Sergiu Ardelean — Where Art Comes Alive

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For a decade I've worked to dissolve the line between the physical and the digital — building tools that let any artwork come alive, and putting the magic of augmented reality into the hands of 750,000 creators in 190 countries.

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creatives worldwide

countries reached

years pioneering AR

museum cities

The journey
so far.

THE FIRST EXIT

An AR agency, sold.

I built and exited an augmented reality agency in Vienna, creating campaigns for Volkswagen and Audi across 42 countries — and learned that the future belongs to experiences, not screens.

THE BIG IDEA

Artivive is born.

I set out to democratize AR for the creative world: a platform where any artist can make a painting move, a poster speak, a wall breathe — no code required. The Canva for augmented reality.

SCALE

A global creative community.

Today 750,000 creatives in 190 countries build with Artivive, supported by teams across Europe, the United States, and Korea.

CULTURE

Museums come alive.

From Vienna and Munich to San Francisco, Seoul, and Shanghai, we help the world's great collections meet a new generation where they already are.

GIVING BACK

Mentoring what's next.

I serve on the advisory board of Harvard's Lemann Program on Creativity & Entrepreneurship, and mentor founders through MIT and the Culttech Accelerator.

What I'm building now

Artivive

The creative platform turning every artwork into a portal. Scalable AR, designed for artists, museums, and brands — without a single line of code.

Culttech

Backing and mentoring the founders reinventing how culture is created, funded, and experienced — at the intersection of art, technology, and business.