Singa

Singa is a digital karaoke platform founded in 2013 in Helsinki by Atte Hujanen, often described as the "Spotify of karaoke": the app turns smartphones and tablets into virtual microphones, offering a streaming song catalogue that lets users sing karaoke both at home and across a network of over 1,000 partner venues spread across Europe, Australia, and the United States. The company's funding path has been relatively modest compared to other tech operators: a $1.97 million seed round in June 2017, followed by a $3.12 million Series A in January 2022 led by Maki, for a total of roughly $5.09 million raised across two rounds. In 2023 the company also secured a convertible bond with a €1.64 million anchor investment aimed at supporting further growth. 2026 brought significant recognition for the Finnish company: Singa was ranked #10 in the Music category of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list, notable international recognition for a product that has built a consolidated community of 2 million registered singers and a presence in 34 countries worldwide, serving roughly 2,000 hospitality venues. Singa positions itself in a digital entertainment niche — streaming karaoke — where competitive advantage depends on the breadth of its licensed music catalogue, the quality of the mobile user experience, and the ability to build lasting relationships with partner venues, which represent a physical distribution channel complementary to purely at-home app consumption.