# Adam Fields

> Adam Fields is the founder and CEO of ARTA, a New York technology company that turns the messy, offline business of shipping art and high-value collectibles into software. After running logistics at the online marketplace Artspace, he grew frustrated that there was no transparent way to ship a painting, and in 2014 left to build one. ARTA began as a Kayak-style price-comparison tool for fine art transport and grew into an embedded commerce layer - shipping, insurance, tracking, and customs - that powers checkout for a large share of the world's auction houses and luxury sellers. The company has raised roughly $19.5 million, including an $11 million Series A in 2022, and operates across 45 countries.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at ARTA
- **Organizations:** ARTA, Artspace, ACEditions.com / ArtandCulture.com, The Agency Sports Management
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled ARTA into infrastructure serving a large share of the world's enterprise auction houses, Raised roughly $19.5 million in total funding, including an $11 million Series A in 2022, Built a logistics network spanning 45 countries for art, design, watches, jewelry, and collectibles

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Director of Business Development at ACEditions.com & ArtandCulture.com
- **2010** — Joins Artspace, eventually serving as Vice President of the marketplace
- **2014** — Leaves Artspace to found ARTA, frustrated by the state of art shipping
- **2015** — ARTA debuts at New York's Armory Show as a price-comparison platform for fine art shipping
- **2016** — Raises seed funding from investors including David Zwirner Gallery and Sotheby's
- **2021** — Launches ARTA's API integration with Artsy
- **2022** — Raises $11 million Series A led by AXA Venture Partners with Coelius Capital and Corazon Capital
- **2024** — Launches embedded valuables insurance in partnership with Chubb

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled ARTA into infrastructure serving a large share of the world's enterprise auction houses
- Raised roughly $19.5 million in total funding, including an $11 million Series A in 2022
- Built a logistics network spanning 45 countries for art, design, watches, jewelry, and collectibles
- Named among the art world entrepreneurs to know by the Art Innovators Alliance / Sotheby's Institute (2018)
- Partnered with Chubb to launch embedded insurance and with Artsy and Shopify for commerce integrations

## Latest updates

- **2024-05** — ARTA launched an embedded valuables insurance product with Chubb, expanding its consumer offerings.
- **2022-10** — ARTA closed an $11 million Series A led by AXA Venture Partners.

## Links

- Website: https://arta.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-fields-19479a9
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/shipARTA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shiparta/

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Last updated: 2026-08-06