How investing with Encrypt Ventures works

The Digital Platform for Investing in Art

Encrypt is a platform for fractional investment in high-value artworks. Grow your portfolio with iconic works of art, offered through our digital marketplace.

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Art gallery with paintings

How we create value

We select and acquire the art

Our expert team identifies artists and works with the strongest market momentum and acquires paintings at attractive entry prices to offer on our platform.

We create digital shares of the art

Using blockchain technology, we create security tokens representing each painting. Your investment is 100% backed by the physical asset.

We hold and sell the art

During this period, we monitor the market and evaluate exit opportunities. When we sell the artwork, you receive your proportional share of the proceeds.

Digital Investment Portfolio

Our platform gives you everything in one place – view, buy and manage your shares with full transparency. Every artwork in our marketplace comes with detailed background information andmarket data. Invest in fine art on any device, anytime, anywhere.

Easy to use online platform
Invest in a few clicks
Transparent background data

Reduced Risk with Tangible Assets

Fine art has a historically low correlation with equities, bonds and other financial assets — making it a natural diversifier in any portfolio. In times of inflation and market uncertainty, physical assets like art have historically maintained their value.

When you invest on our platform, your position is 100% backed by the physical artwork.

Secure Art Investment Platform
Strong historical price appreciation
Little to no correlation to other assets
Effective hedge against inflation
100% backed by physical artwork

Tax-free Storage in Switzerland

All artworks are placed in dedicated duty-free art storage facilities to suspend import sales tax, enabling a higher return for our investors.

We also offer our clients the unique opportunity to view paintings in which they have invested on site and by appointment.

Art storage in Switzerland
Tax-exempt art storage
Perfect storage conditions
On site viewings (by appointment)

How it works

Start Investing in 5 Easy Steps

You can start investing in fine art in five easy steps. The process is fully digital and securely encrypted through our investment platform.

Investor Login
01
Register Online

Register for free and enter your details by visiting our investment platform. Your personal details such as name, address and email address are required for verification. Once you have completed the registration, we will email you a confirmation.

02
Select Artwork & Shares

Afer your registration you will enter our investor dashboard, where you can select the painting you want to invest in and the amount of shares you want to purchase.

03
Choose Payment Method

Next you will have the option to choose your preferred payment method for your transaction.

You have the choice to select between PayPal, credit card, bank transfer and more.

04
Verify Identity & Purchase

Once you complete the purchase, we will check your personal and investor data to verify the information you provided, your suitability as investor for our offerings, and to ensure that legal requirements are met.

05
Receive Shares

With the successful verification of your purchase, your shares will be added to your digital safe. The digital safe was set up automatically when you registered and is accessible through our investor dashboard, where you will also find detailed reports and all legal documents concerning your investment.

Management fees

Our annual management fee covers admin and legal costs, professional art storage, insurance, research and appraisals. The fee is paid in the form of equity.

1.5%
annual fee

Please read the terms and conditions and supporting documents of each offering to understand the investment and fee structure and potential future profits before investing.