It was Hugo who first came up with the idea! While working in the e-commerce team at the American investment fund, General Atlantic, he developed an interest in the business models of marketplaces. He quickly discovered a gap in the art market, which had hardly begun exploiting its digital potential. Although his career in finance was on the right track, his passion for entrepreneurship, as well as his conviction that online technologies could make the art market more open to all, led him to take the plunge and start Artsper.

He created its innovative model business model: the company only works directly with art galleries and is focussed on contemporary artwork. He initiated the development of partnerships with the best galleries around the world in order to guarantee the quality of the works sold on Artsper. Today, Hugo oversees the strategy for Artsper’s ongoing growth and development. He is also in charge of office management and is very attentive to the well-being of his team.

Hugo graduated from EDHEC business school with a degree in finance. When he’s not working on Artsper he enjoys motocross and tennis.

After graduating from EDHEC business school, François-Xavier initially embarked on a career in marketing and gained experience at Bacardi-Martini and Unilever. It was his passion for contemporary art that led him to join Artsper, alongside by Hugo Mulliez, from the very beginning.

François-Xavier implemented the foundations for Artsper's editorial strategy back in 2013. He now focusses on Artsper’s international expansion, strategy, as well as building up the marketing and communications team. More broadly, his objective is to pass on his vision of the Artsper project to the whole team. He regularly speaks at conferences about topics such as entrepreneurship, marketplaces and the digitisation of art.

François-Xavier is interested in cinema and sports and when he’s not attending private viewings of Artsper’s partner galleries he is enjoying live music!