Listen Startup Ideas

2 years ago

It’s a lifestyle music service, where you can access your library from any device and listen to the music in whatever order you want. You can also pay for a subscription to get access to a wider library.

173

2 years ago

A $1 cloud-based platform for sharing your music, where friends can listen to it for free. The app is already on the Apple Store, and the company is looking to expand to Android and Windows.

144

2 years ago

This startup wants to use machine learning and cryptocurrency to make “recommendations” based on what you might want to listen to.

136

2 years ago

Each week, the startup curates a list of 3-10 new books, videos, podcasts, and articles from the industry and the web that it thinks are worth reading and listening to. The startup also curates a weekly newsletter.

135

2 years ago

A startup that helps artists and bands promote online, connecting them with fans and listeners. The company charges artists a commission for promoted posts, and users pay a flat monthly fee for the service.

129

2 years ago

A startup that wants to use artificial intelligence to help improve the lives of aging parents. The company's first product is a watch that listens to the wearer's heartbeat and detects a change in heart rate caused by a number of possible issues. It then sends help via text message.

121

1 year ago

A company that makes therapy robots that listen to you and respond in a range of ways, from “screaming” to “fawning.”

121

7 months ago

A podcasting platform that allows you to listen, rate, and share podcasts.

121

2 years ago

A 4-year-old company that makes a programmable, connected-home appliance that can be programmed to do things from turning the AC off and on to turning lights on and off to listening to music and turning the TV on and off. The company has raised $7.3 million in funding.

106

2 years ago

A mobile application that helps users track and listen to their favorite musical artists.

100

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a machine that can read your medical records, listen to your voice, and communicate with you in non-verbal ways.

99

2 years ago

A virtual assistant app that listens to users’ conversations and suggests answers to their questions.

95

2 years ago

A music subscription service that pays artists based on how much music people listen to. The company is already in talks with artists to create original content and bring it to their platform.

94

2 years ago

A startup focused on user-friendly music discovery. The startup wants to create a desktop experience around music discovery that will allow users to browse and listen to songs, and also see what others are listening to.

80

1 year ago

In this world, your phone knows what song you’re listening to, when you’re at work, when you’re in bed, when you’re in a restaurant, and when you’re in a grocery store. The startup wants to turn that into a single app that can be used to control your music.

80

1 year ago

A music streaming service that focuses on music discovery. Co-founded by former Rdio and Spotify engineers, the startup will offer a curated “radio” experience, as well as a social experience where users can follow artists and share what they’re listening to.

79

1 year ago

An HR startup that helps companies hire and manage software engineers. They focus on a unique interview process of tracking answers and listening to the answers and use machine learning to sort candidates, give feedback, and determine how to move forward.

73

1 year ago

A company that helps teachers create lesson plans and 10 minute lessons that work on iPads, while the students listen and watch and learn

73

1 year ago

A calendar app that pays people to listen to the audio version of their day.

72

2 years ago

The startup will deliver custom-made soundtracks to the home, so you can listen to it in your own car, or at work.

71

1 year ago

A startup that helps you be a better listener. A podcast-focused app that allows users to listen to a podcast or podcast episode on their phone, and then scroll over text to see what was said, or share the audio with someone else.

69

1 year ago

A chatbot that helps people find the right job. It uses a “listening algorithm” to match job seekers with companies with the right fit. Currently focused on the UK.

69

2 years ago

This startup is building a service for individuals to control the music they listen to and set their own personalized playlists.

67

1 year ago

A startup that helps you organize your life, like a DVR for your podcast listening.

62

1 year ago

The company is building a platform for trying out new music, allowing users to listen to new songs for free before paying for them.

62

1 year ago

An AI-based startup that lets you listen to your favorite songs without any advertising. However, the company has not yet launched any products or services.

60

2 months ago

This startup is building an app that generates personalized content recommendations for TV shows, movies, podcasts, and more. The app can suggest content based on what a person has watched or listened to in the past, and then recommend similar content in the future.

60

6 months ago

A streaming music service for LGBTQ listeners that aims to provide a safe space to listen to music without being judged.

59

1 year ago

A free web-based platform for musicians to share their music with fans. The app lets musicians upload their music to the platform, and users can listen to it, vote on it, and make requests. Fans can also buy music directly from the app.

58

10 months ago

A machine learning company that helps people analyze their music listening habits to figure out what kind of music is going to be most enjoyable to them.

54

5 months ago

A personalized music streaming service, focused on artists and listeners who are passionate about their music and share some sort of social connection with the artist.

54

1 year ago

A “social network for music lovers” that connects fans to each other and to the artists they’re listening to.

52

10 months ago

A startup that aims to help people manage their Spotify accounts by giving them a dashboard to view their music history, listen to playlists, and search for new music.

52

8 months ago

A platform for public radio stations that allow listeners to donate to their programming.

51

1 year ago

The company is building an “internet-to-vehicle” platform to allow you to control your car over the web — like you can a TV or PC. Drivers can get directions, listen to music and use their mobile device in the car.

