Romulus is a cloud‑based inventory and workflow management platform for art advisors, private collectors, and galleries. It centralizes artwork metadata, provenance, condition reports, and documents while automating transaction processes such as consignment, acquisition, and loans, and provides real‑time analytics and role‑based collaboration tools.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Art advisors, collectors, and galleries often rely on disparate spreadsheets, emails, and manual processes to track inventory, provenance, and transaction workflows, leading to errors, inefficiencies, and limited visibility across the art lifecycle.
Solution
Romulus provides a cloud‑based platform that centralizes inventory data, provenance records, and workflow management for the art market. Users can catalog artworks with detailed metadata, attach documents, and monitor condition reports in a single repository. The system automates transaction steps such as consignment, acquisition, and loan processes, generating task lists, notifications, and audit trails. Integrated reporting tools give stakeholders real‑time insights into portfolio performance and compliance. By offering role‑based access, Romulus enables secure collaboration among advisors, collectors, and gallery staff while maintaining data integrity.
Target Audience
Primary customers are art advisors, private collectors, and gallery operators who need a unified solution for managing collections and transaction workflows.
Features
- Centralized artwork database with customizable metadata fields and high‑resolution image storage
- Provenance and condition report tracking with document attachment and version control
- Automated workflow engine for consignment, acquisition, loan, and sales processes
- Role‑based permissions and activity logs to ensure secure multi‑user collaboration
- Real‑time analytics dashboards for inventory valuation, turnover, and compliance reporting
- API integrations with accounting, CRM, and exhibition management systems