I am Sergiu Ardelean, a serial entrepreneur in the creative industries.

10 years ago, I exited an Augmented Reality agency in Vienna, serving clients like Volkswagen and Audi in 42 countries.

Now, I lead Artivive, a startup blending traditional and digital art with augmented reality, called the Canva for AR. With offices across Europe, the US, and Korea, we have 700,000 creatives in 190 countries. Collaborating with museums in Vienna, Munich, San Francisco, Seoul, and Shanghai, we’re shaping the future where haptic and digital meet.

I love to travel and speak at conferences about creativity, technology, and entrepreneurship. I mentor startups at the Culttech Accelerator, MIT, and Harvard (on the advisory board of the LPCE Harvard), supporting the next generation of innovators.

Bio: Serial Entrepreneur Shaping the Future of Augmented Reality and Culttech

Sergiu Ardelean is a serial entrepreneur from Austria who has dedicated his career to shaping the future of augmented reality in the creative industries. After successfully exiting an AR agency in Vienna that worked with clients such as Volkswagen and Audi across 42 countries, he founded and now leads Artivive, a platform often described as the “Canva for augmented reality.”

Under his leadership, Artivive has expanded with offices in Europe, the US, and Asia, building a community of 700,000 creatives in 190 countries and collaborating with leading museums and galleries in cities like Vienna, Munich, San Francisco, Seoul, and Shanghai.

Sergiu frequently speaks at international conferences about the intersection of creativity, technology, and entrepreneurship in culttech and mentors startups through programs such as the Culttech Accelerator, MIT, and Harvard. He also serves on the advisory board of the Lemann Program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship (LPCE) at Harvard, where he helps guide the next generation of innovators.