Auctionata
Art Tech / E-commerceGermanyClosed 2017
Total Raised
$150M
Peak Valuation
Undisclosed
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2017
Business model
Online auction platform for fine art, antiques, and collectibles, aiming to bring traditional auction houses' business online.
In brief
Aimed to disrupt traditional fine art auction houses by moving high-value art and collectibles sales online, backed by Rocket Internet and other prominent European investors. The business faced persistent authentication and trust challenges inherent to high-value art sales conduc…
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2011
- Closed
- 2017
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germany
- Industry
- Art Tech / E-commerce
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
- Alexander Zacke
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Often compared with: Sotheby's, Christie's.