Christie's Ventures' Devang Thakkar on Investing in Art and Tech Companies

In this edition of the ArtTactic Podcast, we speak with Devang
Thakkar, Head of Christie's Ventures, about their new area of the
business, Christie's Ventures. First, Devang explains what
Christie's Ventures is and what motivated the auction house to want
to establish a venture capital branch. Then, he describes
Christie's mindset now regarding exploring different types of
opportunities and investments even in this uncertain economic
climate. After, Devang shares how Christie's can leverage its
experience, expertise and brand in the art market so their
investments are more than purely financial. Also, he identifies
some areas of how NFTs are collected that can be improved so it can
mature as a collectible. Lastly, Devang share details about
Christie's Ventures' first investment.