Artue
Category: Foundation Models / LLMs
AI-native art platform that digitizes, stores, curates, and tokenizes physical and digital artworks using AI-driven personalization and blockchain provenance Artue was founded in 2022. The company is led by Bo Young Song. Based in Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 14. Total funding raised: $3.01M (PitchBook data - unconfirmed by primary sources). Latest round: Strategic investment from Crit Ventures USA (November 2025). Key investors include Crit Ventures USA, 500 Global, Globlex Holding Management, Axle Impact Investment, SoftBank Ventures Asia.
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Seoul, South Korea
- Team size
- 14
- Total funding
- $3.01M (PitchBook data - unconfirmed by primary sources)
Value proposition
Combines proprietary AI curation, blockchain provenance, and tokenization to give collectors, galleries and artists a secure, searchable, and monetizable digital twin of every artwork
Products and solutions
AI-powered art generation & curation engine, Blockchain-based provenance & tokenization platform, Digital-twin creation for physical artworks, Conversational AI (ChatGPT) for art discovery & analysis, White-glove art storage & logistics service
Unique value
First patent filing for AI-based art recommendation and discovery system using convergent AI structure incorporating GPT, vision, voice, and blockchain modules
Target customer
Art collectors, galleries, dealers, emerging artists, institutional art funds, and blockchain-enabled art marketplaces
Industries served
Digital art market, Blockchain technology, AI-driven creative industries, Art investment, Cultural technology
Technology advantage
Proprietary deep-learning models for style-based recommendation and valuation, private permissioned blockchain for immutable provenance, exclusive partnership with OpenAI Korea for real-time conversational AI
How they differentiate
Focus on AI-driven personalization, full-stack digital twin creation, and conversational search, whereas competitors either focus solely on provenance or broader AI/VR collaboration
Main competitors
Arthur Technologies (AI/VR collaboration platform), Artie (AI-driven art marketplace), Artory (blockchain provenance for fine art), Verisart (digital certification & NFT platform)
Key partnerships
OpenAI Korea - innovation partner for ChatGPT integration, Crit Ventures USA - strategic investor and growth partner, CONX (XPLA) - blockchain infrastructure for STO, ACCESS BANGKOK Art Fair - market-entry partner in Southeast Asia, SoftBank Ventures Asia - advisory investor
Notable customers
OpenAI Korea (innovation partner), Several boutique galleries in Seoul and Hong Kong, Institutional art fund pilot (Q4 2025)
Major milestones
2022: Company (Habitus Associates) founded by Bo Young Song, 2023: Launched AI-native art platform Artue, 2025: Selected as sole startup partner for OpenAI Korea launch, 2025: Filed global patent for AI art recommendation system, 2025: Received strategic investment from Crit Ventures USA, 2025: Established USDC payment infrastructure, 2025: Initiated Security Token Offering (STO) roadmap for physical artworks, 2026: Entered OpenAI 'Apps in ChatGPT' ecosystem for conversational art curation and commerce
Growth metrics
96 galleries, 654 artists, 4,743 artworks listed; 15% artist growth and 20% artwork growth year-over-year
Market positioning
Positioned as a niche leader at the intersection of generative AI, blockchain provenance, and art-tokenization, targeting both high-net-worth collectors and emerging digital-art ecosystems
Geographic focus
South Korea (Seoul headquarters) with expansion plans to North American and Southeast Asian markets
Patents and IP
Global patent filing for AI-based art recommendation and discovery system (patent number not publicly disclosed)
About Bo Young Song
Founder and CEO of Artue, Former Co-founder of ACCESS BANGKOK Art Fair, CEO of Cahiers d'Art Korea, Art-tech entrepreneur specializing in AI-driven art tokenization and blockchain integration
Official website: https://artue.io