23 Best Animation Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Animation Startups

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There are 23 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $2.3b. The average funding per company in this subset is $100.0m.

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$1.7b

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Discord is an American company that offers users a free messenger with support for IP telephony and video conferencing. About 56 million people use the Discord messenger every month, and its total audience exceeds 270 million users.

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$159.5m

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Evernote is a company offering notetaking software and online service founded in 2008 by Stepan Pachikov.

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$50.0m

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Vyond is a video animation software company.

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$600.0k

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Network connecting creative talent in TV, film, and games.

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$12.2m

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Rephrase is a Bangalore-based provider of synthetic media tools for creating video and an AI-powered visual dubbing tool.

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$76.3m

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Platform enabling teams to design, share, and collaborate on 3D projects using virtual reality.

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$4.0m

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A software company that aids users with developing apps and games with real-time animation.

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$780.0k

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PowToon is a company founded in 2011 by Ilya Spitalnik.

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$25.0k

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Wideo is a company founded in 2012.

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$150.3m

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Frame.io is an online video creation platform that is integrated with Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Slack, and Vimeo.

$150.0k

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Jitter is a collaborative motion design tool on the web. It helps designers create high-fidelity animations for their interfaces, videos and marketing content, easily -- it's like Figma for motion design.

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$46.0m

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LottieFiles is a collection of animations designed for Lottie

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$8.0m

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Hornet is a production studio based in New York City and Brooklyn.

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$1.3m

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Smobler Studios is a metaverse architecture and creative agency in Singapore.

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$125.0k

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Mdundo.com is a company founded in 2013.

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Tumult Hype allows users to make HTML5 web contents without coding.

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$21.0m

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Pocket.watch is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2017.

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$12.0m

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$70.0m

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Cinesite is a visual effects founded in 1991.

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$11.5m

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Wonder Dynamics is utilizing AI to develop cutting-edge technologies, innovate production tools and create original content -- both traditional and interactive.

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$7.5m

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Swoove Studios is a provider of AI-powered software for 3D animation founded in 2020 by Herman Spliethoff .

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Rainbow S.r.l. is a Loreto, Marche-based company founded in 1995 by Iginio Straffi.

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$2.9m

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Shanghai Soco Software is a company founded in 2005.

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