Masterworks, founded in 2017 in New York City, has raised approximately $225 million in funding to date, reaching a $1 billion valuation as of October 2021. The company’s major funding event was a $110 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital. Masterworks offers an online platform for retail investors to purchase shares representing investments in blue-chip artwork sourced from major auction houses and galleries. By securitizing high-value artworks and enabling secondary market trading, the company democratizes access to the art-investment class and leverages technology to scale alternative asset investing.