LiveArt Holdings

What LiveArt Holdings does

LiveArt Limited, the operating entity behind LiveArt Holdings, is a Hong Kong–incorporated independent commercial intermediary and business development partner that structures and executes cross-border technology and IP transactions across Asia-Pacific markets. The firm positions itself to serve both inbound flows (foreign technology, software, and IP into Asian markets) and outbound flows (Asian technology assets and creative works to international buyers, licensees, and partners). Its target customers span software developers, API providers, SaaS platforms, rights holders, creative studios, technology distributors (VARs and system integrators), and strategic investors. Note that one upstream data source describes the firm as a New York art-collector tools company founded in 2020; the primary corporate materials, full website content, legal entity details (LiveArt Limited, Hong Kong), and the structured data profile all describe a Hong Kong cross-border technology/IP commercial intermediary, which is treated as the operating identity here.

The company's core offering is software licensing and API commercialization, including access-based licensing, tiered usage models, white-label and OEM arrangements, SaaS commercialization, and channel partner development. Adjacent capabilities include IP and rights-based transactions (patent and software IP licensing, technology transfer, rights acquisition and disposition), creative works representation, and full commercial agency services (market research, lead generation, counterparty identification and vetting, negotiation support, and ongoing account management). The firm does not develop proprietary technology products; its value is in regional networks, counterparty sourcing, and structuring multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction transactions. LiveArt cites Hong Kong's common-law legal framework, bilateral and multilateral trade relationships, and adherence to applicable AML/KYC standards as the foundation for executing these transactions, while explicitly disclaiming the provision of banking, investment management, custody, or legal advice.

Revenue is generated through three streams: commercial agency and representation fees for ongoing client engagements; transaction facilitation and licensing support, including revenue-share and sub-licensing structures with biannual settlement; and channel partner development fees from sourcing and onboarding VARs, system integrators, and regional distributors. Engagements are bespoke, quote-based, multi-year contracts scoped to client objectives, target markets, and transaction complexity — there are no public rate cards or standard pricing tiers. The firm supports transactions across Greater China, Southeast Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines), Northeast Asia (Japan, South Korea), South Asia (India), and selectively North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Two funding rounds are disclosed (January 2021 with LeFrak, March 2023 with Digitata Capital and Great Oaks Venture Capital), with funding amounts not publicly disclosed.

Name

LiveArt Holdings

Legal name

LiveArt Limited

Website

https://liveart.company

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LiveArt Limited is a Hong Kong–incorporated independent commercial intermediary providing cross-border software licensing, API commercialization, IP transactions, and channel development services for technology companies, rights holders, and strategic investors across Asia-Pacific and select global markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Agency & Representation Fees: Fees earned for acting as commercial agent and business development partner, including market research, lead generation, counterparty identification, negotiation support, and ongoing relationship management.
2. Transaction Facilitation & Licensing Support: Revenue from structuring and facilitating cross-border licensing agreements, technology transfers, and IP transactions. Multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction arrangements including revenue-share and sub-licensing structures with biannual settlement.
3. Channel Partner Development: Revenue from sourcing and onboarding VARs, system integrators, and regional distributors across APAC jurisdictions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

LiveArt operates as a Hong Kong–based independent commercial intermediary and business development partner facilitating cross-border technology and IP commerce across Asia-Pacific. Its primary focus is software licensing and API commercialization (access-based licensing, tiered usage, white-label and OEM arrangements), supported by IP and rights-based transactions, technology distribution and channel development, counterparty introductions and sourcing, multi-currency cross-border transaction support, creative-works representation, and broader commercial agency services covering opportunity assessment through ongoing account management.

