# Cinesite: Entertainment, London, United Kingdom

> Cinesite: Cinesite is one of the largest and most creative visual effects companies in the world. Based in London, United Kingdom. Founded 1991.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/cinesite (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Entertainment startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Cinesite

Cinesite is one of the largest and most creative visual effects companies in the world.

Funding reported Last round: Debt financing

Entertainment London, United Kingdom

Company summary

- **Founded:** 1991 35 years old
- **Team:** 501 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** 418M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Debt financing Dec 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Cinesite has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Cinesite raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **418M** in the source's currency

Rounds **3**

Last round **Debt financing**

Last round date **Dec 2022**

Investors listed **5**

## Founders and team

From Cinesite's own website: 39 on the team.

- **Antony Hunt** Group CEO
- **Arjun Madhavan** CEO
- **Benoit Blouin** CEO
- **François Houde** CEO
- **Matt Brown** CEO
- **Bradley Wald** Group COO - Animation
- **Duncan Rodger** Group CFO
- **Eamonn Butler** Chief Animation Officer
- **Michele Sciolette** Group CTO
- **Sashka Jankovska** Chief HR Officer
- **Shawn Walsh** Group COO VFX
- **Alexander Savenko** Group Head of Production Technology
- **Aurélie Badin** Head of Assets
- **Chris Fitzpatrick** Head of Immersive
- **Christopher Springfield** Head of Lighting
- **Daniel Masuda** Group Head of Finance Animation
- **Danny Smith** Group Head of Infrastructure Technology
- **George Sears** Head of Virtual Production

And 21 more on the team.

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Gryphion Capital Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gryphion-capital-investments)

Each firm lists Cinesite on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Entertainment in United Kingdom

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