About
Sebastian Cwilich is the Founder and CEO of Tertulia, a platform for book discovery. He previously co-founded Artsy, an online art marketplace, served as a Senior Advisor at Gagosian, and launched a private sales division at Christie's. Earlier in his career, he spent seven years as a performance analyst and software engineer at AT&T (Bell) Labs, where his patented work on network optimization was a finalist for the INFORMS Edelman Prize.
Founder at Artsy
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Artsy's investors · 13
A-Rod CorpMiamiArcherman CapitalBostonAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkBoxGroupNew York · $1M checksBreyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksEric SchmidtFounder CollectiveCambridgeGreen Meadow VenturesWest Hollywood · $500K – $3M checksL CattertonGreenwich · $10M – $200M checksRaptor GroupMiami BeachShumway CapitalGreenwichThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks
Co-founders at Artsy
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Carter ClevelandFounder
Experience
- TertuliaFounder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- NYCOO ClubMembercurrent2015 — present
- NYCOO ClubMembership Committee2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- GagosianSenior Advisor2019 — 2020New York, New York
- ArtsyCo-Founder, President and COO2010 — 2019New York, NY
- Tech:NYCMember of Leadership Council2017 — 2019New York, NY
- ProyectArteCo-Founder (Pro bono)2002 — 2016
- Aleph PartnersPartner2010 — 2012
- Christie'sVice President - Commercial & Business Director2007 — 2009
- Sole ProprietorManagement and Technology Consultant2005 — 2007
- AT&T LabsSenior Technical Staff Member1997 — 2004
- InfoneighborCo-Founder and President2000 — 2002
Skills & more
Management50Strategy78Leadership34Public Speaking6Strategic Planning17Entrepreneurship99Start-ups91CRM26Business Strategy9Executive Management20Networking9Telecommunications9
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New Business DevelopmentBusiness PlanningAnalyticsMergers & AcquisitionsManagement ConsultingMarketingOperations ManagementSalesBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsVenture CapitalProduct ManagementLanguages English · French · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sebastian Cwilich?
- Sebastian Cwilich is the Founder and CEO of Tertulia, a platform for book discovery. He previously co-founded Artsy, an online art marketplace, served as a Senior Advisor at Gagosian, and launched a private sales division at Christie's. Earlier in his career, he spent seven years as a performance analyst and software engineer at AT&T (Bell) Labs, where his patented work on network optimization was a finalist for the INFORMS Edelman Prize.
- Where does Sebastian Cwilich work?
- Sebastian Cwilich is Founder of Artsy.
- What companies did Sebastian Cwilich found?
- Sebastian Cwilich founded Artsy.
- Where did Sebastian Cwilich go to school?
- Sebastian Cwilich studied at Columbia University (BA, Double major in Mathematics and Spanish Lang & Lit.); Columbia University (graduate coursework in operations research, applied mathematics).
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