# Artsy

> Artsy connects collectors with galleries and auction houses through art discovery, editorial coverage, market data, and online purchasing. Its commercial model combines gallery subscriptions with commissions on e-commerce transactions.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Carter Cleveland (Founder; former CEO), Sebastian Cwilich (Co-founder; former president and COO), Wendi Murdoch (Co-founder and early backer), Dasha Zhukova (Co-founder and early backer)
- **Products:** Artsy Marketplace, The Art Genome Project, Artsy for Galleries, Artsy Price Database, Artsy Guarantee
- **Notable:** Built an art classification framework with more than 1,000 characteristics., Raised a $25 million Series C in 2015 and a $50 million Series D in 2017., Offers a free searchable auction-results database.

## Products & services

- **Artsy Marketplace** — Discover artworks, contact galleries, make offers, purchase eligible works, and bid in partner auctions.
- **The Art Genome Project** — Art classification using more than 1,000 characteristics linking artists and artworks.
- **Artsy for Galleries** — Gallery subscriptions covering listings, exhibitions, collector inquiries, marketing, and performance analytics.
- **Artsy Price Database** — Free access to millions of auction results, with records for 300,000 artists according to its current product page.
- **Artsy Guarantee** — Protection for qualifying checkout transactions up to $100,000, subject to reporting deadlines and exclusions.
- **Foundations 2026** — Fifth emerging-art online showcase, featuring over 1,200 works from more than 85 galleries in 20 countries.
- **Artsy Editorial** — Artist coverage, collecting guides, market reports, and curated discovery.

## Achievements

- Built an art classification framework with more than 1,000 characteristics.
- Raised a $25 million Series C in 2015 and a $50 million Series D in 2017.
- Offers a free searchable auction-results database.
- Combined leadership with Artnet in April 2026 while preserving separate websites.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Announced Foundations 2026, the fifth edition of its emerging-art showcase.
- **2026-04** — Artsy and Artnet announced shared leadership: Jeffrey Yin as CEO and Andrew Wolff as chairman.
- **2025-12** — Released its first Artsy Buyer Trends report, drawing on searches and purchases.
- **2025-05** — Beowolff Capital’s majority ownership of Artsy was publicly reported.

## Links

- Website: https://www.artsy.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/artsyinc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/artsy
- GitHub: https://github.com/artsy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artsy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artsy

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Last updated: 2026-10-04