Happy new year once again!

On January 14th, with exactly 48 hours to go before Vampr closes its crowdfunding round, Josh and Baz will be going live on Facebook and Instagram for a massive 3 hours šŸ˜±

ā€œWhyā€ we hear you ask?! For the simple reason that we want to see every last one of our valued users become shareholders and business partners in Vampr!

There will be all the time needed to dig deep on any questions you might have for us, from discussions around music to the future of Vampr. We canā€™t wait to meet you all and interact in a live settingā€Šā€”ā€Šthis is going to be a lot of fun!

Set a reminder and confirm your attendance here: https://www.facebook.com/events/800070883799573/

šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø Los Angeles (PT)ā€Šā€”ā€Š5pmā€Šā€”ā€ŠJanuary 14
šŸ—½ New York (ET)ā€Šā€”ā€Š8pmā€Šā€”ā€ŠJanuary 14
šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ London (GMT)ā€Šā€”ā€Š1amā€Šā€”ā€ŠJanuary 15
šŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ Sydney (AEST)ā€Šā€”ā€Š12pmā€Šā€”ā€ŠJanuary 15

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Lastlyā€Šā€”ā€Šfor those who have been asking us how they might help those affected by the devastating bush fires in Australia, you might want to consider donating to the group we are personally supportingā€Šā€”ā€ŠAustralian Red Cross Disaster Recovery and Reliefā€Šā€”ā€Šwho provide care, shelter and amenities for people at evacuation centres as well as providing additional emergency assistance where needed.

A super quick update today to say Happy New Year from the entire Vampr team!

As many countries wake up to celebrate the last day of 2019 it couldnā€™t be more appropriate that we hit one more milestoneā€Šā€”ā€Šalmost certainly the final milestoneā€Šā€”ā€Šfor the year:

Our equity crowdfunding campaign now has investors in 40 countriesā€Šā€”ā€Šwith Bahrain taking the title of Country #40!

This is mind blowing to all of us at Vampr HQā€Šā€”ā€Šitā€™s also incredible global social proof of the power and resonance of this campaign and the opportunity that lies therein.

So if you find yourself spending today or tomorrow reflecting on the decade thatā€™s been and the exciting possibilities that lay ahead in a brand new decade, consider a New Years investment in Vampr and the global community of fearless creatives that exist on our platformā€Šā€”ā€Šthis is our time and we couldnā€™t be any more excited! āž”ļø www.wefunder.com/vampr

Celebrate and be safeā€Šā€”ā€ŠJosh & Baz āœŒļø

For a lot of us, today marks the end of the working year. Weā€™ve won some, weā€™ve lost some but weā€™re now looking ahead to the exciting challenges of a new decade, in a world increasingly connected.

A big part of this conversation is consumer privacyā€Šā€”ā€Šwhat roles and choices do consumers have with the various social networks they use and have come to depend on.

Vampr is at the bleeding edge of this conversation, as reported by most of the largest press publications in the United States this week. Have a read at your favorite news site and enjoy the break šŸ“–šŸ¹šŸŒ“

FOX: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/california-consumer-privacy-law-can-affect-businesses-across-u-s

ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/calif-consumer-privacy-law-affect-businesses-us-67804287

CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-consumer-privacy-law-can-affect-businesses-across-u-s-starti…

December is racing byā€Šā€”ā€Šas is usually the caseā€Šā€”ā€Šand the end of the year is upon us!

With only nine days to go until Christmas and four weeks until we close Vampr off from crowdfunding we wanted to spread some holiday cheer by offering every new investor between now and Christmas, a bespoke re-styling of our famous Vampr capā€Šā€”ā€Šcheck out the exclusive design below ā¬‡ļø

And why should you invest now (if you havenā€™t already)? Well, because stats, thatā€™s why! And weā€™ve got some great new ones for you:

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Donā€™t be a Grinch this holiday season! Invest in Vampr and join us, and all of our new business partners, in celebrating the end of a brilliant year for the company and a successful capital raise šŸŽ…ā­ļø

The Vampr Holiday Investor 2019 cap is a free investment perk offered to anyone who invests in Vampr between now and December 25 11:59 PMĀ EST.

