This art investment startup is luring scores of investors in the pandemic

Think of it as the art market's version of the popular trading platform Robinhood Markets, which lets users buy a fraction of a company's share for a few dollars

New offerings kept coming over the summer: Banksy, George Condo, Zao Wou-Ki.

A New York startup that allows investors to buy a tiny stake in paintings by world-class artists for just $20 has seen a surge in demand during the pandemic, according to its founder, and has bought 15 artworks since the onset of Covid-19 to feed their appetite. A recent $1.52 million initial public offering of a piece by the American graffiti artist KAWS sold out in a few hours.

“People feel that equity markets are overvalued and they are looking for other places to put money,” said Scott