Edify

Minecraft for music

Boulder · Mobile · Games · Education · Music

Edify builds technology that makes learning more fun, creative, and accessible for people around the world. Our current focus is offering families an easy an easy entry point for music; a way for kids to understand the fundamentals of theory through fun and creativity.

Our new app, Opus, is a dedicated tool for music teachers to assign, asses, and share their students’s creative work. We’re piloting Opus with a select group of schools right now. See a short video intro here: ()

Our upcoming app, MusiQuest, uses character-driven quests to introduce kids to… · More

Launches

Opus: Empower Your Students To Compose Their Own Music

August 2015—Opus allows teachers to assign and assess creative work.

Composition has never been easier! Opus is simple enough to have your kids composing music in minutes and advanced enough to grow with them for years. As a… · More

By Zack Sulsky, Egor Vedernikov, Marko Gill, Audra Jacobi, Rhys Lindmark, Jacob Zax

Sketch-a-Song Kids

December 2013—Sketch-a-Song makes composing as easy as finger-painting.

Create your own music with Sketch-a-Song! Our colorful, intuitive interface makes it fun and easy for anyone to make music in seconds.

By Egor Vedernikov, Zack Sulsky, Jacob Zax, Rhys Lindmark

Jacob Zax
CEO
Co-Founder and CEO @Edify. Currently participating in @techstars Boulder’s 2015 class. College @Wash U.
Zack Sulsky
Director of Product
Co-founder and Director of Product @Edify, @Techstars Boulder 2015; musician, composer, songwriter; worked in edtech at Carnegie Hall
Rhys Lindmark
Lead Developer
Co-founder and CTO @Edify. @techstars Boulder 2015. Teacher (Breakthrough Collaborative, China). Creator (music, visual thought). @Carleton College

Seed
Jun 14, 2015
$118,000
techstars
No Stage
Sep 1, 2014
$80,000
Friends, Family, and Founders
VC Firm

Investors from previous rounds

techstars

The #1 startup accelerator in the world. Mentorship-driven seed stage investing for web and software companies.
Natty Zola
Investor
The market for music education is huge, stagnant and poised for innovation. Edify has a unique approach that I really believe can change it.
Zach Nies
Investor
Zach Nies is Managing Director at Techstars for the Boulder program and a member of the faculty at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Incubator

Techstars
Incubator
The market for music education is huge, stagnant and poised for innovation. Edify has a unique approach that I really believe can change it.

Employees

Marko Gill
Employee
Currently improving @Edify audio engine and increasing the count of audio and DSP features.
Audra Jacobi
Employee
Illustrator, Animator, and Character Artist @musiquest-1 .
Egor Vedernikov
Employee
Android/iOS developer @Edify

Advisors

Howard Diamond
Advisor
I love their passion, and also am delighted that they have figured out how to turn their passion into what could be a great business!!
Ryan McIntyre
Advisor
Founder @Foundry Group, @Excite@Home • Worked at @Oracle Corporation • Studied at @Stanford
Krista Marks
Advisor
This team really gets kids. They’re rigorous in their testing, and they build delightful experiences that kids love.

Summary:
Edify builds technology that makes learning more fun, creative, and accessible for people around the world. Our current focus is offering families an easy an easy entry point for music; a way for kids to understand the fundamentals of theory through fun and creativity.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbKwC7RGwDg
See Campaign: https://angel.co/edify-3?utm_source=trending
Contact Information:
Jacob Zax
Rhys Lindmark
Zack Sulsky

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Source: ICNW

Edify – Minecraft for music

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