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Artsy

Artsy IPO

$42.42MM
Series AA Valuation, May 2025
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Artsy IPO date and status

2009
Founded
Apr 2026
MA Closed

Company details

Artsy was founded in 2009 by Carter Cleveland. The company has not publicly endorsed a plan to participate in an IPO. These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.

Artsy is an online art brokerage that currently operates as a platform for galleries to sell their products through auctions and fixed-price transactions. In addition to selling physical artwork on its platform, the company also hosts NFT auctions. In 2017, Artsy acquired ArtAdvisor, a data science startup. Artsy has raised $100 million in venture capital funding from investors including Avenir Growth Capital, L Catterton, Thrive Capital, Shumway Capital, Larry Gagosian, Wendi Murdoch, Rich Barton, and others. A 2017 round of Series D funding increased Artsy's valuation to $275 million.

Subsector
Founded
2009
Headquarters
New York, NY, United States
Founders
Carter Cleveland, Sebastian Cwilich
Forge Price 1
Price not available
Market Activity 2
Limited
Last Matched Price
Post-Money Valuation 3
$42.42MM
Total Funding
$32.8MM
Last Funding Round
Series AA

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Artsy became a public company following its M&A on 04/15/2026 and is now a publicly traded company.

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Artsy became a public company following its M&A on 04/15/2026.

What is Artsy’s IPO price?

The IPO price of Artsy is not currently available.

When was Artsy founded?

Artsy was founded in 2009.

What is Artsy funding to date?

Artsy has raised $32.8MM to date.

Artsy major investors

Avenir Growth Capital
Fine Day Ventures
Founder Collective
L Catterton
Plug & Play Tech Center
Slow Ventures
Thrive Capital
Triplepoint Capital

Artsy pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds

Funding history chart
Funding round and deals details
Funding Date Round Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation 3 Key Investors
05/06/2025 Series AA $32.8MM $1.09 $42.42MM Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
30,167,587
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
0.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Undisclosed Investors

Artsy IPO news and media highlights

Artsy, Fairchain And Fifteen Percent Pledge Auction Raises $200,000 To Support Creatives

The Artsy Impact Auction: Black History Month Focus, Presented with Fairchain, hosted and curated by art institutions Fairchain and Artsy to empower Black fine artists, fashion designers, and creatives. The auction raised proceeds that benefited the Fifteen Percent Pledge.

Discover the world of art online: Artsy CEO

Carter Cleveland, Artsy founder and CEO, explains how his website allows art enthusiasts to collect, browse or discover new works of art online.

New York’s Artsy Is Making It Even Easier to Buy Art Online

The nine-year-old company is hosting the digital equivalent of gallery openings on its marketplace.

Five Questions with Orta Therox – Times Open

We talked to Artsy engineer Orta Therox about mobile development, open source and “developing at the speed of thought.”
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