Edinburgh spinout Skoog is looking to raised up to $6.4m in funding, having previously obtained money from investors including state-owned Scottish Enterprise.

Skoogmusic, a Scotland-based music technology spinout of University of Edinburgh, is hoping to raise between £3m and £5m ($3.8m to $6.4m), the Herald reported on Saturday.

Founded in 2008, Skoogmusic has developed a tactile musical cube, called Skoog, that allows children to play music. The device war initially aimed at supporting children with disabilities and learning difficulties.

The company widened its market approach after it was able to put the device up for sale in 150 Apple stores around the world and have the technology integrated into Apple’s own software products.

The Skoog can now, for example, control music played on music streaming service Apple Music, enabling users to play around with music without any formal training.

The spinout previously obtained £440,000 in 2010 from investors including Scottish Enterprise, the economic development agency of the Scottish Government, Barwell and Daedalus.