Twelve focused weeks to make your music or audio-tech company fundable — from business model to a main-stage pitch at Music Frontiers in Hamburg. No equity taken.
The Programme
Twelve weeks to get your company fundable. An online bootcamp takes you from business model to a sharp pitch deck — then you bring it to Hamburg for two days of deep-dive group sessions, keynotes, and investor-founder gatherings, and a main-stage pitch at Music Frontiers, where one team is named MusicTech Startup of the Year. Just 8–10 startups per cohort.
What is Music Frontiers
A different kind of music conference — Hamburg, 17–18 September, co-located with Reeperbahn Festival, Europe's largest club festival. It's where the people actually building music's future gather: AI, spatial audio, rights infrastructure, new business models. Your accelerator runs straight into it — you pitch on the main stage, conference pass included.
Who should apply
Early-stage music-tech and audio-tech founders. We accept broadly across both — if you're building for how music and audio get made, distributed, monetised, or experienced, you're in scope.
Key dates
What's included
- Six-module online bootcamp — idea, model, revenue, sales, fundraising, pitch
- A produced Sound of Startups podcast episode, released before the conference
- Two days in Hamburg before the conference — deep-dive group sessions, keynotes, investor & founder gathering
- Main-stage pitch at Music Frontiers to a jury weighted toward active investors
- Two-day Music Frontiers conference pass
- Visibility across Amplitude & Music Frontiers channels throughout the programme
Cost
€1,500
per startup
Logistics
In person in Hamburg, 16–18 September 2026.
Travel and accommodation — flights and hotel — are covered by attendees.
Up to two people per startup may attend on a single entry. Full programme handbook on acceptance.
Accelerator run by Amplitude Ventures: Slush #MusicTech, Music Frontiers 2025
Mentorship at accelerators at LineCheck (MTEA), Wallifornia and Tallinn Music Week
Alumni outcomes
From our accelerator founders
A few voices from the 15 startups we've taken through the accelerator 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.”
“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.”
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