{"id":2170939,"date":"2025-11-21T19:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2170939"},"modified":"2025-11-21T19:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:12:49","slug":"sony-music-backed-black-founders-programme-reveals-new-cohort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sony-music-backed-black-founders-programme-reveals-new-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Music-backed Black Founders Programme reveals new cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"post-256884\">\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<p>We\u2019ve seen a number of talented music startups come through the UK Digital Catapult\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digicatapult.org.uk\/about\/press-releases\/post\/black-founders-2025-cohort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Founders Programme<\/a>\u00a0in previous years. Now the 2025 cohort, backed as ever by Sony Music UK, has been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12 startups are taking part, covering various aspects of culture and media. Several music firms stood out to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/limitlessxyz\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Limitless XYZ<\/a>\u00a0is building \u201can AI-powered operating system designed to give artists financial clarity, growth insights and career education\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lurexo.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lurexo<\/a>\u00a0is developing a \u201ctransparent, fan-first ticketing platform\u201d, while\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pryntd.xyz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pryntd<\/a>\u00a0is tackling accessibility challenges for disabled people who want to attend live events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/symolem\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Symolem<\/a>\u00a0is working on \u201cthe digital identity layer for creative assets in transit\u201d across music, film and fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thatsmyjamm.my.canva.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">That\u2019s My Jamm<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0whose founder Chlo\u00e9 Ameh spoke on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/11\/19\/15-tips-small-budget-music-marketing-campaigns-2026\/\">our Music Ally Marketing Week panel about small-budget campaigns<\/a> earlier this week \u2013\u00a0is an AI-driven creative platform and music consultancy focusing on independent talent.<\/p>\n\n<section id=\"block-35\" class=\"below-content widget widget_block\"><nav class=\"jp-relatedposts-i2 wp-block-jetpack-related-posts\" data-layout=\"grid\" aria-label=\"Related Stories\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Stories<\/h3><\/nav><\/section><section id=\"block-32\" class=\"below-content widget widget_block\"><aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/section><section id=\"block-25\" class=\"below-content widget widget_block\">\n\n<\/section>\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<!-- .author-bio -->\n\t\t\t\n<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source musically.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve seen a number of talented music startups come through the UK Digital Catapult\u2019s\u00a0Black Founders Programme\u00a0in previous years. Now the 2025 cohort, backed as ever by Sony Music UK, has been announced. 12 startups are taking part, covering various aspects of culture and media. Several music firms stood out to us. 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