Last Artsy valuation
$275M
Series D · Jul 2017
Last Artsy funding round
$33M
Series A · May 2025
Cumulative funding Artsy raised
$126M
across 4 funding rounds
Key investors in Artsy
ZhenFund
Thrive Capital
IDG Capital
Founders Fund
Slow Ventures
L Catterton
About Artsy
Artsy is a New York-headquartered online art marketplace partnering with over four thousand galleries and auction houses worldwide. It lists works by artists from Pablo Picasso to contemporary figures through searchable catalogs and personalized recommendations. The platform supports buying via auctions, direct gallery sales, and art advising services. Artsy integrates with events like Art Basel and Frieze fairs for live coverage. Founded in 2010, it serves collectors across continents with mobile apps and inquiry tools.
Founded
2009
HQ
New York City, NYWebsite
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B & B2C
Revenue model
Commission
Valuation
$275M (Jul 2017)
Artsy Valuation
Artsy is currently valued at $275M, based on its Series D in July 2017.
The $50M round was led by Avenir.
Artsy valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2017 | Series D | $275M |
Artsy Funding History
Artsy has raised a total of $126M across 4 funding rounds.
Artsy's first fundraising round was a $19M Series B in April 2014. The most recent completed round was a $33M Series A in May 2025.
Artsy funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Series A | - | $33M | - | Artsy is an online art marketplace platform founded in 2009 that connects galleries, auction houses, art fairs, and museums with collectors worldwide. The platform hosts over 1 million artworks from more than 100,000 artists across 3,000+ partners in 100+ countries, offering both fixed-price sales and auction transactions including NFT auctions. In May 2025, Artsy closed a Series E funding round of $32.8 million, bringing the company's post-money valuation to $42.42 million according to secondary market data. The round was led by aVenture as an investor. For fiscal year 2025, Artsy reported annual revenue of $100 million, reflecting strong growth from $92.5 million in 2024. Despite a 12% decline in the global art market in 2024, Artsy's gallery partners experienced a 15% increase in average total sales on the platform, reaching the highest mark since 2021, demonstrating resilience in a challenging market environment. The company has raised a cumulative $134.96 million across 9 total funding rounds since inception, with earlier notable rounds including the Series D in July 2017 that raised $50 million at a $275 million valuation and was led by Avenir Growth Capital. |
| Jul 2017 | Series D | Avenir (lead) | $50M | $275M | Artsy is a New York-based online art marketplace and discovery platform that connects galleries, collectors, and auction houses. The platform hosts galleries' artwork online and provides a destination for people to learn about, discover, and purchase visual art, with an in-house magazine and educational content. In July 2017, Artsy raised $50 million in Series D funding led by Avenir Growth Capital at a post-money valuation of $275 million, bringing total capital raised to approximately $100 million. The round included 56 investors total, with prominent participants including Thrive Capital, Shumway Capital, L Catterton, angel investors Larry Gagosian (Gagosian Gallery founder), Joe Gebbia (Airbnb co-founder), Dasha Zhukova, and members of the Rockefeller and Akvavella families. The company deployed the capital to accelerate its fastest-growing segment: online auctions. Artsy had secured partnerships with the three major brick-and-mortar auction houses—Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips—and achieved significant growth, with auctions quadrupling in number on the platform year-over-year. At the time of the round, Artsy hosted work from over 4,000 galleries and 800,000 artworks, generated approximately $20 million in sales per month, attracted 2 million unique monthly visitors, and accounted for one-third of all received bids and nine percent of sales on its hosted auctions. |
| Mar 2015 | Series C | L Catterton (lead); ZhenFund; Red Swan Ventures; IDG Capital; Strand Equity Partners; LionTree; Tom Nicholson; Thrive Capital | $25M | - | Artsy, an online platform for discovering, buying, and selling art, announced a $25 million Series C funding round on March 26, 2015, led by L Catterton with participation from investors including Thrive Capital and others. The investment aimed to expand the global art market by growing the number of galleries listing artworks and increasing collector engagement. Between 2013 and 2014, the total estimated value of new gallery inventory on Artsy grew by 89%, and the number of galleries plus revenue from gallery subscriptions tripled during that period. Collectors had inquired on an estimated $10.2 billion worth of art to date. Michael Farello from L Catterton joined Artsy's board, bringing expertise in luxury consumer markets to support growth. Prior investors included Rich Barton, Sky Dayton, Lee Fixel, Larry Gagosian, Joe Lonsdale, Wendi Murdoch, the Rockefeller family, Peter Thiel, and Dasha Zhukova. Artsy positioned itself as a key player in democratizing access to the art world through education, discovery, and transactions. Later rounds provide context: a 2017 Series D raised $50 million at a $275 million post-money valuation led by Avenir Growth Capital with L Catterton and others participating, bringing total funding to around $100 million at that time. Artsy continued expanding into auctions with partners like Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips. By 2025, Artsy had raised over $134 million across multiple rounds, with the latest being a $32.8 million Series E. |
| Apr 2014 | Series B | Thrive Capital (lead); ZhenFund; Sky Dayton; Dasha Zhukova; Jaws Ventures; Slow Ventures; Artis Ventures; Larry Gagosian; Bobby Goodlatte; Wendi Murdoch; Founders Fund; Oliver Jung | $19M | - | Artsy is an online platform for discovering, buying, and selling art, connecting collectors with galleries worldwide. In April 2014, it raised $18.5 million in a Series B round led by Thrive Capital, with participation from investors including Artis Ventures, Bobby Goodlatte, Dasha Zhukova, Founders Fund, Jaws Ventures, Larry Gagosian, Oliver Jung, Sky Dayton, Slow Ventures, Wendi Murdoch, and ZhenFund. This followed an earlier $1.25 million seed round in 2010 also led by Thrive Capital (Josh Kushner). The funding supported Artsy's growth as a high-profile Tribeca-based art selling platform, emphasizing its role in the online art market. By late 2014, Artsy reported traction with cooperation from 1800 commercial galleries in 90 countries, monthly transactions totaling $20 million (not specified as revenue), and 2 million unique visitors, with monthly sales doubled from prior periods. The platform positioned itself as the world's leading site for searching and collecting art, using investments to develop auctions. In a subsequent much later round (post-2020), it raised $50 million led by Avenir Growth Capital from 56 investors, including repeat participants like Thrive Capital and Larry Gagosian. |
Who has invested in Artsy?