50

1 year ago

A $20 earpiece that you can use to listen to music and make phone calls.

49

1 year ago

A company that makes it easier for people to learn new languages. The startup aims to allow users to learn on demand via a program that allows people to listen to native speakers of the language.

47

6 months ago

A startup that enables you to “stop your thinking, just listen” and collaborate on ideas. It encourages you to “try a thought experiment” and think through how it would change your life.

46

3 months ago

A startup based in Sweden that wants to build on the user behavior data from people who are already using the company’s products. It has a product for people who want to listen to music, and a product for people who want to watch TV shows.

46

9 months ago

This startup is building a way for people to listen to their favorite podcasts, music and audiobooks in the car. It’s the only car audio system that can also process voice commands from Siri.

45

6 months ago

A wearable device that listens to noise and activity levels and sends alerts to the user’s phone when they are too quiet, which they say can help the hearing impaired get a full night’s sleep.

44

8 months ago

A video platform that allows businesses to broadcast to all of their customers, whether they’re watching, listening or just browsing on the mobile Web

43

11 months ago

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42

5 months ago

A digital assistant for real estate agents. The startup is building a tool for agents to use to listen to their clients, email and schedule meetings.

42

1 year ago

A platform for educators to share content, listening and other materials for students, teachers and parents.

40

25 days ago

A music streaming startup that has developed a recommendation engine for artists to see where their fans are listening.

40

1 year ago

A solution to the problem of constantly interrupted meetings with video calls and screens, the app offers a way to replace the typical status meeting in which people check in and listen to voicemails with a real-time video call and an instant messaging channel.

37

1 year ago

This startup is building a new way to interact with the world of digital assistants, allowing users to talk to them as if they were a person rather than an external app. The company has built a new AI that they say can answer questions while also listening and learning.

37

5 months ago

A product that takes the place of a subscription service like Spotify, but which can be used to listen to music on an unlimited basis.

32

6 months ago

A podcasting app for listening to or making podcasts

30

6 months ago

Shopify’s first acquisition, Blinkist is a tablet app that allows users to listen to any book in the world, in real time, for free.

28

5 months ago

This company is developing a “Mission-oriented AI”, which they claim is capable of “seeing, listening, understanding and acting like a human”.

27

9 days ago

A startup that lets you listen to a podcast in the car. The startup will let you download podcasts onto your phone or listen to them on the go.

27

19 days ago

A social network where you can hang out with friends in a virtual space and for pay, the company wants to become something like a virtual nightclub where you can listen to music, play games, chat with other users, and engage in live chat.

23

1 month ago

A fitness wearable that tracks heart rate and movement, with a built-in speaker that allows users to listen to music or podcasts.

21

1 month ago

A mobile phone app that lets you set up a private listening room in your home. Available on iOS and Android.

20

2 years ago

Idea: An AI voice assistant that listens to you at work and helps you organize your day, from setting reminders to adding appointments to your calendar.

18

2 years ago

Idea: A startup that enables people to automatically record the music they listen to on their phones and stream it to a connected speaker

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Listen Startup Ideas

It’s a lifestyle music service, where you can access your library from any device and listen to the music in whatever order you want. You can also pay for a subscription to get access to a wider library.

A $1 cloud-based platform for sharing your music, where friends can listen to it for free. The app is already on the Apple Store, and the company is looking to expand to Android and Windows.

This startup wants to use machine learning and cryptocurrency to make “recommendations” based on what you might want to listen to.

Each week, the startup curates a list of 3-10 new books, videos, podcasts, and articles from the industry and the web that it thinks are worth reading and listening to. The startup also curates a weekly newsletter.

A startup that helps artists and bands promote online, connecting them with fans and listeners. The company charges artists a commission for promoted posts, and users pay a flat monthly fee for the service.

A startup that wants to use artificial intelligence to help improve the lives of aging parents. The company's first product is a watch that listens to the wearer's heartbeat and detects a change in heart rate caused by a number of possible issues. It then sends help via text message.

A company that makes therapy robots that listen to you and respond in a range of ways, from “screaming” to “fawning.”

A podcasting platform that allows you to listen, rate, and share podcasts.

A 4-year-old company that makes a programmable, connected-home appliance that can be programmed to do things from turning the AC off and on to turning lights on and off to listening to music and turning the TV on and off. The company has raised $7.3 million in funding.

A mobile application that helps users track and listen to their favorite musical artists.

A startup that’s building a machine that can read your medical records, listen to your voice, and communicate with you in non-verbal ways.

A virtual assistant app that listens to users’ conversations and suggests answers to their questions.

A music subscription service that pays artists based on how much music people listen to. The company is already in talks with artists to create original content and bring it to their platform.

A startup focused on user-friendly music discovery. The startup wants to create a desktop experience around music discovery that will allow users to browse and listen to songs, and also see what others are listening to.

In this world, your phone knows what song you’re listening to, when you’re at work, when you’re in bed, when you’re in a restaurant, and when you’re in a grocery store. The startup wants to turn that into a single app that can be used to control your music.

