Seasoned technology executive, entrepreneur, and investor brings deep platform, security, and scale expertise to Artifcts’ next phase of growth 

6 February 2026 — Artifcts, the digital legacy platform helping people preserve what matters most, today announced that Matt Ramsey has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and as a member of the Board of Directors. Ramsey steps into an executive leadership role overseeing the platform’s privacy and security technologies, hosting infrastructure, and product roadmap. 

Ramsey brings more than two decades of experience building, scaling, and securing technology platforms, along with a deeply personal connection to Artifcts’ mission. Prior to formally joining the team, Ramsey was already an active Artifcts user, with more than 350 Artifcts in his personal collection, and is now also an investor in the platform to help accelerate its growth and global impact. 

His commitment to Artifcts is rooted in family and legacy. Prior to the passing of his mother in the fall of 2025, Ramsey and his family had created more than 200 Artifcts together, capturing her life story and world travels—memories that would have otherwise been lost. 

“Artifcts isn’t just a product I believe in—it’s a platform my family relied on during one of the most meaningful and difficult moments of our lives,” said Ramsey. “The opportunity to help scale this technology, while protecting people’s most personal stories with the highest standards of privacy and security, is both professionally exciting and deeply personal.” 

Prior to Artifcts, Ramsey founded and bootstrapped Excivity, a technology company he successfully sold to a private equity firm in 2020. He then joined the executive team of the acquiring platform, BlueHalo, where he played a key leadership role during a period of rapid growth that included 21 acquisitions over five years. BlueHalo ultimately merged into a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: AVAV) in 2025. 

Following the transaction, Ramsey remained on the executive team to complete multiple integration cycles, finalize Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements, and begin the integration of heritage systems to achieve Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance. After completing his second exit, Ramsey shifted focus toward passion-driven work, including AgeTech innovation, philanthropy, and creating what he calls lasting “Legacy Effects.” 

Matt holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and completed an Executive Entrepreneurship program at Babson College. He is an active member of the Post Exit Founders (PEF) community, NextGen Venture Partners, and serves as a mentor to early-stage technology startups. 

With Ramsey as CTO, Artifcts strengthens its leadership team at a pivotal moment as the company continues to scale its platform, enhance enterprise-grade security and privacy, and expand access to digital legacy preservation worldwide. 

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Clutter Cleaner, the nationwide estate cleanout and downsizing company founded by TV star and legacy expert Matt Paxton, has formed a strategic partnership with Artifcts®, a patented technology platform designed to help individuals preserve the meaning and stories behind their belongings. Together, the two companies are redefining what it means to declutter and downsize—by making it easier, more meaningful, and with less guilt, too.

With Artifcts, Clutter Cleaner clients can now digitally preserve the memories, stories, and significance of the items they’re ready to part with. The platform allows users to document the "why" behind their possessions, turning physical clutter into digital keepsakes that can be shared with family and future generations.

“We’re excited for our clients to use Artifcts to celebrate the memories of the past and move forward with the future,” said Matt Paxton, CEO and Founder of Clutter Cleaner. “Artifcts truly helps our clients downsize and move while not forgetting their most cherished memories and stories.”

This partnership enhances Clutter Cleaner’s mission to make decluttering, downsizing, and estate cleanouts less overwhelming and more empowering. By incorporating Artifcts into its nationwide service offerings, Clutter Cleaner provides an emotional bridge for clients navigating life transitions—whether downsizing a home, moving into senior living, or simply decluttering for peace of mind.

“Decluttering doesn't have to mean saying goodbye to your past,” said Artifcts CEO, Heather Nickerson. “We’re thrilled to work with Clutter Cleaner to give people a way to preserve and share the stories that matter most and document the value and provenance of the items they intend to keep.”

The Clutter Cleaner – Artifcts collaboration begins rolling out nationwide this summer, with all Clutter Cleaner teams trained to integrate Artifcts seamlessly into their estate cleanout and downsizing services.

For more information, visit www.cluttercleaner.com and www.artifcts.com.