19 investors have backed Artsy across its funding rounds, including ZhenFund, Thrive Capital, IDG Capital, Founders Fund, Slow Ventures and L Catterton.
Lead investors include Avenir, L Catterton and Thrive Capital.
Artsy Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Beijing | 2 | Participant | Apr 2014 | |
| New York City, NY | 2 | Lead | Apr 2014 | |
| New York City, NY | 1 | Participant | Mar 2015 | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | Participant | Apr 2014 | |
| New York City, NY | 1 | Participant | Apr 2014 | |
| Beijing | 1 | Participant | Mar 2015 | |
| Miami, FL | 1 | Participant | Apr 2014 | |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | Participant | Apr 2014 | |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | Participant | Apr 2014 | |
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| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | Participant | Mar 2015 | |
| Greenwich, CT | 1 | Lead | Mar 2015 | |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | Participant | Apr 2014 | |
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by Artsy
Artsy has acquired 1 company to date.
Last acquisition by Artsy was on April 17th 2017. Artsy acquired ArtAdvisor for undisclosed valuation.
Latest Acquisitions by Artsy
| Description | ArtAdvisor is a Toronto-headquartered platform that leverages machine learning to analyze vast datasets on artists' auction results, exhibition histories, and market trends. The algorithm assesses cultural importance through metrics like institutional collections and media mentions while forecasting future value appreciation. Available since 2019, it serves collectors, galleries, and advisors by generating personalized recommendations and risk assessments for investments exceeding millions in sales volume. Partnerships with auction houses like Sotheby's integrate its predictions into bidding strategies. |
| HQ Country | |
| HQ City | New York City, NY |
| Deal Date | 17 Apr 2017 |
| Valuation | undisclosed |
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Artsy Competitors
Artsy competitors include listed companies like ZIGExN and Aramis Group, and private ones like Playtomic, HUNGRY, Gathern and Yoummday.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Madrid | Private | $33M | - | $270M | 8.2x | |
| United States | Private | $15M | - | $270M | - | |
 Riyadh | Private | - | - | $267M | - | |
 Munich | Private | $39M | - | $288M | 7.4x | |
 Japan | Publicly listed | $188M | $38M | $290M | 1.2x | |
 France | Publicly listed | $2.7B | $74M | $298M | 0.2x |
Artsy Public Comps
Artsy is still privately-owned, but its public comps include One Career, Addcn Technology, So-Young, Adventure, ZIGExN, Aramis Group, Socar, Quick Co., EaseMyTrip and Uxin.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $49M | $14M | 4.5x | 3.4x | 15.3x | - | |||
| $73M | $34M | 3.3x | 3.3x | 7.0x | 7.0x | |||
| $227M | ($32M) | 1.0x | 0.8x | (7.5x) | (11.9x) | |||
| $19M | $4M | 14.4x | - | 79.1x | - | |||
| $188M | $38M | 1.3x | 1.2x | 6.4x | 4.8x | |||
| $2.7B | $74M | 0.2x | 0.2x | 6.1x | 10.7x | |||
| $343M | $72M | 1.5x | - | 7.0x | - | |||
| $218M | $41M | 1.0x | 1.0x | 5.4x | - | |||
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Common questions about Artsy
| When was Artsy founded? | Artsy was founded in 2009. |
| Where is Artsy headquartered? | Artsy is headquartered in New York City, NY, United States. |
| Is Artsy publicly listed? | No, Artsy is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Artsy's valuation? | Artsy was last valued at $275M in its Series D in July 2017. |
| How much funding has Artsy raised? | Artsy has raised $126M across 4 funding rounds. |
| What was Artsy's last funding round? | Artsy's last funding round was a $33M Series A in May 2025. |
| Who are Artsy's investors? | Artsy's investors include ZhenFund, Thrive Capital, Red Swan Ventures, Sky Dayton, Dasha Zhukova, IDG Capital, Jaws Ventures, Slow Ventures, Artis Ventures, Larry Gagosian and 9 others. |
| Which companies are comparable to Artsy? | Companies comparable to Artsy include Playtomic, HUNGRY, Gathern, Yoummday, ZIGExN and Aramis Group. |
| How many companies has Artsy acquired? | Artsy has acquired 1 company, including ArtAdvisor. |
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