Mindshow, a CG animation production company, has raised an additional $10 million in funding to expand its content pipeline.
With the new funding, led by SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, MindShow has raised more than $25 million in total. Sugar23, the management production and creative platform founded in Michael Sugar, also participated in the fundraise.
The company’s proprietary animation efforts, used recently on Mattel’s “Enchantimals” series, merge video game technology, visual effects and machine learning. The results produce high-quality graphics in record time.
“We are thrilled at what the team at Mindshow has accomplished over the past year, even more so in light of the challenges 2020 brought to all of us,” said Fred Schaufeld, the SWaN and Legend co-founder. “We couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come in this next chapter of the company’s growth.”
As the company looks to bring new animation projects to the market,...
With the new funding, led by SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, MindShow has raised more than $25 million in total. Sugar23, the management production and creative platform founded in Michael Sugar, also participated in the fundraise.
The company’s proprietary animation efforts, used recently on Mattel’s “Enchantimals” series, merge video game technology, visual effects and machine learning. The results produce high-quality graphics in record time.
“We are thrilled at what the team at Mindshow has accomplished over the past year, even more so in light of the challenges 2020 brought to all of us,” said Fred Schaufeld, the SWaN and Legend co-founder. “We couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come in this next chapter of the company’s growth.”
As the company looks to bring new animation projects to the market,...
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