Startups
www.rapt.fm hosts LIVE video rap competitions and cyphers, where users can rap or watch. We welcome aspiring MCs, hip hop heads, and beginners. @raptfm
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Location
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Investors 1
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| Feb 3, 2014 | 500 Startups Adds Two New Venture Partners And Announces Its Eighth Accelerator Class | 500 Startups continues to grow at a frantic pace, both in the number of folks it has on staff to make investments, as well as the number of companies that it’s written out checks to. Today, the seed-stage investment firm and accelerator is ... |
| Feb 3, 2014 | 500 Startups reveals its 8th batch of companies & adds two new partners | Startup accelerator 500 Startups is welcoming 28 new companies into its program today. The Mountain View, Calif.-based group invests between $25,000 to $250,000 in early-stage tech companies, and it has a diverse portfolio of startups from ... |
| Sep 5, 2013 | Rapt.fm Launches In Beta To Enable Live Rap Battles To Happen Anytime, Anywhere | We first met Detroit-based startup Rapt.fm back in November 2012, when we were swinging through town for the TechCrunch Northern Meetups. It’s safe to say that Erik Torenberg was the first startup CEO I’d ever met whose demo included a free... |
| Sep 3, 2013 | Detroit-based Rapt.fm Opens 24-hour Access; Inks Deals with Rappers | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Rapt.fm is a startup based in Detroit, and has created a split-screen Web platform that allows users to engage in freestyle rap battles as Internet audiences watch, chat, and ... |
| Apr 29, 2013 | Rapt.fm Offers Online Space for Freestyle Rappers to Battle | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints My friend Troy has a rapping alter ego he calls Masta Flow. At parties, after a certain number of beverages have been consumed, Masta Flow often makes an appearance. Masta Flo... |
| Nov 29, 2012 | Meet Rapt.fm, The Startup That Lets Rappers Show Their Skills With Freestyle Battles On The Web | Rap music has certainly evolved over the decades to become a pretty mainstream thing, but the act of rapping itself is not exactly seen as a commonplace hobby. But Detroit-based entrepreneur Erik Torenberg thinks that’s something that shoul... |
| Sep 13, 2012 | Rapt.fm: Rap freestyle with anyone in the world (and maybe become the next Eminem) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! DETROIT — Most startups aren’t as sexy — or as mu... |
| Sep 13, 2012 | Rapt.fm: Rap freestyle with anyone in the world (and maybe become the next Eminem) | DETROIT — Most startups aren’t as sexy — or as musically talented — as Rapt.fm. Then again, most CEOs aren’t rappers, and most chief technical officers aren’t beatboxers. Still in private alpha, the Detroit-based company lets users rap free... |
| 500 Startups announces its 8th batch of startups, adds two new venture partners | 500 Startups, has announced list of 28 companies that will participate in its 8th batch of the 500 Startups Accelerator class. With this, the accelerator has also announced that it has brought in Sean Percival and Marvin Liao as its newest ... |
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FAQ about rapt.fm
What has the press written about rapt.fm?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning rapt.fm, among them “500 Startups Adds Two New Venture Partners And Announces Its Eighth Accelerator Class” (Feb 3, 2014) and “500 Startups reveals its 8th batch of companies & adds two new partners” (Feb 3, 2014).
Is rapt.fm still active?
Yes, rapt.fm is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 17, 2014.