Enjoy visiting art galleries but would love to know the stories behind the artworks? Wish you could carry your favourite art with you, and show your collection to friends?
Smartify is a free app which helps people make meaningful connections with art. Using image recognition technology, Smartify instantly identifies artworks by scanning them on your smartphone.
Through Smartify, users can unlock the stories behind the art, create a digital personal art collection, and share with the Smartify community. Smartify is available at a growing network of partner venues, including some of the world’s most popular museums.
You can also find us on:
Twitter: @_smartify
Instagram: @_smartify
#Smartify
Smartify is a free app which helps people make meaningful connections with art. Using image recognition technology, Smartify instantly identifies artworks by scanning them on your smartphone.
Through Smartify, users can unlock the stories behind the art, create a digital personal art collection, and share with the Smartify community. Smartify is available at a growing network of partner venues, including some of the world’s most popular museums.
You can also find us on:
Twitter: @_smartify
Instagram: @_smartify
#Smartify
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $3.19M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 12.01.2023 | Pembroke V... | pembrokevc... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 29.01.2025 | - | $1.87M | - |
| 11.11.2020 | - | $1.32M | Pembroke V... |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.01.2025 | Smartify: Revolutionizing Museum Experiences with AI and AR | In a world where technology shapes our experiences, Smartify emerges as a beacon for cultural institutions. This visitor engagement platform has recently secured €1.8 million in funding, led by Metavallon VC, with contributions from Pembrok... |
| 29.01.2025 | Smartify Raises €1.8M to Redefine Museum Experiences with AI & AR Magic | Greece, UK ~ Company: Smartify, a visitor interaction platform with a Greek co-founder, has secured €1.8M in a round, led by Metavallon VC, with participation from Pembroke VCT and advisory support from Mountside Ventures. 👯 Founder(s): Tha... |
| 29.01.2025 | Museum app Smartify secures £1.5M funding | Smartify, a visitor engagement platform for museums, has raised £1.5M. The round was led by Metavallon VC, with participation from Pembroke VCT, and advised by Mountside Ventures. Smartify allows arts and cultural institutions worldwide to ... |
| 08.02.2023 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers | January 2023 | Welcome to the January 2023 edition of the DIGIT Movers and Shakers column. This month features another bumper crop of Scottish awards, relocation, partnership, and recruitment news. Here’s all the latest news in one place. Recruitment Mico... |
| 31.01.2023 | XPoNorth Digital and Smartify Give Highlands Museums A Digital Boost | A unique partnership opportunity by XpoNorth Digital and Smartify will provide a digital boost to six Highland museums. XpoNorth Digital, Highlands and Islands Enterprise’s specialist digital support programme for the creative and heritage ... |
| 16.11.2022 | 30+ Greek Scaleups To Watch in 2023 | Greece ~ The most recent ecosystem data on SEE innovation ecosystems counts some 1.7K startups in Greece alone. In the last five years, the value of Greek startups has grown over seven times, reaching a combined value of $8.2B today. And ev... |
| 11.11.2020 | Pembroke VCT invests £1 million into Smartify | Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on building the brands of tomorrow, has made an initial investment of £1 million into , the app named by New Scientist as the ‘Shazam and Spotify for art’. Smartify, founded in 2015 by four ... |