Robot Heart

What Robot Heart does

Robot Heart is a New York-headquartered community collective and non-profit organization founded in 2011 that organizes music events and immersive experiences rooted in Burning Man culture. The organization describes itself as "a collective of doers and dreamers, artists and entrepreneurs" with its "home" spanning five locations: the Black Rock Desert (Burning Man), New York City, Detroit, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Hong Kong. Its mission centers on using music as "their first language" to "bring love and beats to the world," with values of inclusion, giving, environmental responsibility, and mutual respect.

The collective's primary products are music events and the RH Residency — a month-long programming series (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024) hosted at the Loom Project, featuring music booths, live performances, jazz nights, art installations, talks, fundraisers, and youth activations. It has spun out the Robot Heart Foundation (robotheartfoundation.org) as a separate affiliated nonprofit functioning as the philanthropic arm. There is no proprietary technology platform; digital touchpoints consist of a Squarespace website plus social profiles on SoundCloud, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook, with an email newsletter for community updates. The stated revenue model is event-based with implied community-contributed support, though no pricing, revenue figures, or sponsorships are disclosed. Customer segments are persona-based (Artists, Technologists, Visionaries, Community Members), and the go-to-market motion is event-driven and community-led rather than commercial sales.

Name

Robot Heart

Legal name

Robot Heart

Website

https://robotheart.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Robot Heart is a New York-based non-profit music collective, founded in 2011, that organizes immersive events and residencies across Burning Man, NYC, Detroit, the Bay Area, and Hong Kong for a community of artists, technologists, and visionaries bound by shared values of inclusion and mutual respect.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event-Based Revenue: Revenue generation through organizing and hosting events, residencies, and musical gatherings. The collective celebrates its community through events that include fundraisers as part of their programming, suggesting a model that may include community-contributed support alongside event participation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Robot Heart is a community collective of artists, technologists, and visionaries that organizes and hosts live music events and immersive experiences, rooted in Burning Man culture and extended to urban communities in New York City, Detroit, the Bay Area, and Hong Kong. Its flagship offering is the RH Residency, a month-long series of events featuring music booths, live performances, jazz nights, art installations, talks, fundraisers, and youth activations. The collective also operates the Robot Heart Foundation as its philanthropic arm supporting artists and community initiatives.

Product overview

Robot Heart is a collective and community that organizes music events and experiences, with its primary offerings including RH Residency (a month-long event series featuring live music, performances, art, and community programming) and the Robot Heart Foundation (a charitable initiative supporting artists and visionaries). The organization is rooted in Burning Man culture with presence in New York City, Detroit, Bay Area, and Hong Kong.

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Products and services

• Robot Heart Events A collective-driven program of live music events and immersive experiences rooted in Burning Man culture and extended to urban communities in New York City, Detroit, the Bay Area, and Hong Kong. Designed for artists, technologists, visionaries, and community members seeking inclusive, values-driven creative gatherings.
• RH Residency A month-long series of curated events hosted at the Loom Project featuring diverse programming including music booths, live music performances under the signature Robot Heart art piece, jazz nights, art installations, talks, fundraisers, and youth activations. Targeted at the Robot Heart community of artists, technologists, and visionaries in urban settings.
• Robot Heart Foundation

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Loom ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023The Loom Project served as a key host for the RH Residency, a month-long series of events in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024. The website acknowledges the Loom Project with a special thank you, noting 'It truly took a village' to make the residency possible. This hosting partnership enabled the physical space for Robot Heart's diverse programming.
• Robot Heart FoundationcoreOthersThe Robot Heart Foundation (RHF) is a related nonprofit organization connected to Robot Heart. The foundation is referenced on the main website with its own domain (robotheartfoundation.org) and is associated with the Robot Heart community's charitable and giving initiatives. The Foundation appears to be the philanthropic arm focused on the organization's values of giving and community support.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Goldenvoice: Festival promoter behind Coachella and Stagecoach with deep electronic and indie music programming. Comparable to Robot Heart as a major music festival promoter with electronic music roots, though operating as a commercial entity rather than a community collective.
• Live Nation: World's largest live entertainment company promoting concerts, festivals, and ticketed experiences globally. Comparable to Robot Heart as a live music event organizer, but operating as a broad incumbent across all genres rather than a values-driven electronic music community.
• AEG Presents: Major live music promoter and venue operator producing festivals and concert tours worldwide. Comparable to Robot Heart as a leading live music event promoter, though AEG spans genres and operates owned venues rather than community-hosted programming.
• Insomniac Events: Large-scale EDM festival and event producer behind EDC and countless electronic music properties. Comparable to Robot Heart as a major electronic music event promoter, though operating at vastly greater scale and as a commercial (rather than community) enterprise.

Emerging players

• Boiler Room: Online music platform broadcasting DJ sets and live electronic music events from around the world. Comparable to Robot Heart as a music community platform centered on electronic music discovery, though primarily digital rather than physical event production.
• Resident Advisor: Leading electronic music platform covering events, releases, and community features globally. Comparable to Robot Heart as a community-driven electronic music platform, though focused on editorial and ticketing infrastructure rather than event production.

Direct peers

• Pink Mammoth: Daytime Burning Man sound camp and event collective with a strong brand identity and music programming across festivals. Comparable to Robot Heart as a Burning Man-anchored music collective with shared cultural DNA and community-first ethos.
• The Do Lab: Festival stage producer behind Lightning in a Bottle and multiple Burning Man sound stages. Comparable to Robot Heart as a Burning Man-adjacent event production company building cultural experiences around music, art, and community values.
• Mayan Warrior: Iconic Burning Man sound camp and art car known for high-production electronic music events with a global following. Highly comparable to Robot Heart as a values-driven Burning Man-rooted music collective that extends programming to major cities worldwide.
• Distrikt: Burning Man sound camp and electronic music event brand producing immersive dance floor experiences. Comparable to Robot Heart as a values-driven collective rooted in Burning Man culture that extends its identity to urban event programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@RobotHeart/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/RobotHeart
• Instagraminstagram.com/robotheartfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/robot-heart

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Investors

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Investments

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