Turntable.fm, the social platform that lets individuals collaboratively construct and carry out DJ units, has raised $7.5 million in enterprise capital funding, according to a Medium post by CEO Billy Chasen. Turntable.fm was revived by Chasen as a response to the pandemic, after it shut down in 2013. But it’s not the solely model of Turntable within the works now, which makes that funding extra attention-grabbing.

The funding was led by the Andreessen Horowitz agency, also referred to as a16z, which has invested in merchandise like Clubhouse, Coinbase, and Robinhood. The checklist of buyers additionally consists of Seth Goldstein, who was a co-founder and investor for the unique incarnation of Turntable.fm in 2011.

While Turntable.fm is being run by its unique creator, one other group is making an attempt to create a competing revival of the service. It’s additionally referred to as Turntable however is positioned at tt.fm. It’s helmed by one other former member of the unique Turntable workforce, Joseph Perla, who hopes to show it right into a mobile-first service with a revamped design.

The two websites, nevertheless, don’t get alongside — there’s controversy over whether or not Perla was a co-founder or simply an worker (Turntable.fm’s about page throws shade about this, itemizing Goldstein because the “only other co-founder”), and over the trademark. Both sides say that the opposite made authorized threats, and that they need the opposite would simply go away them alone to work on the venture. The high of Turntable.fm’s Wikipedia page is full of warnings about disputes and shut connections, and Chasen and Perla have each written Medium articles addressing the scenario (each with their very own variations of the story). If it reminds you of the Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man meme, you’re not alone.

a16z, although, has seemingly chosen to again Chasen’s model, which has the unique turntable.fm URL. Chasen doesn’t focus on a lot about what the way forward for the service will appear to be within the weblog put up, apart from the truth that he’s turning off the Patreon crowd-funding. I spoke to him proper after the location initially got here again, and on the time Chasen stated that the location solely performed YouTube movies however that SoundCloud integration was within the works. It appears that he’s made good on this promise, as that integration is now in place.

The Medium put up additionally says that Turntable.fm is seeking to rent engineers or designers to work on its workforce, which is sensible now that the corporate has some cash to spend.

At the second, the service continues to be hidden behind a password, which is shipped to customers after they be a part of the waitlist by emailing Turntable their favourite music (the location’s message implies you’ll be judged in your style).