Loupe, an Atlanta, GA-based provider of art streaming services, raised $3M in Seed+ funding.
The round was led by ALIAVIA Ventures, with participation from Sound Media Ventures, CityRock Venture Partners, Goal Ventures, Phoenix Capital Ventures, Yolo.io and Atlanta Technology Angels.The company intends to use the funds to secure lead generation around branded content and consumer awareness, as well as expand its streaming partnerships with major media and hospitality companies in 2023. Led by Founder and CEO Dot Bustelo, Loupe is a provider of art streaming services. It gives voice and exposure to more than 700 emerging and well-known artists. Users can select from over 50 customizable art-streaming channels featuring mood, cultural and seasonal themes, as well as the algorithmically driven Stream by Color playlists. Using patented software, the platform ingests digital assets and user-generated preferences to curate a distinctive experience of ambient entertainment, displaying all forms of contemporary art works from Fine Art Painting, Award-winning Photography and Street Art & Murals to Digital, NFT and Motion Art. It has over 700 artists, 50+ channels and over a dozen streaming relationships including Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Comcast Xfinity, Google TV, LG Channels, Local Now, Samsung TV Plus, Sling TV, Xumo, ViX (TelevisaUnivision), FreeCast and Vizio WatchFree+. Launched recently, the Loupe for Business application is a solution for out-of-home markets – from hospitality to healthcare – to schedule, manage and tailor branded art experiences by location zone, throughout the day and week. 23/03/2023