A music streaming service that focuses on music discovery. Co-founded by former Rdio and Spotify engineers, the startup will offer a curated “radio” experience, as well as a social experience where users can follow artists and share what they’re listening to.

An HR startup that helps companies hire and manage software engineers. They focus on a unique interview process of tracking answers and listening to the answers and use machine learning to sort candidates, give feedback, and determine how to move forward.

A company that helps teachers create lesson plans and 10 minute lessons that work on iPads, while the students listen and watch and learn

A calendar app that pays people to listen to the audio version of their day.

The startup will deliver custom-made soundtracks to the home, so you can listen to it in your own car, or at work.

A startup that helps you be a better listener. A podcast-focused app that allows users to listen to a podcast or podcast episode on their phone, and then scroll over text to see what was said, or share the audio with someone else.

A chatbot that helps people find the right job. It uses a “listening algorithm” to match job seekers with companies with the right fit. Currently focused on the UK.

This startup is building a service for individuals to control the music they listen to and set their own personalized playlists.

A startup that helps you organize your life, like a DVR for your podcast listening.

The company is building a platform for trying out new music, allowing users to listen to new songs for free before paying for them.

An AI-based startup that lets you listen to your favorite songs without any advertising. However, the company has not yet launched any products or services.

This startup is building an app that generates personalized content recommendations for TV shows, movies, podcasts, and more. The app can suggest content based on what a person has watched or listened to in the past, and then recommend similar content in the future.

A streaming music service for LGBTQ listeners that aims to provide a safe space to listen to music without being judged.

A free web-based platform for musicians to share their music with fans. The app lets musicians upload their music to the platform, and users can listen to it, vote on it, and make requests. Fans can also buy music directly from the app.

A machine learning company that helps people analyze their music listening habits to figure out what kind of music is going to be most enjoyable to them.

A personalized music streaming service, focused on artists and listeners who are passionate about their music and share some sort of social connection with the artist.

A “social network for music lovers” that connects fans to each other and to the artists they’re listening to.

A startup that aims to help people manage their Spotify accounts by giving them a dashboard to view their music history, listen to playlists, and search for new music.

A platform for public radio stations that allow listeners to donate to their programming.

The company is building an “internet-to-vehicle” platform to allow you to control your car over the web — like you can a TV or PC. Drivers can get directions, listen to music and use their mobile device in the car.

A $20 earpiece that you can use to listen to music and make phone calls.

A company that makes it easier for people to learn new languages. The startup aims to allow users to learn on demand via a program that allows people to listen to native speakers of the language.

A startup that enables you to “stop your thinking, just listen” and collaborate on ideas. It encourages you to “try a thought experiment” and think through how it would change your life.

A startup based in Sweden that wants to build on the user behavior data from people who are already using the company’s products. It has a product for people who want to listen to music, and a product for people who want to watch TV shows.

This startup is building a way for people to listen to their favorite podcasts, music and audiobooks in the car. It’s the only car audio system that can also process voice commands from Siri.

A wearable device that listens to noise and activity levels and sends alerts to the user’s phone when they are too quiet, which they say can help the hearing impaired get a full night’s sleep.

A video platform that allows businesses to broadcast to all of their customers, whether they’re watching, listening or just browsing on the mobile Web

A digital assistant for real estate agents. The startup is building a tool for agents to use to listen to their clients, email and schedule meetings.

A platform for educators to share content, listening and other materials for students, teachers and parents.

A music streaming startup that has developed a recommendation engine for artists to see where their fans are listening.

A solution to the problem of constantly interrupted meetings with video calls and screens, the app offers a way to replace the typical status meeting in which people check in and listen to voicemails with a real-time video call and an instant messaging channel.

This startup is building a new way to interact with the world of digital assistants, allowing users to talk to them as if they were a person rather than an external app. The company has built a new AI that they say can answer questions while also listening and learning.

A product that takes the place of a subscription service like Spotify, but which can be used to listen to music on an unlimited basis.

A podcasting app for listening to or making podcasts

Shopify’s first acquisition, Blinkist is a tablet app that allows users to listen to any book in the world, in real time, for free.

This company is developing a “Mission-oriented AI”, which they claim is capable of “seeing, listening, understanding and acting like a human”.

A startup that lets you listen to a podcast in the car. The startup will let you download podcasts onto your phone or listen to them on the go.

A social network where you can hang out with friends in a virtual space and for pay, the company wants to become something like a virtual nightclub where you can listen to music, play games, chat with other users, and engage in live chat.

A fitness wearable that tracks heart rate and movement, with a built-in speaker that allows users to listen to music or podcasts.

A mobile phone app that lets you set up a private listening room in your home. Available on iOS and Android.

Idea: An AI voice assistant that listens to you at work and helps you organize your day, from setting reminders to adding appointments to your calendar.

Idea: A startup that enables people to automatically record the music they listen to on their phones and stream it to a connected speaker