We originally featured Rae Khalil and Jared Rubens in May 2018 after they first met on Vampr.

Rae has since gone on to appear on the Netflix show Rhythm + Flow and their work has received co-signs from Queen Latifah, Chance The Rapper, Anderson Paak, TI, Sway and Snoopdogg, to name but a few.

Describing the journey to her debut album, Girlfriend (out now), Rae says, ā€œWe made the album out of [industry] frustration. When you donā€™t have all the resourcesā€¦ you gotta do the workā€.

Stories like these are why we made Vampr āœŒļø

There are less than six weeks remaining to invest in Vamprā€Šā€”ā€Šjoin us today at www.wefunder.com/vampr

Rae Khalilā€™s debut album, Girlfriend, out now

As our crowdfunding campaign continues to build in grassroots momentumā€Šā€”ā€Šdriven primarily by Vampr usersā€Šā€”ā€Šso too does the list of publicly notable investors. Last week was our biggest week yet with $50,000 raised from the crowd. Itā€™s all really kicking off now in the leadup to our January 16 close-date!

Today weā€™re delighted to share with you another update highlighting some of our newest investors.

Miles Wood

Miles

Miles is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the New Jersey Devils in the NHL.

We asked Miles what attracted him to Vampr: ā€œSince 2017 Iā€™ve been tracking startups and different VC trends in anticipation of finding a company Iā€™m passionate about to invest in. Vampr was the first company that truly excited me. I really believe in their mission to connect everybody in the music industry, regardless of where they live, their skill level or age. This opens up a world of opportunity to anyone who ever dreamed of having a career in music or even just having their songs heard.ā€

ā€œI know what itā€™s like to pursue a passion and how important finding and developing a support network becomes in making that dream come true. With the ever changing nature of the music business and Vamprā€™s powerful ability to connect people through music this is a winning combination, and itā€™s ultimately what rooted my excitement in the company.ā€

John Hayden

John

Miles couldnā€™t resist bringing the opportunity to his teammates, and so we are now also joined by fellow New Jersey Devil and Yale expat John Hayden.

Why did you invest in Vampr, John? ā€œThe music space is growing and presents immense opportunity at the moment. Vampr is positioned to capitalize on this by providing artists with the platform to build relationships and find solutions to their needs. Making connections and building solid support networks are paramount to finding success and enjoying a career in any industry. Vampr makes this easy for creatives.ā€

ā€œIā€™ve always loved music, and now I have the opportunity to invest in a platform that Iā€™m passionate about. Iā€™m excited to join Vampr and watch it grow into an indispensable tool for every player in the creative arts world.ā€

Sunmeet Jolly

Sunmeet

Sunmeet is a prolific Silicon Valley angel investor (seriously, check it out: http://www.crunchbase.com/person/sunmeet-jolly). Heā€™s also a 20+ year software industry veteran, working alongside many Fortune 500 clients including HP, Oracle and Ingram Micro.

In his own words: ā€œBeing a founder of the patented GROTU app, and an angel investor in 33 startupsā€Šā€”ā€Šnot to mention a lover of musicā€Šā€”ā€ŠIā€™m betting Vampr will successfully climb the mountain!ā€

Weā€™re thrilled to pieces to have all three of you plus every other one of our new investors on board for the ride! Welcome to the family šŸŽ‰

With well over 800 investors now there are undoubtedly many more of you with skills, access and credentials that could benefit Vamprā€Šā€”ā€Šwe ask that you please let yourself be known and get in touch with us via email. Baz and I would love to chat āœŒļø

And of course, if you still havenā€™t invested in Vampr, well, what are you waiting for?! Thereā€™s only six weeks leftā€Šā€”ā€Šwww.wefunder.com/vampr

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