to offer investors an NFT as a perk in a Reg CF funding round. [8]

The company later launched Vampr Publishing in 2020, a free music sync representation solution for all users, in addition to Vampr Distribution, a tiered music distribution solution which also comes bundled with the premium Vampr Pro subscription service. [9]

In September 2021, the company announced a milestone of one million users. [10]

In March 2022, with over 7 million professional connections brokered on the platform worldwide, Fast Company inducted Vampr into their Most Innovative Companies list. [11] Later that year Google Play would spotlight Vampr in their Top 150 apps in the United States. [12]

In April 2022, the company launched Vampr Academy, an edtech streaming solution for artists, allowing users to watch video lessons taught by industry experts. [13] In November 2022, the company announced a strategic investment from Downtown Music which coincided with the launch of Vampr Marketing, a promotional advertising solution which enables artists to drive traffic to their music releases on premium websites such as Billboard, Forbes, GQ Magazine and Rolling Stone. [14]

In February 2023, it was announced Vampr had been acquired by the Sydney-headquartered music credits database, Jaxsta, [15] later rebranded as Vinyl Group. [16]

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