kanvas

Kanvas.ai, founded in Tallinn, Estonia in 2020 by Julian Jurgen Kaljuvee, operates as a platform connecting artists and art enthusiasts. The company facilitates the creation of NFTs for artists' works and accepts cryptocurrency payments. It offers a marketplace for curated physical and NFT artworks, as well as a secondary market for collectors. The platform is designed to make the art market more accessible and transparent through features like digital wallets, fractional ownership, and AI-powered art valuation.

The company's platform aims to revolutionize art investment through a fractional model. This allows investors to purchase shares of an artwork, minimizing individual risk while enabling participation in the art market, similar to how the stock market operates. Kanvas.ai provides tools for investors, including a proprietary art index, to analyze the performance of art assets and make informed decisions. The integration of blockchain technology is a key component of their strategy, aiming to provide an additional layer of security and transparency.

In January 2025, it was reported that the company was out of business. Prior to this, Kanvas.ai had received funding from the institutional investor F Stage and had gone through an accelerator/incubator program in September 2023. As of December 2022, the company's revenue was reported at approximately €7.65K.

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