SWaN & Legend, Sugar 23 Invest in Mindshow for Next-Gen 3D Studio
SWaN & Legend Venture Partners and Sugar23 have announced their investment and creative collaboration with Mindshow, a 3D animation studio based on proprietary, cutting-edge technology that produces animation at the speed of live action. The partnership will provide a new medium and process of creative expression for top-tier talent, support the rapid growth of content pipelines in the animated space, and bring projects to market much faster.
Mindshow is led by CEO Gil Baron, an experienced leader with a proven history in implementing cutting-edge technologies, and executive producer Sharon Bordas, who joined the company as Head of Studio in 2019.
“From the moment Sharon and I sat down with Michael [Sugar], Sugar23 and the SWaN & Legend team, we knew they were seeing the future in the same weird and wonderful way we do,” said Baron. "We couldn't be more excited to have them as our partners in bringing new kinds of technology, creativity and talent to the world of 3D animation."
Michael Sugar, Oscar-winning producer and founder of Sugar23, commented, "We are incredibly excited to announce our investment in Mindshow. Both of our teams were literally speechless after seeing the Mindshow presentation."
“We can't wait to start racing to bring exciting new ideas to life with this truly innovative technology and this collaborative and mischievous team,” added Fred Schaufeld, co-founder of SWaN.
Founded in 2017 and quickly becoming a firm favorite in the industry, Sugar23 is a venture creation company with interests in creating premium content, technology, eSports, celebrity management, business consulting, brand incubation and investments.
SWaN & Legend Venture Partners supports the continuous evolution of Mindshow together with Sugar23. Co-founder and CEO of SWaN, Schaufeld is also the owner of Washington Capitals (NHL), Washington Nationals (MLB), Washington Wizards (NBA), Washington Mystics (WNBA), Professional Fighter's League, Team Liquid (eSports), Capital City Go-Go (NBA G League) and Capital One Arena.
