Spinlet.com

https://spinlet.com/

Last activity: 05.04.2019

Probably Closed

Mentions

Overview

Location

United States, California, San Francisco

Employees

11-50

Founded date

2006

Mentions in press and media 17

Date	Title	Description
Sign up to see	Sign up to see	Sign up to see
Mar 26, 2016	Planning an event from the comfort of your couch is now so easy #turnup	Share this article: In these days of technological advancements where the internet has made virtually everything possible, we sit every day and try to figure new ways to do things positively with the internet in a stress-free manner. The gi...
Feb 3, 2016	Here’s everything that happened at Africabeta 2.0	Fixing Nigerian payments. This was the focus of the conversation, at Africabeta 2.0, which held on Saturday, January 30, 2016, at The Social Place, in Victoria Island, Lagos. Payments service providers, online merchants, developers, and oth...
Jun 9, 2015	Indie Files: 5 Musicians That Wouldn’t Exist Without The Internet	The internet has reshaped the way music stars are discovered and made. Gone are the days of A&R divisions of big labels holding showcases for new talent. Artistes are taking the reins and introducing themselves to an audience directly. ...
May 12, 2015	Industry Moves: Wechat hires Idemudia as Regional Manager towards West Africa expansion	Share this article: WeChat has hired Idemudia Dima-Okojie to expand the WeChat brand in Nigeria and Ghana. Idemudia, who before this new role, was Head of New Product Development at Airtel Nigeria, is one of the Co-Founders of MoMo Nigeria....
Apr 27, 2015	The Rise of Music Monitoring Services in Africa: What is the Digital Equivalent of going Platinum?	The very first ‘gold record’ was awarded to big band musician from the swing era, Glenn Miller by RCA Records, when his album Chattanooga Choo Choo sold 1.2 million copies in 1942. This was before the trade organization for the music indust...
Feb 27, 2015	Airtel Launches Yet Another Music App in Nigeria	Airtel, one of Nigeria’s telecommunications services company, has joined the music app race with the release of Wynk, a music streaming and download app. The app will allow subscribers unlimited access to international and Nigerian songs on...
Feb 26, 2015	Music Distribution Platform, Mdundo, Expands into Nigeria, Ghana and SA	Kenya-based online music distribution platform, Mdundo, has expanded to South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria. The 88mph funded platform helps local artists distribute their music and earn a revenue based on the number of downloads they receive. ...
Feb 10, 2015	Vuga: Africa’s smart music-streaming service for your every mood	Nigeria’s music industry is regarded as the most popular in Africa considering the numerous continentally acclaimed and globally heard music superstars that are filling halls and stadiums in several parts of the world. Even though the stars...
Feb 10, 2015	Vuga: Africa’s smart music-streaming service for your every mood	Nigeria’s music industry is regarded as the most popular in Africa considering the numerous continentally acclaimed and globally heard music superstars that are filling halls and stadiums in several parts of the world. Even though the stars...
Aug 29, 2014	7 startups hitting the right note with Africa’s musicians	There are a lot of music tech startups popping up across Africa. It shouldn’t be that surprising when you look at Nigeria, which boasts the largest music industry on the continent. According to CNBC, the country’s industry produces 550 albu...
Aug 29, 2014	7 startups hitting the right note with Africa’s musicians	There are a lot of music tech startups popping up across Africa. It shouldn’t be that surprising when you look at Nigeria, which boasts the largest music industry on the continent. According to CNBC, the country’s industry produces 550 albu...
Oct 14, 2013	Cracking Digital Music In Nigeria	One of the courses I treated with the greatest disdain in University was GES 101. I can’t remember the official title of the course now but I do remember that one of the topics was language and how culture and technology affect language. Th...
Sep 17, 2013	Spinlet, the iTunes of Africa, hits 650K subscribers — and is targeting 50M users by 2016	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. A Canadian who worked for a company that owns half of China’s Tencent is helping reinvent music in Africa via a company started by two ...
Sep 17, 2013	Spinlet, the iTunes of Africa, hits 650K subscribers — and is targeting 50M users by 2016	A Canadian who worked for a company that owns half of China’s Tencent is helping reinvent music in Africa via a company started by two Finns that was sold to a company in Nigeria. Oh, and his name means “black man” but he’s actually white, ...
Feb 25, 2013	5 Nigerian Sectors To Witness Tech Development In 2013	Towards late 2012 I had written a well received article on the most promising areas for tech based businesses in Africa for 2013. Today, many of the sectors predicted are definitely looking to be more exciting. As we fully step into what pr...
Apr 25, 2012	Does Spinlet Have What It Takes To Be Africa’s iTunes? Interview With Eric Idiahi #MWWA2012	Spinlet’s Group CEO and Chairman, Eric Idiahi, is one of the guest speakers at the Mobile Web West Africa 2012 Conference, taking place today in Lagos Nigeria. Described as Africa’s iTunes, Spinlet is a company focused on meeting the needs ...

Reviews 0

FAQ about Spinlet.com

When was Spinlet.com founded?

Spinlet.com was founded in 2006.

What has the press written about Spinlet.com?

Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning Spinlet.com, among them “Planning an event from the comfort of your couch is now so easy #turnup” (Mar 26, 2016) and “Here’s everything that happened at Africabeta 2.0” (Feb 3, 2016).

Is Spinlet.com still active?

Spinlet.com is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 5, 2019.