Music and Technology: Intersecting Consumer Preferences as Rudina Seseri is joined by Johanna Hartzheim from Qleek. Qleeks are shortcuts to playlists, artists and podcasts. They combine the intimate experience of a record with the convenience of online streaming. They have customizable artwork and make playing online music a simple ritual with the touch and visceral appeal of wood.

The company is backed by Bolt, a VC for hardware startups. We’re a team of 3 co-founders, myself who leads product development, Ismail is the CEO and Pierre-Rudolf the CTO.







They are currently shipping a pilot of 500 units worldwide and have a backlog of 2000 direct orders. Qleeks also have pending POs from Urban Outfitters and Amazon. And are signing deals with indie labels for exclusive content on the Qleek store.