Artiphon, Inc.
Smart musical instruments with embedded beat-making, looping, and sound synthesis capabilities
- Sector
- Software
- Headquarters
- Nashville, TN
- Founded
- 2011
- Latest Form D
- $1.6M, Mar 2019
- Total capital
- $1.7M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $1.7M
- 2 Form D · last Mar 2019
- 92 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 9
- 4 pending · first 2016
- Rank in peer group#4 of 45
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$60K
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Standing among 45 peers
Line = medianSoftware · Device
- Granted patents#4 · top 9%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Dana HolmesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jerry McKameyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kevin BrownDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mike ButeraExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 9 granted of 13- PendingMulti-axis Capacitive Touch SensingUSPTOApplication 18771924
- GrantedMultimedia Music Creation Using Visual InputUSPTOUS 12,119,026
- GrantedElectronic InstrumentUSPTOUS D,907,694
Show all 13 patent records
- Multi-axis Capacitive Touch SensingJan 15, 2026 · Application 18771924Pending
- Multimedia Music Creation Using Visual InputOct 15, 2024 · US 12,119,026Granted
- Electronic InstrumentJan 12, 2021 · US D,907,694Granted
- Electronic InstrumentJan 12, 2021 · US D,907,693Granted
- Electronic InstrumentJan 12, 2021 · US D,907,695Granted
- Ergonomic Electronic Musical Instrument With Pseudo-stringsSep 22, 2020 · US 10,783,865Granted
- Bridge For An Electronic InstrumentOct 18, 2016 · US D,769,365Granted
- Headstock For An Electronic InstrumentOct 11, 2016 · US D,768,765Granted
- Electronic InstrumentOct 11, 2016 · US D,768,764Granted
- Electronic InstrumentJun 14, 2016 · US D,759,153Granted
- Ergonomic Electronic Musical Instrument With Pseudo-stringsOct 2, 2014 · Application 14306818Pending
- Multimedia Music Creation Using Visual InputApplication PCTUS2022025099Pending
- Multimedia Music Creation Utilizing Visual InputApplication 63175156Pending
Related companies, and why
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- REDWOOD SYSTEMS INCSimilar federal contract value in Software · null in contracts
- Rhino Resource Partners LPSimilar federal contract value in Software · null in contracts
- Dream Holdings, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Software · null in contracts
- HONORLOCK INC.Similar federal contract value in Software · null in contracts
- Ribbon Health, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Software · null in contracts
Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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