September 14th, 2011

Miso Media Raises Another $2.4 Million To Help You Learn Guitar

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One of the companies taking the stage this afternoon at TechCrunch Disrupt is Miso Media, a startup that’s looking to help you learn how to play guitar with the help of your smartphone or tablet. In addition to a product update, the company had some significant news: it’s about to raise $2.4 million in a round led by Mind Fund (based in Hong Kong), with participation from Aria Ventures, Detroit… → Read More

April 4th, 2011

Miso Media's Snazzy Guitar-Teaching iPad App Is Now Live

Back in September at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, a small company called Miso Media won the People’s Choice Award for a very impressive iPad application with a musical bent. The application, which is now called Plectrum, acts as a virtual guitar teacher by actually listening to the notes you’re playing, then advancing the music displayed on the screen accordingly. Disrupt attendees weren’t the only ones… → Read More

December 17th, 2010

TC Disrupt People's Choice Winner Miso Media Raises Funding From Google Ventures

At this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt SF event, a small startup called Miso Media won the People’s Choice award for one of the niftiest iPad apps I’ve seen: it turns your iOS device into a guitar teacher. And it apparently wowed a lot of other people too, because today the startup is announcing that it’s closed a $600K seed funding round led by Google Ventures, with participation from angel… → Read More