{"id":6431,"date":"2026-06-20T01:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/cantilever-closes-250000-pre-seed-round-with-independent-label-backing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T01:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:06:12","slug":"cantilever-closes-250000-pre-seed-round-with-independent-label-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/cantilever-closes-250000-pre-seed-round-with-independent-label-backing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cantilever Closes \u00a3250,000 Pre-Seed Round with Independent Label Backing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cantilever<\/strong>, a curated music streaming platform for <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/reaching-10000-streams-a-guide-for-independent-artists\/\">independent artists<\/a>, has secured a <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/cantilever-raises-250000-pre-seed-from-independent-labels\/\">\u00a3250,000 pre-seed funding round<\/a> from a consortium of 13 independent record labels and individual investors affiliated with those companies.<\/p>\n<p>The investment, which completes Cantilever\u2019s targeted pre-seed round, was formalized during a discussion convened by <strong>The Organization for Recorded Culture and Arts (ORCA)<\/strong>, a global think tank and advocacy group formed by independent record labels to advance the economic, social, and cultural value of recorded music.<\/p>\n<h2>Label consortium and ORCA backing<\/h2>\n<p>The label investors include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>!K7<\/li>\n<li>Because<\/li>\n<li>City Slang<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominomusic.com\/\">Domino<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Everlasting<\/li>\n<li>Exceleration<\/li>\n<li>Hopeless<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/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<p><strong>Christof Elinghaus<\/strong>, founder of City Slang and a founding ORCA supporter, said:<\/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<h2>Founder response and platform vision<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Aaron Skates<\/strong>, Cantilever founder, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCantilever was built to serve independent record labels and artists, 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><strong>Patrick Clifton<\/strong>, ORCA\u2019s Executive Director, added:<\/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. 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