WebFund has invested in a new start-up, MusicHype, a music industry platform provider which will enable well-known bands and their fans to form valuable relationships.

The MusicHype team includes WebFund Directors Dave Moskovitz and Stefan Korn, Managing Director James O’Hare, Digital Strategist Annabel Youens, CTO Jeff Mitchell, and Hypemaster Adam Bryce.

Do you want to be a startup CEO? Do you have what it takes to be a CEO?  WebFund has a number of great business concepts looking for the right person to drive them forward.  We’re also building a database of people capable of driving success in an online business. If you’re interested in joining a team of highly motivated, agile, quick, smart people, just contact us!

TV and print may be oh-so-last-century, but it still feels pretty good when one of your investments gets positive traditional media coverage.  One of the companies that WebFund has invested in, DIYFather.com, has just published its first book: Call Me Dad.

Here’s TVNZ’s Close Up story on the book:

TVNZ Close Up story on DIYFather.com Call Me Dad

We’re having a book launch party at Dymocks Books in Lambton Quay in Wellington on Wednesday 18 February at 6pm.  Consider this an invitation to come along and help us celebrate the success of a book, a company, the startup ecosystem, and … fatherhood!

Webfund’s Managing Director Stefan Korn visited Bootup Labs in Vancouver today, and was interviewed by Boris Mann on international incubation opportunities.

Boris writes a great blog on the Vancouver startup scene, and has been working to try to increase international cooperation and information sharing to help maximise the chances of success for startups.

Watch the interview:

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Disclosure: I’m the Chairman of Webfund. Go Stefan!