Songza (http://songza.com), a free streaming music service that has expert-made playlists and runs on the web and various touch screen platforms, raised $3.8 million, according to an SEC filing (http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1473687/000147368713000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml). While Amazon has long been an "unconfirmed" investor listed on AngelList, it parlayed (http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/21/smallbusiness/amazon_acquisitions/index.htm) its investment in the earlier Aime St vehicle into Songza. In late 2011 the startup closed what was reportedly a 'seven-figure' (http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/13/songza-raises-seven-figure-round-launches-mobile-sharable-music-collections-in-the-cloud/) round of financing led by investors, including Deep Fork Capital, as well as an "undisclosed strategic investor." Also participating in the round was Geoff Judge, co-founder of 24/7 Real Media.
Falling between Spotify and Pandora, Songza has garnered much praise (http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/28/songza-app-review-pandora-and-spotify-better-watch-their-backs/) for allowing users to set up playlists based on day and time (so, work days and weekends), with filters for whatever mood you might be in, such as going to a party, and lets you impress you friends with your music choices in a way that having to curate your Spotify or Pandora choices just can't.
Headquartered in Long Island City, NY, Songza was built by the team that founded crowd-priced MP3 download store AmieStreet.com in 2006 while at university.
Via: TechCrunch