Sergiu Ardelean is a serial Austrain entrepreneur. He successfully exited an Augmented Reality agency in Vienna that served prestigious clients such as Volkswagen and Audi across 42 countries. He is now leading Artivive: the Canva for augmented reality. Artivive engages a community of half million creators across 190 countries. Collaborations with world-renowned museums and galleries in Vienna, Munich, San Francisco, Seoul, and Shanghai are still going strong, unlike many other AR apps we have seen over the years that have risen and fallen. During this interview, we will discuss:

How the mission and focus of Artivive differs from the many other AR tools that have disappeared over the years like Meta Spark
The ownership of the digital space
Why they decided to focus on simplicity
How Artivive unlocks new revenue opportunities for Artists and Museums

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