When was Saffronart founded?

Saffronart was founded in 2000.

Where is Saffronart located?

Saffronart is headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is registered at Gala No.1A,Ground Floor, Industry Manor, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, NR Century Bhavan, Prabhad, evi, Mumbai City, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400025.

Who is the current CEO of Saffronart?

Dinesh Vazirani of Saffronart. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Saffronart have?

As of Aug 31, 2025, Saffronart has 64 employees, reflecting a 4% year-over-year growth in headcount.

What is the annual revenue of Saffronart?

Annual revenue of Saffronart is between ₹50 Cr and ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Where does Saffronart rank among its competitors?

Saffronart ranks 3rd amongst 56 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was AstaGuru, which secured an undisclosed amount in Feb, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Saffronart?

Saffronart's top competitors include LiveAuctioneers, AstaGuru and Zemaia. Among them, AstaGuru secured the most recent funding round in February, 2025.

Saffronart - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Saffronart is a funded company based in Mumbai (India), founded in 2000 by Minal Vazirani, Dinesh Vazirani and Minal Vazirani. It operates as an Indian Fine Art online auction house. The company has 56 active competitors, including 5 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like LiveAuctioneers, AstaGuru and Zemaia.

Company Details

Saffronart is an online auction platform for modern and contemporary Indian art and private sales of art, jewellery, collectibles and real estate. Started business of exporting art pieces in 2012. Team in India and USA. Claims to have set the global record for highest value for a single piece of artwork auctioned on the Web — a $2.2 million canvas in 2010, and one of the highest auction bids placed via a mobile app ($1 million in 2011), along with a $235K purchase via the company’s mobile app in 2010. Has an iPad app for online auctions.

Website: www.saffronart.com/
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Registered Address: Gala No.1A,Ground Floor, Industry Manor, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, NR Century Bhavan, Prabhad, evi, Mumbai City, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400025

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2000

Location

Mumbai, India

Stage

Funding Raised

Investors

Sequoia Capital & 2 more

Ranked

3^rd among 56 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹50 - ₹100 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

64 as on Aug 31, 2025

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Saffronart is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SAFFRON ART PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U22219MH1999PTC123237 , India, Active	Dec 22, 1999	₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	64 (As on Aug 01, 2025)
MUMBAI ART FAIR PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U90002MH2023PTC403164 , India, Active	May 17, 2023	₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-

Saffronart is a funded company. Saffronart has 3 institutional investors.

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The founders of Saffronart are Minal Vazirani, Dinesh Vazirani and Minal Vazirani. Dinesh Vazirani is the CEO of Saffronart.

Here are the details of Saffronart's key team members:

Minal Vazirani: Co-Founder of Saffronart.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Dinesh Vazirani: Co-Founder & CEO of Saffronart.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Minal Vazirani: Co-Founder of Saffronart.

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Saffronart's employee count trend

Saffronart has 64 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 3.0% more than what it was in Aug 24. Here is Saffronart's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Saffronart include LiveAuctioneers, AstaGuru and Zemaia. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Saffronart, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	LiveAuctioneers 2002, New York City (United States), Acquired	Live Auctions platform	$47.6M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Finger Group & 1 others	55/100
2nd	AstaGuru 2008, Mumbai (India), Seed	Marketplace offering multi-category art products	-	Poonawalla Family Office & 2 others	40/100
3rd	Saffronart 2000, Mumbai (India), Funding Raised	Indian Fine Art online auction house	-	Sequoia Capital, Stern Fisher & 1 others	37/100
4th	Zemaia 2016, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Online platform offering multi-category artworks	-	-	30/100
5th	Sen6 2010, Bengaluru (India), Deadpooled	Online platform for Indian artists.	-	-	30/100
6th	WorldArtCommunity 2014, Delhi (India), Seed	Online platform offering a global community for art enthusiasts	$531K	-	29/100
7th	Curator Of Art 2015, Delhi (India), Deadpooled	Online marketplace for artworks	-	-	28/100
8th	Artzolo 2014, Kanpur (India), Funding Raised	Online retail portal serving as a marketplace for purchasing fine art and crafts	-	SIDBI, Zone Startups India	27/100
9th	Dessine Art 2020, Delhi (India), Unfunded	Online platform offering a curated collection of licensed artwork	-	-	27/100
10th	Dehaat 2017, Noida (India), Unfunded	Online store selling artifacts and relics of India	-	-	27/100