Flow Ventures Announces Investment in ArtAnywhere
We’re very happy to announce our second investment of 2009, in Montreal-based ArtAnywhere (www.artanywhere.com). This online art rental business combines a social purpose with a solid business case. The idea is simple. There are artists in cities around the world creating artwork which is rarely seen. There are empty walls in businesses and homes in need of inspiration. ArtAnywhere brings the two together to create new galleries in non-traditional spaces, perhaps the one you’re sitting in right now. The option to rent makes art affordable and accessible for everyone.
© Julian Haber Photography - Ship 4
This is the first startup created and spun-out of Flow Ventures itself. Leading ArtAnywhere is CEO and co-founder Christine Renaud. She’s an experienced educator and social entrepreneur who is already well-known in local startup circles. You can learn more about Christine and ArtAnywhere on our blog (or Twitter @artanywr) which will be packed with content leading up to our launch.
(c) Mark Dixon (www.markdixon.ca) - Trees on a hill, 90 x 120 cm, acrylic on board, 2006
ArtAnywhere is currently in private beta and has already rallied hundreds of artists in our launch cities of Montreal, Toronto and New York. Spread the word if you know an under-appreciated artist who wants to participate in our beta program by providing artwork. If you’re a business interested in being one of our “beta renters” you can sign up on the site.
As investors, we’re thrilled to continue finding and funding great new startups under Flow’s unique funding + acceleration model.
Raymond
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Technology news - Techvibes Blog says:
July 15th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
[...] Flow Ventures announced today that they have invested in Montreal-based online art rentail business ArtAnywhere. This is Flow Ventures’ second investment of 2009. [...]
Chris Advansun says:
July 15th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Bravo to FLOW and the team behind Art Anywhere. This is a strong concept in a highly interesting market. Keep up the good work and let me know how I can help.
raymond says:
July 16th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Thanks Chris and thanks for your help brainstorming the name and concept. I hope you like the name we chose!
Christine Renaud says:
July 16th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Merci mon ami!
We’re changing the world, one startup at a time.
Montreal Tech Watch » Flow Ventures spurs new art rental startup says:
July 16th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
[...] Raymond Luk, from Flow Ventures, announced an investment in a 2nd startup called Art AnyWhere. [...]
Aaron deMello says:
July 16th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Very cool. Congrats folks.
Massimo says:
July 17th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Another cool new startup and a very impressive step forward - congratulations to everyone at Flow !
Harlene says:
July 21st, 2009 at 3:14 pm
This a giant leap for Art, Start-Ups & Montreal. Congratulations to everyone involved! As a local artist and start-up girl I’ll be following closely and cheering you on.
ArtAnywhere » Blog Archive » Flow Ventures announces investment in ArtAnywhere! says:
August 21st, 2009 at 12:44 pm
[...] ArtAnywhere is an initiative of Flow Ventures, who are known to walk their talk: We’re very happy to announce our second investment of 2009, in Montreal-based ArtAnywhere (www.artanywhere.com). This online art rental business combines a social purpose with a solid business case. The idea is simple. There are artists in cities around the world creating artwork which is rarely seen. There are empty walls in businesses and homes in need of inspiration. ArtAnywhere brings the two together to create new galleries in non-traditional spaces, perhaps the one you’re sitting in right now. The option to rent makes art affordable and accessible for everyone. more [...]