JoyTunes
JoyTunes is a privately held company developing music learning software. The company specializes in creating mobile apps to learn how to learn piano[1] with interactive listening system called MusicSense[2] that can tell acoustically how well you're playing a piano or a MIDI keyboard.[3]
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| Industry | Education Technology |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011  |
| Founders | Yuval Kaminka, Yigal Kaminka, Roey Izkovsky |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Yuval Kaminka, (CEO) Roey Izkovsky, (CTO) Yigal Kaminka, (Musical Director) |
| Products | Simply Piano Piano Maestro Piano Dust Buster |
| Website | https://www.joytunes.com/ |
Investors
JoyTunes has raised three rounds for a total of $7M from angel investors and VCs. In Aug 2014, JoyTunes raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Aleph VC and with participation from Formation 8 and Genesis Partners.[4] Angel investors include the former CEO of Steinway, Dana Messina.[5]
In 2019, JoyTunes announced that it raised $25 million in a round led by Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm Qumra Capital.[6] The company has raised $43 million to date.[7]
References
- "'Best App Deals of the Day!'". Yahoo. 27 September 2016.
- Tsafir, Yoni (2018-12-20). "A look under-the-hood of Simply Piano (Part 2)". Medium. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- "To Take Up a Musical Instrument, First Pick Up Your Phone". The New York Times. 14 September 2016.
- https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/08/12/joytunes-collects-5m-to-make-it-fun-to-learn-to-play-music/?
- https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/05/joytunes-lands-1-5m-releases-new-app-to-help-you-learn-to-play-instruments-through-interactive-mobile-games/
- "Israeli Music Education App JoyTunes Raises $25M | News Brief". nocamels.com. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- Orbach, Meir (2019-08-27). "Music Education Startup JoyTunes Raises $25 Million". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.