# Zerply: Animation, Hollywood, United States

> Zerply: Zerply is an invite-only talent network and SaaS platform tailored for the visual effects (VFX), animation, and computer graphics (CG) industry.

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# Zerply

Zerply is an invite-only talent network and SaaS platform tailored for the visual effects (VFX), animation, and computer graphics (CG) industry.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Animation Hollywood, United States

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Company summary

- **Founded:** 2013 13 years old
- **Team:** 7 1 to 10 people
- **Funding reported:** $700K in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed Dec 2015

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- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

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## About Zerply

Zerply is an invite-only talent network and SaaS platform tailored for the visual effects (VFX), animation, and computer graphics (CG) industry.

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Zerply connects over 18,000 production-ready artists with more than 1,000 vetted studios for hiring and recruitment. The platform aims to streamline the transition between projects for both creative talent and recruiters. Zerply offers a range of services for artists, including portfolio management, real-time availability tracking, and professional networking within an exclusive community. For studios, it provides advanced talent sourcing tools and recruitment services through a subscription-based model. The company serves a diverse audience in the media and entertainment sectors, including film, TV, gaming, and advertising, making it a vital resource for connecting top talent with industry opportunities.

## What company datasets say Zerply raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$700K** in dollars

Last round **Seed**

Last round date **Dec 2015**

## Founders and team

From Zerply's own website: 3 on the team.

- **Taaniel Jakobs** Interim CEO · Head of product
- **Josef Minarik** CTO
- **Christofer Karltorp** Executive board member

Advisers *James Bennett*

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

recruitment services animation artists mixed reality artists riggers future of work video editors asset/prop artists crowd artists game programmers information technology entertainment artist availability film and tv animation cinematic artists roto/paint artists graphic design services

Built with from their website

Google Maps Google Tag Manager Niagara Framework Google Ads OpenSSL Apache Adobe After Effects Google Workspace Viewport Meta Google Places

+8 more

Unreal Engine Apple iCloud Google Meet Google Maps Platform Nuke Houdini Google Font API Maya

- **Sector:** Animation
- **Industry code:** NAICS 54143, 561311, 513210
- **Region:** Florida

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