Wild Brain

Animation Production Company Wild Brain Raises $30 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 30, 2004 - 4:12am.
San Francisco -- Wild Brain, a producer of animated entertainment, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $30 million in a round of funding led by Valence Capital Management. Previous investors including Syntek Capital AG also participated. San Francisco-based Wild Brain recently announced a deal to co-finance and co-produce 3D CGI animated films with Miramax Films and Dimension Films. Their first joint production will be "Opus," which is adapted from an idea by illustrator Berkeley Breathed. Wild Brain said it will use the proceeds to further accelerate and support its production of feature film, commercial advertising and television properties.
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