Aperi

What Aperi does

Aperi is a privately held, US-incorporated technology company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Camarillo, California. The firm specializes in virtualized media production — building software-defined workflows and infrastructure that replace traditional, hardware-bound broadcast and live-event production environments with IP-based, cloud-capable stacks. The company operates with a lean team of 11-50 employees, indicative of a focused, vertically specialized product organization rather than a horizontally diversified media conglomerate.

Aperi's go-to-market and monetization mechanics are not disclosed in the input, but the company's positioning and capitalization pattern are consistent with a B2B, high-touch sale model: enterprise/large-broadcaster customers (or specialist systems integrators serving them) buying licensed virtualized production platforms, professional services, or managed deployments. Capital formation has been modest and disciplined — a single $10M round closed in July 2019, led by Netherlands-headquartered Merapar with participation from Innov8on, Malvern Ventures, Manuardeo, and Ocom. Leadership is concentrated at the top, with Joop Janssen as Chief Executive Officer and Eugene Keane serving as Chairman and co-founder, suggesting a founder-driven governance structure typical of venture-backed niche infrastructure companies.

Important data caveat: The publicly resolvable domain (apericorp.com) currently serves Chinese-language content describing an unrelated automotive exhibition display business with different leadership, founding year, and customers. The bulk of source material attached to describes this unrelated entity and should not be treated as factually describing Aperi itself. The analysis above reflects only the firmographic, leadership, and capital-structure inputs that clearly identify the real Aperi.

Name

Aperi

Legal name

爱体育官方网站

Website

https://apericorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aperi is a privately held US company founded in 2013 in Camarillo, California that builds virtualized media production technology for broadcast and live-event workflows, operating with 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Exhibition Displays

NAICS

Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850), Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing (337215)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive Instrument Clusters, Displays & HMI Electronics Manufacturing (IMACAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Automotive exhibition displays
• Engine display models
• Transmission exhibit design
• Powertrain showcase models
• Auto show exhibits

Headquarters

HQ city

Camarillo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Aperi (爱体育官方网站) is a Shanghai-based custom manufacturer of physical automotive exhibition displays. It designs and builds dynamic and static exhibit specimens for engines, transmissions, powertrains, and automotive components, integrating proprietary dynamic lighting with virtual models to demonstrate internal mechanical operation. Displays are produced to client specifications for major auto shows and OEM product launches.

Product overview

Aperi (爱体育官方网站) is a professional design and manufacturing company specializing in automotive exhibition displays and models. The company produces physical display specimens for engines, transmissions, powertrains, and automotive components used at international auto shows and exhibitions. The product portfolio includes seven main categories: Transmission Displays (变速器展品), Gasoline Engine Displays (汽油发动机展品), Powertrain Displays (动力总成展品), Diesel Engine Displays (柴油发动机展品), Auto Parts Displays (汽车零部件展品), Vehicle System Displays (整车系统展品), and Creative Displays (创意展品). These displays feature dynamic intelligent presentation methods combining virtual models with physical specimens, offering interactive, innovative, and scientific exhibition effects. The company has over 20 years of experience and has produced more than 600 display specimens for major automotive manufacturers including SAIC, Volkswagen, BYD, JAC, Geely, and international suppliers like ZF, NSK, Schaeffler, and ExxonMobil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transmission Displays (变速器展品)

