Scott Lynn
Scott Lynn is one of the country's top art collectors and the Founder and CEO of Masterworks, the leader in the art investing world. Under his leadership, Masterworks has become the most successful fractional art investing platform, and was the first company to enable investors to buy and trade shares in multi-million-dollar masterpieces created by world renowned artists. Scott is also the Founder and Chairman of Payability, the leading funding and payments platform for e-Commerce sellers that has financed over $6 billion in growth capital. He began his career as a serial entrepreneur, starting tech companies focused on casual gaming, online advertising and financial technology.
In 2017, he disrupted the art investment landscape with Masterworks, offering fractional art investment opportunities for ordinary investors.
By strategically purchasing investment-grade works of art, Masterworks is democratizing the art world by making high-end art investment accessible to everyone.
Masterworks securitizes blue-chip artworks between $1-20 million per painting, and sells shares to over 200,000 investors.
He also serves on the board of V2 Ventures (Adparlor, Giant Media, Reachmobi, Amply, and Sellozo), Payability, and the Brooklyn Rail (a non-profit publication in the art industry).
Scott is one of the country's top art collectors and has been an active collector of contemporary art for more than 15 years.
He has built an internationally-recognized collection of Abstract Expressionism that has included works by Clyfford Still, Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and more.
EARLY CAREER
Scott has navigated a remarkable entrepreneurial career marked by successful pivots.
His first venture in the online gaming industry, Treeloot, became a viral success and provided him with valuable insights into monetization through ad revenue.
He then established AdKnowledge, the fourth-largest online ad network.
He also started V2 Ventures in 2004 and served as CEO, raising more than $250 million to build or acquire companies in the advertising space.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
He has been featured in various media outlets, including Forbes, CNBC, Financial Times, Business Insider, and Yahoo! Finance.