Found Agency

Name

Found Agency

Legal name

FOUND AGENCY

Website

https://found.agency

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Talent Marketplace

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (711410)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Artist Management (MPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Artist Booking, Talent Buying & Agency Services (MPAGAAAF), Talent Agency & Representation Services (HSACAHAK), Activation/Experiential Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAO), Talent Booking Agencies (Live Performance) (MPAIAGAB)

Keywords

• Creative talent marketplace
• Artist booking services
• Mural commissions
• Event activation services
• Art consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Project-based artist matching and project management services: FOUND Agency generates revenue by matching clients with artists from their network of 200,000+ independent creatives and managing projects from concept to completion. The company takes a service fee or commission on project values, with budget tiers starting at $1,000 and ranging upward.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FOUND Agency is a creative talent marketplace that matches clients with independent artists from a network of over 200,000 creatives worldwide, then manages the resulting projects from concept to completion. Core offerings include custom art commissions (murals, chalk walls, illustrations, photography), creative event activations (live painting, performances, brand launches), and project consulting services spanning visual arts, performances, and fashion disciplines.

Product overview

Found Agency operates as a single unified creative talent marketplace platform. The service functions as a curated network of over 200,000 independent artists worldwide, offering project-based creative services including murals, event activations, live performances, fashion styling, and office beautification. The platform provides end-to-end project management from artist matching to project completion, serving clients across industries such as hospitality, retail, corporate, and entertainment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Art Commissions
• Creative Event Activations End-to-end creative event services including live painting, body painting, fashion shows, live music, DJs, aerialists, dancers, magicians, and other performance talent for brand activations, tradeshows, grand openings, and team-building events.
• Project Consulting Services Consulting service for clients planning creative projects, providing guidance from FOUND's in-house team of creatives, curators, and event planners to help manifest client visions from concept to completion.
• Fashion and Photo Shoot Services Talent booking service for fashion and media productions, providing hair stylists, makeup artists, body painters, stylists, and models for photo shoots and fashion shows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200,000 artists available for immediate project matching
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RAW Artists Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAW Artists Inc. is the parent company of FOUND Agency (FOUND is described as 'A SUBSIDIARY OF RAW ARTISTS INC.'). FOUND draws artists from the RAW Artists network and serves as the project management and client-facing arm of the creative talent platform. The partnership provides FOUND access to over 200,000 vetted independent artists across all creative disciplines.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Upwork: Large global freelance marketplace for creative and knowledge work including graphic design, illustration, video, and production talent. Comparable to FOUND as a marketplace connecting clients with independent creatives on project briefs, though Upwork is digitally native rather than focused on physical/on-site creative execution.
• Fiverr: Global online marketplace for freelance creative services including graphic design, illustration, performance, and video. Comparable to FOUND as a two-sided marketplace connecting buyers with creative talent, though Fiverr operates at vastly larger scale and across all digital creative categories, not just project-managed in-person creative work.
• Eventbrite: Self-service platform for event ticketing, promotion, and booking of live experiences, with significant overlap in live performance, festivals, and creative-event categories served by FOUND. Comparable as a broadly used platform connecting event organizers with attendees and performers, though Eventbrite is event-ticketing-led rather than talent-led.
• TaskRabbit: Online and mobile marketplace that matches customers with local freelance labor for tasks including event help, moving, and handyman work. Adjacent comparable to FOUND given the marketplace matching model, though more focused on physical/task services than curated creative talent.

Direct peers

• Thumbtack: U.S. marketplace that matches customers with local professionals across creative and event categories including event entertainment, photographers, muralists, and face painters. Closely comparable to FOUND's model of matching clients with vetted local creative talent, but Thumbtack is a self-serve platform rather than a high-touch, PM-led agency.
• The Bash (formerly GigMasters): Booking platform for live entertainment and event services including musicians, DJs, photographers, face painters, and caricature artists. Very comparable to FOUND's talent-booking side (musicians, aerialists, comedians, etc.) with a similar quote-based matching flow for events and parties.
• RAW Artists Inc. Parent organization and artist community for FOUND Agency (homepage footer). Runs independent artist showcases and events that supply FOUND's curated talent pool, making it the most directly comparable entity in terms of target talent and event-driven creative programming.
• GigSalad: Marketplace for booking live entertainment and creative talent for events including musicians, dancers, photographers, and visual artists. Strongly comparable to FOUND's performance-booking and event-activation offerings, focused on matching event organizers with vetted local creatives.
• Bark: Services marketplace connecting consumers and businesses with local professionals across creative, event, and entertainment categories. Comparable to FOUND for matching clients with event entertainment, artists, and creative service providers, with similar project-based quoting mechanics.

Regional players

• Candy (formerly known as 'Candy Booking' / talent booking apps): Marketing and creative-services agencies that connect brands with cultural and creative talent for campaigns and activations. Comparable to FOUND on the event-activation / brand-experience side, though different in ownership and category breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FOUNDartsAgency
• Facebookfacebook.com/FoundAgency
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foundagency

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Found Agency