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Loupe is a company.
Loupe has raised $15.7M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Loupe.
Loupe has raised $15.7M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Loupe operates a visual art streaming platform, delivering high-resolution digital art to connected televisions and web devices. The platform curates original artist content playlists, often with ambient music, creating immersive visual experiences. It presents an expansive artwork collection, integrating a marketplace for direct discovery and acquisition.
Founded in 2015 by Dot Bustelo, Loupe stemmed from the insight that visual art could be as accessible as streaming music. Bustelo, an entrepreneur, envisioned a service transforming passive viewing into an engaging art experience. Its genesis aimed to connect artists with a global audience via an innovative digital channel.
Loupe serves individual art enthusiasts seeking enriching content for their homes, alongside businesses in hospitality, healthcare, and corporate settings for digital display. Its long-term vision redefines art accessibility and appreciation, fostering direct connections between artists and viewers, establishing the premier digital destination for experiencing and acquiring art.
Key people at Loupe.
Loupe has raised $15.7M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Loupe's investors include Kate Vale, Atlanta Technology Angels, Oliver Libby, Goal Ventures, Phoenix Capital Ventures, Sound Media Ventures, Yolo Investments, Bain Capital Ventures, Curie.Bio, Forerunner Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, INT3.
Loupe has raised $15.7M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in March 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2023 | $3M Seed | Kate Vale | Atlanta Technology Angels, Oliver Libby, Goal Ventures, Phoenix Capital Ventures, Sound Media Ventures, Yolo Investments | Announced |
| Jun 1, 2021 | $12M Series A | — | Bain Capital Ventures, Curie.bio, Forerunner Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, INT3, Operator Partners, Aravind Bharadwaj, Yair Weinberger, Yoav Amit | Announced |
| Jan 1, 2020 | $650K Seed | — | Forerunner Ventures, H/L Ventures, Operator Partners, Greg Bettinelli, Chris M. Willliams | Announced |
Loupe Inc. is a portfolio company that streams curated art from around the world to connected TVs for in-home and out-of-home viewing, while enabling direct purchases of physical and NFT artwork.[1][5] Founded in 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia, it serves art enthusiasts, hospitality venues, and digital signage users through a patented Visual Art DNA discovery engine that generates algorithmic streams, interactive buying features, and the industry-first WalletStream for displaying NFTs on TV.[1][5] The platform has achieved traction as the #1 lifestyle app on Apple TV in over 70 countries, backed by investors like Atlanta Technology Angels, Yolo Investments, Phoenix Capital Ventures, GOAL Ventures, and CityRock Venture.[1]
Loupe Inc. was founded in 2016 by Dot Bustelo, who serves as CEO.[1][5] Bustelo brings experience as a content producer for Apple Software, an employee at Hal Leonard Corp and Lynda.com, and has positioned Loupe as a leader in art streaming entertainment.[1] The idea emerged to create the leading TV platform for streaming and selling art, evolving from a focus on global art curation to incorporating advanced tech like patented discovery algorithms and NFT integration, with early funding from Southeast-focused angels and ventures.[1]
(Note: Distinct from other "Loupe" entities, such as the London-based jewelry supply chain platform formerly Atelier Technology or the Miami sports card livestream marketplace.[2][3][4])
Loupe rides the convergence of streaming media, digital art, and NFTs, capitalizing on the shift toward immersive TV-based entertainment beyond traditional video.[1][5] Timing aligns with the explosion of connected TV adoption and NFT mainstreaming post-2021, where art moves from static displays to dynamic, purchasable streams in homes, hotels, and public spaces.[1] Market forces like rising demand for experiential digital media and algorithmic personalization favor Loupe, influencing the ecosystem by pioneering TV-native art commerce and bridging physical/NFT worlds for creators and buyers.[1]
Loupe is poised to expand its TV art streaming dominance by deepening NFT integrations and global partnerships, potentially scaling to more smart TV platforms amid growing out-of-home digital signage trends.[1] Evolving consumer habits toward interactive, algorithm-driven content will shape its path, with influence growing through curated cultural experiences that blend art, music, and commerce. As the bridge between streaming tech and accessible art ownership, Loupe stands to redefine how global audiences discover and own visual culture.[1][5]
