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The Kive Company
Company TypePrivate
Founded2012
FoundersJedd Gold Jeff Lipp
HeadquartersVan Nuys, California
Products and ServicesConcierge Services, Custom Books, Framed Prints, Photography
Websitehttps://www.artkiveapp.com/

Draft: The Kive Company

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The Kive Company (DBA Artkive)[1][2] is an American company based in Van Nuys, California[3] that preserves children's artwork as digital images, custom books and framed mosaics.[4][5] Artkive "was created with the missions of using technology to make parents' lives easier."[6] The business is praised for the ease of its concierge service and timely customer service.[7]

History

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The company was founded in 2012 by cousins Jedd Gold and Jeff Lipp as a solution to preserve artwork for families.[8] Gold brought with him a background in marketing, previously working for Pepsi and Variety Magazine.[9] Lipp previously worked in eCommerce and corporate finance. He also brought a wealth of business experience as the co-founder and CEO of Chockstone, Inc. and Pure Payments, Inc.[10] The Kive Company raised $500,000 in seed funding “from Los Angeles-based startup accelerator Amplify, which The Kive Company has joined, and from various angel investors.”[11][12]

The company's first product was the Artkive App, a mobile application to preserve children's art. Users were able to upload and organize personal art images, with an option to order a custom book through the app.[13][14]

In 2018, The Kive Company launched the Artkive Box, a concierge service that sends parents a box for their children's artwork. Parents return the art with a prepaid shipping label. Each piece of art is then professionally photographed, edited, and then formatted into a custom art book.[15] At first, profitability was minimal. As a last ditch effort Gold and Lipp decided to “hire an agency, make a viral video and give it 90 days.”[16] The video went on to receive over 10 million views.[15] Soon after, Artkive Box sales per day would equal their rate of sales per month. To meet demand, the company scaled and would hire 100 new employees within the next 12 months.[17]

In 2019, The company expanded into a 10,500 square foot warehouse space designed by AAmp Studio in order to accommodate the business’ growing needs.[18]

In 2023, Artkive launched Cardkive, a similar concierge service to Artkive, offering a smaller box and shipping label to preserve greeting and wedding cards into a keepsake book.[19]

In 2024, The Kive Company acquired Mombox[20], a business that sells “a curated kit of postnatal care products focused squarely on the mom rather than the child.”[21]

Description

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The Kive Company offers multiple ways to preserve art, cards, and photo albums. There is also a membership program for ongoing file storage of art, cards, and/or photos. The two main products are an art book and a framed mosaic print.[22]

Artkive is a concierge service offering photography, photo editing, book design, and book printing for children’s art sent through a paid label shipping box.[23][24]

Photokive is a concierge service offering photography, photo editing, book design, and book printing for photos and albums sent through a paid label shipping box.[25]

Cardkive is a concierge service offering photography, photo editing, book design, and book printing for greeting cards sent through a smaller paid label shipping box.[19]

Awards and Acknowledgements

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2013

  • Splash SF February 2013 People’s Choice Award[26][27]
  • Startup World LA 2013 Winner[28]

2020

  • Inc. Magazine named Artkive to their top 300 list of fastest growing private companies in America.[29]

2021

  • Artkive Framed Mosaic Featured in the fall edition of Oprah’s O-List[30][31]
  • Artkive was featured in Good Housekeeping's 2021 Storage Awards.[32]

2025

  • In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, the company’s Photokive product was featured in the television show, The View.[33]

References

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  1. ↑ "ARTKIVE Trademark | Trademarkia". Trademarkia.
  2. ↑ "ARTKIVE Trademark of The Kive Company - Registration Number 4641614 - Serial Number 85629682 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Van Nuys-based company helps turn cherished memories into scrapbooks". ABC7 Los Angeles. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  4. ↑ Foerch, Andrew (2020-03-15). "Artkive's Indirect Path to Growth". Inside The Valley | Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  5. ↑ Porter, Evan (2019-11-29). "I tried Artkive to organize my toddler's art (Honest Review)". Dad Fixes Everything. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  6. ↑ "Through its Artkive app, The Kive Company is bringing parenting into the digital age—one art project at a time". StartUp Beat. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  7. ↑ "Organization of Children's Artwork | Imagine Home Organization". Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  8. ↑ Perez, Sarah (2013-05-22). "Artkive Turns Your Kids' Artwork (And More) Into Printed Books". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  9. ↑ "Jedd Gold Rescues Parents Everywhere". 06880. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  10. ↑ "Jeffrey Lipp investment portfolio | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  11. ↑ Ha, Anthony (2012-11-16). "The Kive Company Raises $500K To Help Parents Save Their Kids' Art". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  12. ↑ "ArtKive Draws $500K from Amplify and Angels | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  13. ↑ Staff, WIRED. "Artkive - An App to Help You Store Your Children's Art". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  14. ↑ DeMuro, Rich (November 28, 2012). "Digitally "Artkive" Kids' Art". KTLA.
  15. 1 2 "Blast From The Past: Jedd Gold of Artkive, Preserve and Celebrate Your Kids' Artwork: WeAreLATech Startup Spotlight". WeAreLATech. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  16. ↑ "Child's Play". citylifestyle.com. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  17. ↑ Boss, The Product (2021-05-27). "Seeing an Opportunity & Pivoting to Fit the Market with Jedd Gold". The Product Boss. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  18. ↑ "Artkive". AAmp Studio. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  19. 1 2 "This Company Will Turn Your Old Birthday Cards into a Book". Apartment Therapy. Archived from the original on 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  20. ↑ "Some exciting news to end the year: I'd like to announce that MOMBOX has been acquired by Artkive (The Kive Company). 🎉 Seven years ago I set out to improve the way new moms were cared for after… | Kate Westervelt | 71 comments". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  21. ↑ Crook, Jordan (2020-12-14). "Mombox is a curated kit of postnatal products that puts new moms first". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  22. ↑ "Forget hanging it on the fridge. Here's how to make your kid's art last forever". The Washington Post. 2017-04-17. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  23. ↑ "Where Can I Store My Kid's Art?". South China Morning Post. 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  24. ↑ Bloom, Sarah (2019-07-18). "Artkive puts your children's artwork in a book". 12onyourside. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  25. ↑ "Photokive Digitizes Your Photo Albums & Gives Them The White Glove Treatment". Gadget Review. 2026-02-09. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  26. ↑ Kristin (2013-03-15). "Splash SF Feb 2013 People's Choice winner – Artkive - VatorNews". Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  27. ↑ "ArtKive Gets Vator People's Choice Award". socaltech. February 14, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  28. ↑ Ong, Josh (2013-03-08). "Artkive Saves a Digital Record of Your Kids' Artwork". TNW | Apps. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  29. ↑ "Artkive is a 2021 Inc. 5000 honoree". Inc.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  30. ↑ "O, Quarterly - Las Vegas-Clark County Library District - OverDrive". Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  31. ↑ "Get digital access to The Oprah US Magazine | Magzter.com". Magzter. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  32. ↑ "Our Storage Awards Are Here to Help You Get (and Stay) Organized". Good Housekeeping. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  33. ↑ 26K views · 130 reactions | Shop now: viewyourdeal.com 'Dancing with the Stars' alum Peta Murgatroyd joins us on today's View Your Deal and we partnered with brands to give you at least HALF OFF her favorite picks while supplies last! 🤩 | The View. Retrieved 2026-04-01 – via www.facebook.com.
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