Otterkin
Otterkin is a new platform for commissioning original art. We connect patrons directly with artists, making the process simple, secure, and transparent. With curated portfolios, low commission fees, and a focus on trust, we remove barriers for emerging artists and help more people own meaningful, one-of-a-kind artworks. Whether online or in-person, Otterkin makes it easy to commission art that tells your story.
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Problem
Commissioning art is often expensive, opaque, and inaccessible—dominated by high fees, middlemen, and elitism. Emerging artists struggle to gain visibility or get fairly paid, while patrons face uncertainty and lack trust in the process.
Solution
Business Model
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Vision
Target Market
Otterkin removes these barriers by offering a transparent, secure platform where artists thrive on merit and patrons easily connect with them to commission original work.
We charge a competitively low 17.5% commission on all artworks sold, and an additional 3.5% fee to patrons.
We're the first-to-market art commissioning platform. We also host a roster of elite talent (royal portraitists) from which we will scale.
To become the incumbent art commissioning platform globally, scaling to thousands of artists and tens of thousands of patrons.
Anyone in the market for commissioned artwork - from the middle-classes to the (U)HNWs.
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