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# Live Nation Labs To Fund Music Tech Startups
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/live-nation-labs-to-fund-music-tech-startups/
- Published: 2012-03-15T09:16:04.000Z
- Updated: 2012-03-15T09:16:04.000Z
- Description: Live Nation has established the LN Labs Fund focusing on equity funding of early stage start-ups building consumer products that enhance the live music experience before, during and after the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/03/live-nation-labs-to-fund-music-tech-startups.html
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- Tags: Startups & Funding, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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**Live Nation** has established the **LN Labs Fund** focusing on equity funding of early stage start-ups building consumer products that enhance the live music experience before, during and after the performance. Creation of The LN Labs Fund follows the [acquisitions of data platform BigChampagne](https://www.hypebot.com/what-live-nations-acquisition-of-bigchampagne-means-to-future-of-the-live-music-industry/) and live music [community site Setlist.fm](https://www.hypebot.com/live-nation-acquires-setlistfm/).

  
LN Labs Fund will be managed by **Eric Garland,** co-founder of Big Champagne and EVP and GM of Live Nation Labs; former WMG VP **Ethan Kaplan**, now LN Labs VP of Products; and **Michael Abrams**, President of Digital Ventures. Portfolio companies will be supported by the entire Live Nation Entertainment executive team.

"It's a renaissance for great product innovation," said Kaplan. "**Good work is falling off the trees. The challenge for these upstarts is finding their market fit.** We bring that to the table. We insist on a very clear product market fit for everything we do."

"We're interested in funding great new products that further engage fans and enrich the concert experience. There are a lot of little pieces on the board, and we're developing a structure for putting the best pieces together,” said **Michael Rapino**, CEO of Live Nation Entertainment. “In the era of the social conversation, we're a very focused platform. We're specialists."