Exchange Art
It claimed over 80% of Solana's one-of-one art market, then shut down
A London-based marketplace for one-of-one digital art NFTs on Solana, charging artists 2.5% per sale.
- Capital raised (announced)
Recorded announced backing; this is separate from cash received, customer deposits and money recovered.
- Paid to artists, by the company's count
- Estimated
Company-reported payments to artists by September 2022; not Exchange Art revenue or an independently reconciled payout.
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2022 |
Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Fleseriu | — | Unknown | — |
Timeline
October 2021
Bootstrapped by its founders for its first months.
8 September 2022
The company reported more than 6,000 artists and 10,000 collectors on the platform.
2 July 2026
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After an incredible journey, Exchange Art will officially cease operations on 08/01/26. The platform and its services will no longer be available after this date. Building Exchange Art and fostering an art community on Solana has been an honor and privilege, unfortunately we could not find a viable path forward as a company fiscally during this prolonged bear market for art on chain.
1 August 2026
How it ended
Ran out of money
On 2 July 2026 Exchange Art announced it would stop operating on 1 August 2026. It said it "could not find a viable path forward as a company fiscally during this prolonged bear market for art on chain." It promised to release all artworks and funds held in its sales and escrow contracts to their owners before the closure, and noted that the artworks were minted on Solana and could be listed on other marketplaces.
Still alive
Open spot
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Sources
7 sources behind this page.
- 1Solana NFT platform Exchange Art will cease operations on August 1, 2026 · Bitget News (relaying AiCoin) · Jul 2026
- 2Exchange Art shutdown announcement on X · Exchange Art (@exchgART on X, via twitterapi.io) · Jul 2026
- 3Exchange Art home page (closure notice) · Exchange Art (own site, retrieved after the shutdown)
- 4Solana NFT Marketplace Exchange Art to Cease Operations on August 1 · KuCoin News (relaying BlockBeats) · Jul 2026
- 5Solana-Based NFT Platform Exchange Art to Cease Operations on August 1 · Phemex News · Jul 2026
- 6Emporion Research (t/a Exchange Art) secures £2.78 million Seed investment from investors including Layer One Ventures · UKTN (UK Tech News), republishing the company's press release · Sep 2022
- 7X account profile for @exchgART · X, via twitterapi.io
Every figure above is clickable and opens the sources behind it. Copies were stored when each source was read, so a citation still resolves after the page it came from is gone.