Pushdot vs Skoove

The simplest way to hand out your contact details.

Pushdot is an iOS app that lets you hand out any combination of your contact details to someone you are networking with, whether they have the app or not. Imagine if each business card that you pulled out of your pocket had the exact info on it that you wanted to share with the person you were handing it to, this is what Pushdot does - but in app form.

The easiest way to learn to play piano.

Skoove is a fun music learning platform offering the world’s first interactive online piano lessons. Designed for beginner and returning pianists, the app works via web browser and delivers expertly designed lessons, giving real time feedback and adapting to your pace. Just plug in a keyboard or e-piano to get started.

Founded in Berlin in August 2014 by music technology veterans and cofounders Dr Florian Plenge and Stephan Schulz, Skoove completed a seed funding round with the largest German early stage fund, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), in 2015. The startup is a graduate of the renowned Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Berlin, and is supported by the Microsoft Ventures Alumni program and the acclaimed Fraunhofer IDMT research institute.

Featured in VentureBeat and on Sky News, Skoove launched in public beta on 15 September, 2015.