Online Art Store 20×200 Scores $800,000 From True Ventures And Angels

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Leena Rao currently works as a writer for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was... → Learn More

Jen Bekman Projects, which runs an e-commerce site for art collectors, 20×200, has raised over $800,000 in Series A funding led by True Ventures with angel investors participating. Notable investors included Caterina Fake, Chris Dixon, Zach Klein, James Joaquin, Scott Heiferman and others.

20×200′s platform simulates the feel of a gallery, except online. Each “online exhibit” is curated with limited-edition prints and photos, all priced affordably. The site introduces two new pieces a week: one photo and one work on paper.

Bekman also has a gallery in New York, which exhibits a variety of art in different mediums. And she sponsors a competition to help discover and promote photographers. Bekman herself is a techie turned curator, who was the former Chief Creative Officer of a video streaming company and the VP of User Development at Meetup.

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