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As Washington D.C. headquartered Artifcts continues to grow and scale, it proudly welcomes Lem Lloyd as an Advisor for Growth & Partnerships. Lem brings 30 years experience in building Internet businesses and running sales teams at both public companies and new start-ups.

"Lem's experience and expertise in growing and scaling numerous tech companies and negotiating complex partnership deals will be a game changer for us as we continue to grow and scale Artifcts," said Heather Nickerson, Artifcts co-founder."

As Washington D.C. headquartered Artifcts celebrates its 3rd birthday, it also welcomes Gina Buchalter to its strategic advisory board. Gina's storied career reaches across popular consumer brands, such as Aura Frames and Fitbit, as well as the world renowned Paramount Pictures.

Gina's deep experience delivering consumer products through new channels and partners will help Artifcts to expand its own footprint within core consumer segments.

"Gina's creativity and ability to connect dots that no one else even sees is captivating and carries with it the revenue basis to help startups and 'grownups' alike to flourish. It's going to be a great year 4 with Gina rounding out our advisory board," enthused Artifcts co-founder Ellen Goodwin.

"I am honored to join Ellen and Heather and the rest of the Artifcts team. It's such important work to help people chronicle their things and memories into one great cohesive story. I'm excited to be part of that journey."

The Artifcts Strategic Advisory Board also includes:

• • Aravinda Gollapudi, Technology Executive, Sage
  • Matt Paxton, Downsizing, Cleaning, and Organizing, Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS
  • Ora Solomon, Product management

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[Washington, D.C.] – Artifcts, redefining the 'stuff' space with its powerful consumer platform, announced today that in November it secured a US patent for its novel approach to organizing, generating, and sharing multi-media data about the objects we all collect and accumulate in life. The patent demonstrates Artifcts' commitment to creating a positive experience for people of all ages to capture the financial and sentimental value of their belongings.

Co-founder and CEO Heather Nickerson reflected on how the patent reinforces the very foundation of the company: "You need read only as far as the patent's abstract to understand our laser focus on transforming our relationships with stuff and appreciating the value it has (or does not) in our lives. What is an Artifct? 'A unique, multi-dimensional, transferable digital representation of an idea, memory, or history tied to [an] object.'"

"And of course, we overachieved," chimed in Co-founder and CSO Ellen Goodwin. "Our patent landed in the top 1% of patents by claim count. It wasn't a goal, but it's an interesting fact. Our platform is deceptively simple for being so powerful."

The U.S. Patent 11,816,189 comes on the heels of the company winning multiple awards in 2023, including in inter-personal connection, genealogy, and brain health, and just two months ahead of Artifcts' first appearance at the goliath Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas from 9-12 January 2024.

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Artifcts has expanded its strategic advisory board to welcome Ora Solomon, Vice President of International Product with 1stDibs. Ora's years of experience managing product in spaces directly adjacent to the 'stuff' focus on Artifcts is the perfect addition to round out the vast expertise of the current Board.

It's the unique and powerful combined team and mission that brought Ora to Artifcts. "As a fan of storytelling and a compulsive declutterer, I found Heather's and Ellen's vision and mission for Artifcts incredibly inspiring. I am honored to join the Advisory Board and help shape the company's future!" 

As Artifcts gains momentum in the direct to consumer market and prepares to launch several new partnerships this year, Ora will provide invaluable guidance in concert with the other Artifcts advisory board members. 

"Ora's been innovating for years in the spaces of storytelling and stuff both through her work with Shutterstock and now 1stDibs. Artifcts is young, innovative, and agile, and her experience will help us sharpen our strategic product roadmap and streamline tactical product decisions," said Ellen Goodwin, Co-founder and Chief Solutions Officer at Artifcts.

The Artifcts Strategic Advisory Board also includes:

• • Aravinda Gollapudi, Technology Executive, Sage
  • Georgia Mavrookas, HR & Marketing, Indeed
  • Richard E. Miller (Dutch), Wealth Advisor and Relationship Manager, (retired) Glenmede
  • Matt Paxton, Downsizing, Cleaning, and Organizing, Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS

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