ArtNight

Overview

ArtNight is a Berlin-founded creative-experiences company, operated by Realtainment GmbH, that runs guided, in-person painting and craft events (a "paint and sip" style format) across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It was founded in 2016 by Aimie-Sarah Carstensen, who remains Founder and CEO, per her own LinkedIn profile and company materials.

Why this entity matters

ArtNight is a DACH example of scaling a live, offline consumer-experience business with software and a partner-host network rather than pure e-commerce or SaaS — a category Startuprad.io has profiled as an "IRL tech platform." Its growth (self-reported at roughly 1,000 events per month across 60+ cities and 1.5 million-plus participants to date, per the company's own "About us" page) illustrates demand for structured offline creative experiences in German-speaking markets.

Company background

ArtNight was founded in Berlin in 2016 by Aimie-Sarah Carstensen and operates under the legal entity Realtainment GmbH. The company builds a marketplace-style platform connecting freelance creative hosts — the company states more than 200 artists — with participants booking painting, DIY and other craft-based events, often marketed as "Wine & Paint" style evenings. According to ArtNight's own site (artnight.com), the company now runs events in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and reports some presence in Denmark. Press coverage (Startbase, Gründer.de, Netzpiloten) has covered the company's growth and positions it among Germany's better-known experience-economy startups, though this record does not independently verify specific funding amounts or investor names beyond what is publicly listed on aggregator sites such as Dealroom, PitchBook, Crunchbase and CB Insights, which this record has not individually cross-checked line by line.

Role in the ecosystem

ArtNight sits in the DACH consumer experience-economy / "offline events as a platform" segment, distinct from pure e-commerce, and has been recognized in industry award contexts (e.g. German Startup Awards-linked LinkedIn posts by the company).

Selected relationships and affiliations

Aimie-Sarah Carstensen is publicly identified as Founder and CEO on her own LinkedIn profile. The company's operating legal entity is Realtainment GmbH. Specific institutional investors are listed on funding-data aggregators (Dealroom, PitchBook, Crunchbase, CB Insights) but have not been individually verified for this record.

Startuprad.io relevance

Startuprad.io has interviewed ArtNight directly on how it built its offline-event technology platform, and separately referenced the company in a broader DACH industrial and manufacturing technology guide.

How ArtNight Built an IRL Tech Platform That Scales Offline Events
Published: 19 February 2026
Last updated: 20 September 2026
Coverage type: Interview
https://www.startuprad.io/post/how-artnight-built-an-irl-tech-platform-that-scales-offline-events

Industrial & Manufacturing Technology Guide for Startups in Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Published: 10 March 2026
Last updated: 20 September 2026
Coverage type: Blog
https://www.startuprad.io/post/industrial-and-manufacturing-technology-in-germany-austria-and-switzerland

Public source context

This record draws on ArtNight's own site (artnight.com/ueber-uns), Aimie-Sarah Carstensen's public LinkedIn profile, German-language startup press (Gründer.de, Startbase, Netzpiloten, StartingUp), and Startuprad.io's own archive coverage cited above. Specific funding round amounts and a fully verified current investor list were not confirmed independently for this record and are omitted rather than estimated.

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