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• SAIC Motor (上汽集团)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with SAIC Motor for engine and powertrain display production; displays used at SAIC exhibitions and product launches including SAIC 2018 annual meeting and SAIC laboratory visits by national leaders
• Schaeffler (舍弗勒)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Schaeffler Three-in-One Axle displays and wind energy conference system displays for 2019 Schaeffler International Wind Energy Conference
• NSKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for NSK transmission displays, NSK CVT, NSK DSG transmissions, and fully transparent NSK acrylic engine displays used at auto shows
• Volkswagen (大众)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Volkswagen EA888 engine displays and EA211 engine displays; displays accepted by Volkswagen German experts in 2003
• Dongfeng Motor (东风汽车)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Dongfeng dynamic engine displays and various powertrain displays; products received recognition from international peers at auto shows
• GAC Group (广汽集团)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for GAC static engine displays, GAC powertrain displays, and dynamic engine displays used at Beijing and Guangzhou auto shows
• ExxonMobil (埃克森美孚)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner2014 partnership for engine + transmission dynamic light display demonstrating lubricant working states in engines and transmissions
• JAC (江淮)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for JAC 1.5T dynamic powertrain displays, JAC diesel engine displays, and JAC DCT transmission displays used at Beijing auto shows
• Yuchai (玉柴)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Yuchai National Six diesel engine displays and Yuchai dynamic engine displays with multiple product types showcased at auto shows
• Cummins (康明斯)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Cummins diesel engine dynamic structure displays used at 2011 Shanghai Auto Show
• ZF (采埃孚)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for ZF transmission displays showcased at 2019 Shanghai Auto Show
• Geely (吉利)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Geely commercial vehicle range-extended engine displays; 2017 Geely engineers inspected display production quality
• Yutong (宇通)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Yutong bus engine heat exchange system displays and Yutong dynamic diesel engine displays
• BYD (比亚迪)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for BYD 1.4T dynamic engine displays and BYD dynamic motor reduction interactive displays shown at 2017 Shanghai Auto Show
• Volvo (沃尔沃)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Volvo D12 static engine displays and Volvo diesel engine displays

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Derse: Full-service exhibit-marketing agency that designs, fabricates, and installs custom exhibits for trade shows including automotive events. Comparable as a privately held, mid-sized custom-exhibit fabricator serving similar OEM and tier-1 customers.
• MKG: Independent experiential-marketing agency with strong automotive (Mercedes-Benz, Toyota) and B2B technology practice, producing immersive event experiences and exhibits. Comparable in size and creative-fabrication orientation to Aperi.
• Access TCA: Trade-show exhibit marketing agency providing strategy, design, fabrication, and logistics for B2B brands including automotive suppliers. Comparable as a privately held custom-exhibit peer with full-service trade-show capabilities.
• The Trade Group: Custom exhibit design and fabrication company producing bespoke trade-show displays for B2B brands across automotive, industrial, and technology verticals. Comparable as a privately held custom fabricator serving similar trade-show end markets.
• Czarnowski Display Service: Exhibit- and event-marketing company designing, fabricating, and installing custom exhibits for major brand activations and trade shows including auto-industry events. Comparable as a privately held custom fabricator serving similar customer profiles and event-driven revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Jack Morton Worldwide: Global brand-experience agency serving automotive OEMs (BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen) on auto-show activations, product launches, and immersive exhibits. Comparable as a peer buyer for Aperi's component displays and as a competitor for premium automotive event budgets.
• GES (Global Experience Specialists): Global exhibition and events services provider (owned by Viad Corp) producing custom exhibits for major trade shows including automotive industry events. Comparable as a peer trade-show fabricator with both event-services and custom-build capabilities.
• Sparks: Publicis-owned experience-marketing agency with deep automotive client work (Chevy, Nissan, Subaru) producing flagship auto-show booths and product-launch events. Comparable end-market and buyer profile to Aperi; would be a logical channel partner or acquirer for high-spec component-display production.
• Freeman: Largest North American exhibition-services and trade-show contractor with a global footprint, providing custom exhibit fabrication, installation, and logistics for major auto-shows (CES, NAIAS, SEMA). Comparable as a peer trade-show fabricator and a potential channel for scaling Aperi's custom displays into international venues.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: Global experience-marketing agency with a major automotive practice (Toyota, Ford, GM, Honda) that designs and fabricates large-scale auto-show exhibits and brand experiences. Comparable as a buyer of, or channel for, Aperi's specialized component-display capability within a much broader experiential services portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/apericorp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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