{"id":6102,"date":"2026-06-12T01:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/cantilever-raises-250000-pre-seed-from-independent-labels\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T01:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:14:35","slug":"cantilever-raises-250000-pre-seed-from-independent-labels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/cantilever-raises-250000-pre-seed-from-independent-labels\/","title":{"rendered":"Cantilever Raises \u00a3250,000 Pre-Seed from Independent Labels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Curated music streaming platform <strong>Cantilever<\/strong> has closed a <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/indie-labels-invest-250000-in-streaming-platform-cantilever\/\">\u00a3250,000 pre-seed funding round<\/a>, securing investment from a consortium of 13 independent record labels. The commitment was coordinated through the <strong>Organization for Recorded Culture and Arts (ORCA)<\/strong>, a think tank and advocacy group backed by many of the same labels.<\/p>\n<h2>Label consortium backs pre-seed round<\/h2>\n<p>The \u00a3250,000 injection completes Cantilever&#8217;s targeted pre-seed raise. The funding came together during an ORCA discussion about the future shape of the independent music landscape, with twenty investors participating, comprising both labels and individual investors from those companies.<\/p>\n<p>The label investors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>!K7<\/li>\n<li>Because<\/li>\n<li>City Slang<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominorecordco.com\">Domino<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Everlasting<\/li>\n<li>Exceleration<\/li>\n<li>Hopeless<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\">Ninja Tune<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Partisan<\/li>\n<li>Playground<\/li>\n<li>Secret City<\/li>\n<li>Secretly Group<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.subpop.com\">Sub Pop<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Statements from stakeholders<\/h2>\n<p>City Slang founder Christof Elinghaus, a founding ORCA supporter, framed the investment as a modest step toward a more equitable streaming ecosystem.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIndependent labels have very few true partners left in the ecosystem. The platforms that make our music available follow their own agenda, which doesn\u2019t always align with the interests of our community. When we came across Cantilever, we were thrilled to find a concept that 100% aligns with our values and is driven by heavy curation, fairness and enthusiasm for our artist\u2019s music. That is something that all of us are truly happy to support. Still, our investment in Cantilever can only be seen as a tiny step towards a fair, artist-and-label centric streaming ecosystem. We still have many more steps to go.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cantilever founder <strong>Aaron Skates<\/strong> said the label backing validates the platform&#8217;s mission.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCantilever was built to serve <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/reaching-10000-streams-a-guide-for-independent-artists\/\">independent record labels and artists<\/a>, so having over a dozen of the world\u2019s leading independents backing us is the strongest validation we could ask for. This funding will allow us to make our first hires, improve the user experience and accelerate growth, with partners who have a genuine stake in the company\u2019s success and know exactly who we\u2019re trying to reach.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>ORCA Executive Director <strong>Patrick Clifton<\/strong> highlighted the platform&#8217;s focus on immersion over content overload.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCantilever\u2019s proposition allows for immersion in the musicians\u2019 art in a way that\u2019s atypical in today\u2019s environment of content overload. ORCA\u2019s supporters were united in their desire to see it succeed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>About Cantilever and ORCA<\/h2>\n<p>Cantilever is a <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/curated-music-streaming-service-cantilever-receives-250k-investment\/\">curated music streaming service<\/a> built for independent music, offering albums with rich context and user-centric payment structures designed to compensate artists more fairly.<\/p>\n<p>ORCA is a global think tank and advocacy group formed by leading independent record labels. 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