Imagekind, the Web site for artists, raises cash

Imagekind, the Web site for artists, raises cash

Imagekind is a Web site that lets artists upload their artwork for sale, and gives them the freedom to sell it at whatever price they want.

The six-month-old Seattle start-up has just raised $2.6 million in venture capital, which gives it ammunition to go after the industry’s leading site, Art.com. It will announce the funding tomorrow.

Art.com dictates prices more rigidly — it doesn’t let artists set their own price, and apparently only pays them a 10… Continue Reading