24 Best Animation Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Animation Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 24 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $2.3b. The average funding per company in this subset is $94.0m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Discord

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.

6

Funding Rounds

$1.7b

Money raised

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Evernote

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

6

Funding Rounds

$159.5m

Money raised

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Vyond

Vyond is a video animation software company.

1

Funding Rounds

$50.0m

Money raised

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Zerply

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

1

Funding Rounds

$600.0k

Money raised

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Rephrase

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

3

Funding Rounds

$12.2m

Money raised

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Rive

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

1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

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PowToon

PowToon is a company founded in 2011 by Ilya Spitalnik.

2

Funding Rounds

$780.0k

Money raised

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Wideo

Wideo is a company founded in 2012.

1

Funding Rounds

$25.0k

Money raised

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Frame.io

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

6

Funding Rounds

$150.3m

Money raised

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WildBrain

WildBrain is a San Francisco-based company founded in 1968.

1

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

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Jitter

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.

$150.0k

Money raised

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LottieFiles

LottieFiles is a collection of animations designed for Lottie

2

Funding Rounds

$46.0m

Money raised

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DeepMotion

DeepMotion is an artificial Intelligence company founded by Kevin Kaichuan He.

2

Funding Rounds

$2.2m

Money raised

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Hornet

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

1

Funding Rounds

$8.0m

Money raised

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Smobler Studios

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

2

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised

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Mdundo.com

Mdundo.com is a company founded in 2013.

1

Funding Rounds

$125.0k

Money raised

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Tumult Hype

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

1

Funding Rounds

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Pocket.watch

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

2

Funding Rounds

$21.0m

Money raised

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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Cinesite

Cinesite is a visual effects founded in 1991.

2

Funding Rounds

$70.0m

Money raised

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Wonder Dynamics

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

2

Funding Rounds

$11.5m

Money raised

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Swoove Studios

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

1

Funding Rounds

$7.5m

Money raised

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Rainbow S.r.l.

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

1

Funding Rounds

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Shanghai Soco Software

Shanghai Soco Software is a company founded in 2005.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.9m

Money raised