7 early stage startups to watch in 2014
Snippit
We got in contact with Miguel Estrada from Snippit.
What is Snippit and who’s it for?
“Snippit is a new social music app to share your moments through music by creating short snips (of four to 10 seconds) and having the option to add a photo or caption to share with your friends and followers. It’s a completely new way to express yourself not only with a picture or words but with a verse that fits the moment. It’s also a great tool for music discovery, allowing users to search and download music through the app. Snippit is for everyone: from teenagers to musicians or music lovers.”
How is it different to your competitors?
“Everyone loves music but so far there [hasn’t been] any app or social network that gives you the opportunity to be creative using music as a way to express yourself and share your moments or feelings… Most music apps just show you what your friends are listening to, or allow you to share just a pre-set 30 second song preview. Snippit gives users the ability to choose an exact verse or section of the song to share, and that creative control is very powerful and fun.”
How big is your team and how have you funded the project so far?
“Our co-founders are Joe Grano and Sam Jurist, and we have a design and development team of six people. Joe and Sam previously worked together at a sustainability company called Ecological LLC and had success in that venture. Joe has spent the last couple years working in the entertainment industry at Leverage, working with the producers and creators of shows like Entourage and Boardwalk Empire. His experience in film and music was very influential in the creation of Snippit. Joe and Sam formed Snippit Media Inc. in May 2013, and thus far the company has raised an internal friends and family seed round of $500,000.”
What stage are you at now with the launch?
“We had a soft launch in December for friends and testers and we had our official launch at the beginning of February. So far the feedback has been incredible and we’ve been seeing some nice growth in user base. Currently we are working on updates and marketing to get Snippit in the hands of users, musicians, and social media influencers. We’re very excited for more people to discover Snippit and have fun with the app. We truly feel it’s unlike anything out there.”
➤ Snippit