Commission unique goods made on demand by human artists
Marketplace to commission custom, one-of-a-kind products from human artists: every piece starts from the buyer's brief.
Buyer-paid fee: 5% digital, 10% physical, 15% premium custom. Artists pay no fee. €2.5k fees so far, pre-acquisition pricing.
People who want something personal and human-made can't easily find an artist they trust; custom work is scattered across socials.
Live Aug 2025, no paid ads yet: €45k GMV (~€3k/mo), 1,441 orders, 34k profiles, 6.7k verified artists. Next: plush, figurines, fine art.
Buyers send a brief, pick a human artist, chat and pay safely on Kirke. Every piece is made from scratch; 93% of paid orders delivered.
Etsy, Redbubble, Printful, Fiverr: none built for personal commissions. Etsy sells custom like stock, Fiverr serves businesses.
Commission marketplace: brief, direct chat, protected payment, delivery. Plus a social feed: 65k+ works and 300k+ likes.
With or without investment — figures provided by the founders.
Raising a €500k pre-seed (€100k committed). Advisors: Jay Bergesen (ex VP Etsy, through IPO) and a Twitch Solutions Architect. Funds go to higher-ticket physical custom goods (plush, cosplay, figurines, fine art), activating 20k registered artists and testing and scaling paid acquisition.
Human-made only. 74% of 5th-order buyers order a 6th, 49% reorder from the same artist, 52% buy within 24h of signup.
Gift and self-buyers in 107 countries: ~800 paying buyers, 1,400+ orders, €31 avg order, 25%+ reorder. 558 artists have sold.
Community-led: affiliate deals with maker community admins, artist referrals (27% of signups), schools, fairs and creator collabs.
Fragmented commissions market already active on social platforms: digital art first, then plush, cosplay, figurines, jewelry, fine art.
Referral-led growth (27% of signups from invites), artist rewards, UGC, recurring creator collabs and paid acquisition on Meta and Google.
