Forte!, the start-up that speeds up and improves the work of anyone working in audio and music production and post-production through the use of AI, has closed a €320,000 pre-seed round in equity. 40Jemz Ventures led the deal, with participation from leading innovation firms such as B4i Fund and AFP Capital.
With the capital raised, Forte! wants to accelerate its growth, expand its team, and further develop its technology, which already saves audio and music professionals valuable time and unleashes their creativity.
Conceived during GrandUP! Tech Academy 2022-2023 and now supported by I3P, Forte! is an innovative start-up born in May 2024 in Saluzzo, in the Italian province of Cuneo, co-founded and led by Loris Comba (CEO), Simone Lovera (CPO) and Ronaldo Zefi (CTO). The team can also count on the participation as Advisor and Ambassador of Riccardo Damian, Grammy Award Winning Producer who has worked with artists such as Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga and Jorja Smith.
“The company was born to respond to a clear market need, to innovate an industry where still many of the most tedious, repetitive and easily automated processes are done manually. Particularly in the preparation for mixing work,” said Loris Comba, CEO of Forte!. “The idea originated because of the team's industry experience and a great determination to change a working method by making it more effective, faster and definitely more fun. Right from the start we knew we had a big opportunity, when we got in touch with a partner like 40Jemz Ventures that from the start believed in us and wanted to invest, we knew the efforts were worth it. Thanks to their support, that of B4i and that of AFP Capital, we are starting to grow in an important way.”
“We are excited to support a team that from the beginning has impressed us with their excellent combination of technical expertise and business mastery. They are bringing a vertical solution that innovates a market still too anchored in analog methods,” said Michele Padovani, Managing Partner of 40Jemz Ventures.
