# Peggy: Internet, Toronto, Canada

> Peggy: Peggy is a Toronto-based social marketplace that connects artists, galleries, and collectors in the contemporary and investment-grade art sectors.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/peggy-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Peggy

Peggy is a Toronto-based social marketplace that connects artists, galleries, and collectors in the contemporary and investment-grade art sectors.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Internet Toronto, Canada

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2020 6 years old
- **Team:** 41 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** 10.8M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Seed Feb 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Peggy has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Peggy

Peggy is a Toronto-based social marketplace that connects artists, galleries, and collectors in the contemporary and investment-grade art sectors.

Founded in 2020 by Craig Follett and Adam Meghji, the company aims to democratize access to high-quality art. With a team of approximately 35-39 employees, Peggy has raised $8.04 million in funding, with its latest Seed round completed in February 2023. Peggy's primary offering is a mobile application available on iOS and Android. The app allows users to discover a wide range of artwork, securely buy and sell pieces, and engage with the art community. Key features include digital fingerprinting for authenticity verification, ownership registration, and a royalty program that benefits artists and galleries on secondary sales. The platform also provides curated collections, podcasts, and personalized recommendations to enhance users' appreciation of art. Peggy's mission is to make art accessible to everyone while ensuring a secure and transparent marketplace.

## What company datasets say Peggy raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **10.8M** in the source's currency

Rounds **2**

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **7.5M**

Last round date **Feb 2023**

Investors listed **21**

## On 8 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital)
- [Real Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/real-ventures)
- [Garage Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garage-capital)
- [McNamara Family Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mcnamara-family-investments)
- [Entrepreneur Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneur-ventures)
- [Sanfina Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sanfina-partners)
- [Backbone Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backbone-angels)
- [Rep Matters Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rep-matters-angel-network)

Each firm lists Peggy on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

art digital security venture backed startup consumers art market access art community engagement original artworks art blockchain integration art podcasts art collection art secondary sales royalties auction information technology & services art high-value transactions art security computer vision art blockchain authentication

Built with from their website

Google Tag Manager Linkedin Insight Tag YouTube Google Workspace CloudFlare Viewport Meta LinkedIn Ads Google Play Hubspot Varnish

+8 more

Facebook SDK OpenAI Google Meet CloudFlare CDN Unpkg Mobile Friendly Open Graph Ruby On Rails

- **Sector:** Internet
- **Industry code:** NAICS 459920, 519290, SIC 7389
- **Region:** Ontario
- **Revenue:** 6M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/peggy-1395604c7b)

## Internet in Canada

Startups like it

- [**Drop** Toronto · founded 2015](https://millionrounds.com/startup/drop-14)
- [**Maxsold** Kitchener · founded 2010](https://millionrounds.com/startup/maxsold)
- [**SoleSavy** Burnaby · founded 2018](https://millionrounds.com/startup/solesavy)
- [**Hubub** Toronto · founded 2011](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hubub)
- [**PMML** Toronto · founded 2016](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pmml)
- [**AmpMe** Montreal · founded 2015](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ampme)
- [**Tre'dish** Toronto · founded 2020](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tre-dish)
- [**commit.dev** Burnaby · founded 2024](https://millionrounds.com/startup/commit-dev)

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