Moka Studio

What Moka Studio does

Moka Studio Sàrl is a Switzerland-based private technology company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Martigny. The company develops 3D character animation solutions built on its proprietary NumIK (Numerical Inverse Kinematics) technology, a real-time inverse kinematics engine developed in collaboration with EPFL and unveiled at Siggraph 2016. NumIK enables animation of any 3D character — human, multi-limbed, or non-human morphology — without traditional control rigs, through joint-based control and sketch-based posing.

The company's primary commercial product is Mosketch, a 3D character animation software that packages NumIK into a user-facing desktop application available on macOS and Windows. The technology is positioned across multiple verticals including VR/AR experiences, virtual prototyping, sports performance analysis, and rehabilitation, though the primary customer segment is 3D animation studios and professionals producing film, commercials, and games.

Moka Studio operates a product-led growth motion, distributing Mosketch Light as a free trial download and converting users through a discounted Early Access 2-year license (60% off). Revenue is generated through software licenses and, per the company's stated direction, future licensing of NumIK for VR/AR applications. The company has received two R&D governmental grants and won the MassChallenge Switzerland 2017 first prize ($101,106). Leadership includes CEO Benoît Le Callennec (PhD in computer graphics, EPFL) and CTO Jocelyn Weiss (20+ years at Codemasters, Midway L.A., Havas Interactive). The company has 1-10 employees and no disclosed institutional venture capital backing.

Name

Moka Studio

Legal name

Moka Studio Sàrl

Website

https://mokastudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Moka Studio develops NumIK, a proprietary real-time inverse kinematics technology, and packages it as Mosketch, a desktop 3D character animation software. The Switzerland-based company serves 3D animation professionals and is expanding into VR/AR, sports, and rehabilitation verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Martigny

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Mosketch Software License: Moka Studio generates revenue through the sale of Mosketch software licenses, offering a 2-year license with a 60% Early Access discount (Mosketch Light). The primary product, Mosketch, is a 3D character animation software sold as a perpetual or subscription license.
2. VR/AR Solutions: Following the launch of Mosketch, Moka Studio expanded into providing NumIK-powered solutions for Virtual and Augmented Reality applications including VR experiences, virtual prototyping, sports, and rehabilitation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Moka Studio develops and sells Mosketch, a 3D character animation software that applies its proprietary NumIK (Numerical Inverse Kinematics) technology to animate any 3D character — human or non-human — in real time without complex control rigs. The company also licenses NumIK for Virtual and Augmented Reality applications across VR experiences, virtual prototyping, sports, and rehabilitation.

Product overview

Moka Studio offers a unified 3D character animation product portfolio centered around two key offerings: NumIK (the core real-time inverse kinematics technology) and Mosketch (the user-facing 3D character animation software that leverages NumIK). NumIK is a proprietary technology enabling real-time animation of any 3D character type without traditional control rigs. Mosketch, available as Mosketch Light (entry-level), applies NumIK technology to provide quick and easy character animation through intuitive features like sketch-based posing and joint influence control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mosketch: Quick and easy 3D character animation software featuring no controllers, sketching functionality, and up-and-down influence controls.
• NumIK

Products and services

• Mosketch Mosketch is Moka Studio's 3D character animation software that lets users animate any 3D character using joints only, without complex control rigs. Features include sketch-based pose design, up-and-down influence control over joints, and real-time animation. Mosketch Light is the free trial/entry-level version; the full product is sold under Early Access with a 60% discount on a 2-year license.
• NumIK (Numerical Inverse Kinematics) NumIK is a proprietary real-time inverse kinematics technology co-developed with EPFL that animates any 3D character — human, multi-limbed, winged, or tentacled — with precision without requiring complex control rigs. NumIK is licensed/embedded into VR and AR solutions across virtual prototyping, sports motion tracking, and rehabilitation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of digital prototypes can be tested with Virtual Humans in seconds using NumIK-powered virtual prototyping.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• MassChallenge SwitzerlandflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2017MassChallenge Switzerland is a global incubator that awarded Moka Studio the first prize in November 2017. This recognition validated the company's technology and provided acceleration support as part of the MassChallenge program.
• EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Moka Studio collaborates with EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) to develop NumIK technology. This collaboration began in 2008 and resulted in the creation of NumIK, unveiled at Siggraph 2016. The partnership involves EPFL's Immersive Interaction research group (IIG), led by Dr. Ronan Boulic, who also serves as a company advisor.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk (Maya): Autodesk's Maya is the dominant professional 3D character animation software used across film, games, and VR/AR pipelines. It is a direct comparator because it competes for the same 3D animator and studio customer base that Moka Studio targets with Mosketch, though Autodesk offers a much broader product portfolio and far greater commercial scale.
• Blender Foundation (Blender): Blender is a free, open-source 3D creation suite with growing rigging and animation capabilities, often used by independent animators and small studios. It is a comparable because it competes for the same bottom-of-funnel free-tool customers that Mosketch Light targets and offers substantial community-driven animation features.
• Adobe (Character Animator): Adobe's Character Animator and broader Creative Cloud suite enable character animation and motion-driven content creation for digital media. Like Autodesk, Adobe is a broad incumbent with overlapping animator and content-creator customers and much deeper distribution through Creative Cloud bundling.

Emerging players

• DeepMotion: DeepMotion provides AI-powered motion capture and character animation tools that convert video into 3D character animation in real time. It is comparable to Moka Studio because both pursue simplified, rig-less real-time character animation workflows, and DeepMotion targets overlapping VR/AR, gaming, and animation use cases.
• Live2D (Cubism): Live2D's Cubism is a 2D character animation tool widely used in VTubing, games, and digital content. While 2D-focused rather than 3D, it is comparable to Moka Studio as a lightweight, accessible character animation product targeting independent animators and content creators via a similar PLG and self-serve model.
• Move.ai: Move.ai offers markerless motion capture using AI to extract 3D animation from regular video, enabling real-time body tracking without specialized hardware. It is comparable to Moka Studio's sports and rehabilitation use cases (real-time body performance tracking) and serves overlapping VR/AR developer segments.
• Plask: Plask is an AI-driven motion capture and animation tool that enables users to generate 3D character animation from video without specialized equipment. It is comparable to Moka Studio because both reduce the technical barrier to producing 3D character animation and target VR/AR creators and digital content studios.

Direct peers

• Unity Technologies: Unity is a leading real-time 3D development platform widely used for VR/AR experiences and games with built-in character animation tools. It is comparable to Moka Studio because VR/AR developers — a core target segment for NumIK — typically build on Unity, making it both a potential integration partner and a competitive platform.
• Epic Games (Unreal Engine / MetaHuman): Epic's Unreal Engine and MetaHuman framework enable real-time, high-fidelity 3D character animation and VR/AR experiences, directly competing with NumIK's core proposition of real-time virtual human animation. Both target the same VR/AR developers and game/animation studios and overlap on the 'no-control-rig' real-time animation value proposition.
• Reallusion (iClone): Reallusion's iClone is a real-time 3D character animation tool used by animators, game developers, and filmmakers for fast character motion production. It is one of the closest direct peers to Mosketch in terms of feature set (real-time character animation, simplified workflows) and target customer (independent animators and small studios).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moka-studio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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