In the latest sign of consolidation sweeping the art-tech sector, inventory management giant Artlogic and gallery software firm ArtCloud will merge in an attempt to reshape the digital infrastructure that underpins the global art market.
The move combines Artlogic’s long-established strength in inventory systems and website solutions—used by more than 5,500 clients across 70 countries—with ArtCloud’s rapid growth in collector engagement tools, AI-driven features, and integrated payments. Together, the firms now support over 6,000 galleries, artists, and collectors, managing more than 15 million artworks.
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Artlogic CEO Mike Profit framed the merger as a long-term alignment rather than a short-term land grab. “We are not merging to compete in a momentary race,” he said. “We’re building durable, flexible infrastructure that empowers galleries, collectors, and institutions well into the future.”
ArtCloud CEO Alex West, who will join the combined company as Chief Innovation Officer, emphasized the role of technology as a cost-saving investment for galleries facing rising overhead. “We can’t lower their rent,” he said, “but we can build the infrastructure that helps ensure their efforts go further.”
This deal arrives amid a wave of high-profile mergers and strategic alliances in the art market. Beowolff Capital has placed an offer to acquire Artnet, a move that would see that digital marketplace be placed under the same umbrella as Artsy. Beowolff is now working to delist Artnet from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in a bid to reshape digital art marketplaces into a private, AI-driven ecosystem.
Earlier this month Winston Art Group and Artory joined forces to create the Winston Artory Group, pairing traditional appraisal services with blockchain-backed data analytics—essentially aiming to quantify the unquantifiable. And then there is New Perspectives Art Partners, an invite-only consultancy launched by veterans from Ed and Alex Dolman, Brett Gorvy, Philip Hoffman, and Patti Wong; it was conceived as a high-level problem-solving task force for art world power players.
ArtCloud and Artlogic will continue to operate independently in the near term while integrating teams and technologies behind the scenes.