Product overview

LiveArt operates as a unified commercial intermediary and business development partner providing cross-border technology and IP commerce services. The core offering consists of Software Licensing & API Commercialization (access-based licensing, tiered usage, white-label and OEM arrangements), complemented by IP & Rights-Based Transactions (patent licensing, technology transfer, rights acquisition), Technology Distribution & Channels (VARs, system integrators, regional distributors), Commercial Introductions & Sourcing, Cross-border Transaction Support (multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction arrangements), Creative Works & Related Products, and Commercial Agency Services. These services function as integrated components supporting the full commercial cycle from opportunity assessment through execution and ongoing account management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Software Licensing & API Commercialization Service offering for software developers, API providers, SaaS platforms and technology companies seeking to expand commercial reach across Asia-Pacific, covering API licensing & distribution (access-based licensing, tiered usage, white-label and OEM arrangements), SaaS commercialization (identifying resellers, distributors and end-customers across APAC), channel partner development (sourcing and onboarding VARs, system integrators and regional distributors), go-to-market structuring (exclusive and non-exclusive territorial licensing, revenue-share and sub-licensing), enterprise and government introductions, and cross-border revenue arrangements with multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction terms and biannual settlement.
• Intellectual Property & Rights-Based Transactions Service offering for rights holders and IP owners covering patent and software IP licensing, technology transfer arrangements, rights acquisition and disposition, IP portfolio commercialization, and transaction structuring and coordination across borders.
• Technology Distribution & Channels Service offering focused on sourcing and onboarding value-added resellers, system integrators, and regional distributors across APAC jurisdictions to distribute software, API and SaaS products on behalf of technology vendors.
• Commercial Introductions & Sourcing Service offering covering counterparty identification, vetting, and warm introductions drawn from regional networks and market knowledge to identify suitable buyers, licensees, distributors, resellers, system integrators or strategic partners.
• Cross-Border Transaction Support Service offering for structuring and executing multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction arrangements across APAC and international markets, including revenue-share, sub-licensing, exclusive and non-exclusive territorial licensing, and biannual settlement mechanics.
• Creative Works & Related Products Representation Service offering for creative studios and creators of digital content and creative works, covering commercial representation and promotion, buyer and partner introductions, international market development, and transaction facilitation for digital content, creative IP, and asset categories adjacent to the firm's core technology focus.
• Commercial Agency Services General commercial agency service offering acting on behalf of clients to identify opportunities and facilitate commercial relationships in target markets, covering market research and opportunity mapping, lead generation and pipeline development, counterparty identification and vetting, business introductions and facilitation, negotiation support, and ongoing relationship and account management.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• ZoomInfo: B2B sales intelligence and go-to-market platform providing company and contact data used for commercial outreach and counterparty identification; adjacent to LiveArt's sourcing and introduction capability, but sold as SaaS rather than as bespoke agency service.

Broad incumbents

• Kroll: Global financial and professional services firm offering cross-border advisory, M&A, restructuring and compliance services across APAC; competes for similar cross-border technology and IP transaction mandates with much broader capabilities and brand recognition.
• Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC): Statutory body promoting Hong Kong and Greater China trade; provides market research, buyer matching, and business introductions across APAC — overlapping directly with LiveArt's counterparty-sourcing and market-access services, but at much greater scale and as a government-backed body.

Emerging players

• Grata: B2B sourcing and deal-origination platform for M&A and private market professionals; comparable in the counterparty-identification and commercial-intelligence layer of LiveArt's value proposition, with a more technology-enabled, subscription-based delivery model.
• Sourcescrub: Private market deal-sourcing and counterparty-intelligence platform used for B2B business development and M&A; overlaps with LiveArt's warm-introduction and sourcing capabilities, but as a SaaS data platform rather than a human intermediary.

Direct peers

• Dragon Gate Group Partners: Independent Hong Kong-based cross-border M&A and strategic advisory firm focused on Asia-Pacific technology and consumer transactions; comparable boutique intermediary model serving similar cross-border tech deal flow.

Regional players

• JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization): Japanese government-affiliated trade promotion organization facilitating inbound and outbound technology and IP commerce; comparable cross-border intermediation function but anchored in Japan rather than Hong Kong, and operating as a public agency.
• KOTRA (Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency): Korean government trade promotion agency supporting inbound and outbound technology commercialization and investment flows across APAC; functionally analogous to LiveArt but Korea-centric and public-sector funded.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LiveArtMarket
• Facebookfacebook.com/LiveArtMarket
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liveartholdings

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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