What Amplead does

Amplead (trading as Amplead Limited, company number 12316640) is a privately held UK software company founded in 2019 that operates a subscription-based web platform serving the live music industry. The company is registered in England and Wales with a main trading address in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, and offers its platform via the domains amplead.com, portal.amplead.com, and auth.amplead.com. Its go-to-market is fully self-serve: users register on the website and select subscription packages viewable in their Dashboard after registration, with no sales-led intervention.

The core product, the Amplead Platform, is organised into persona-specific module solutions for Festival Organisers, Artists, Artist Managers, and Event Organisers, with Booking Agents, Promoters, Music Venues, and Tour Managers marked as 'coming soon'. Platform features include Apply To Play (talent discovery), Gigseekr (a scheduling application with a takeover feature for festivals), and EPK (Electronic Press Kit) management for artists. Interactive community capabilities — Direct Messaging, Feedback Services, Bulletin Boards, Classified Adverts, Chat Rooms, News Feeds, and Comments and Reviews — overlay the toolkit to support networking within the vertical. The technology stack is a standard web-based SaaS delivery model with no proprietary AI/ML components disclosed and no patents or trademarks on file.

Monetisation is exclusively via recurring subscription fees for access to the platform's software applications; pricing tiers are not publicly disclosed and are visible only after registration and agreement to the Subscription Terms (published January 2020, last updated August 2025). Customer acquisition runs through organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn) and a content-led website. Named customers listed on the homepage include Partner SoundCity, ILMC, Ditto, Platform One, and Lottery Winners. The company has not disclosed revenue, funding, headcount, leadership team, or M&A activity, and operates without a parent company or subsidiaries.

Name

Amplead

Legal name

Amplead Limited

Website

https://amplead.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Amplead is a UK-based, self-serve SaaS platform founded in 2019 that provides subscription-access toolkits (talent discovery, scheduling, EPK, community features) for music industry professionals, including venues, artists, promoters, managers, and event organisers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Industry SaaS

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Developer Portals, SDKs & Documentation Platforms (BPAMADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Developer Tooling & SDK Platforms (BPAMAOAD)

Keywords

• Music industry software
• Artist management platform
• Event management tools
• Live music toolkit
• Festival organiser software

Headquarters

HQ city

Eastleigh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Platform Access: Amplead generates revenue through subscription-based access to their platform, where subscribers pay for use of software applications and tools targeted at music industry participants. Subscription packages are viewable via the Dashboard after registration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Amplead operates a web-based SaaS platform that provides software applications and tools for participants in the live music industry, accessible via subscription through amplead.com, portal.amplead.com, and auth.amplead.com. The platform delivers sector-specific solutions for venues, artists, promoters, event organisers, artist managers, booking agents, and tour managers, supporting tasks such as talent discovery, event scheduling, EPK management, and industry networking.

Product overview

Amplead is a unified SaaS platform and toolkit for the music industry. The core Amplead Platform provides a comprehensive suite of software applications accessible via subscription through www.amplead.com, portal.amplead.com, and auth.amplead.com. The platform is organized into sector-specific solutions including Festival Organiser, Artist, Artist Manager, Event Organiser, Booking Agent (coming soon), Promoter (coming soon), Music Venue (coming soon), and Tour Manager (coming soon). Key features embedded within the platform include Apply To Play (for talent discovery), Gigseekr (scheduling app with takeover feature), and EPK management for artists. Interactive community features include direct messaging, chat rooms, bulletin boards, classified adverts, news feeds, and comments and reviews. The platform serves venues, artists, promoters, booking agents, and industry professionals to manage events, discover talent, and build stronger community relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Amplead Platform

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SubmitHub: Platform connecting artists to bloggers, playlisters, and labels for music promotion — competes with Amplead's Apply To Play and talent-discovery features for emerging artists.
• Bandsintown: Concert discovery and artist-to-fan engagement platform used by artists and venues — overlaps with Amplead's event-discovery, gig scheduling, and artist promotional toolkit.
• Songkick: Concert discovery and tour-management platform serving artists, managers, and fans — directly comparable to Amplead's tour-manager and event-organiser solutions.
• Groover: Music promotion platform that connects artists with curators, media, and industry contacts — competes with Amplead's artist-to-promoter discovery and outreach features.
• Resident Advisor: Leading platform for electronic-music events, ticketing, and artist/promoter listings — directly comparable to Amplead's event-organiser and promoter modules in a specific genre vertical.
• Vampr: Music-industry networking and collaboration app connecting artists, producers, and industry professionals — overlaps with Amplead's artist-discovery and community/chat functionality.
• ReverbNation: Long-standing vertical platform serving independent artists, managers, and venues with discovery, promotion, and distribution tools — directly comparable to Amplead's artist-and-manager modules.

Broad incumbents

• DICE: Well-funded live-music ticketing and event-discovery app used by venues and promoters — broader incumbent whose functionality overlaps with Amplead's event and venue modules.
• Eventbrite: Large general-purpose event management and ticketing platform used by venues and event organisers — a broader incumbent competing with Amplead's event-organiser module.

Others

• Bandcamp: Artist-friendly music distribution and direct-to-fan commerce platform — adjacent rather than directly competitive, but indicative of the vertical-platform model Amplead aspires to.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AmpleadHQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/amplead
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amplead
• Instagraminstagram.com/amplead

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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