Name

Believe

Legal name

Believe Limited

Website

https://believeltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patient Engagement Agency / Healthcare Creative Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare/Pharma Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Docuseries & Episodic Nonfiction (TV/Streaming) (MPADADAB), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Healthcare marketing services
• Patient engagement content
• Documentary film production
• Pharmaceutical storytelling
• Rare disease advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pharma Healthcare Marketing Services: Project-based creative services for pharmaceutical and biotech companies seeking patient engagement content, documentary production, podcast creation, and experiential marketing campaigns. Revenue derived from branded content partnerships, sponsorships, and agency fees.
2. Film and Content Licensing: Distribution of documentary films to streaming platforms (Discovery+, Peacock, Amazon, American Airlines in-flight entertainment), film festivals, and community screenings. Content licensing fees and distribution partnerships.
3. Patient Experience Programs: Custom workshop and experiential programs for patient advocacy organizations and pharma clients, including Speak Up, Speak Out, Breaking Through!, and educational events that generate sponsorship revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Believe Limited is a patient engagement agency that produces documentary films, branded podcasts, animated web series, and live experiential programs for pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and patient advocacy organizations. Its work centers on translating complex medical and psychosocial challenges into entertainment-grade scripted and nonfiction media across hemophilia, rare disease, stuttering, and other chronic condition communities. Major commercial offerings include the BloodStream Media podcast network, Hemophilia: The Musical, the Stop The Bleeding! animated series, and the Narrative Influence influencer program.

Product overview

Believe Limited is a patient engagement agency specializing in video, film, podcasts, and experiences that humanize and translate complex medical and psychosocial challenges. The company operates as a creative services firm offering documentary films (Bombardier Blood, My Beautiful Stutter, Dismissed, Deliver Us, On The Shoulders of Giants), award-winning web series (Stop The Bleeding!), experiential programs (Hemophilia: The Musical, Portraits of Progress, Speak Up, Speak Out), podcast production through the BloodStream Media Network, and docuseries campaigns (Beyond Our Blood). Services include storytelling-driven healthcare marketing, community screenings, and the Narrative Influence influencer program. The company serves pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, patient advocacy organizations, and healthcare communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BloodStream Media: Podcast network featuring educational content for rare disease communities including BloodStream Podcast, Cheat Codes, Mas Que Raras, FLOW, and others.
• Stop The Bleeding!
• Narrative Influence

Products and services

• Bombardier Blood Feature documentary following mountaineer Chris Bombardier as he becomes the first person with severe hemophilia to summit Mount Everest, while also fundraising for Save One Life.
• My Beautiful Stutter Award-winning documentary following five young people who stutter through an extraordinary year as part of the Stuttering Association for the Young's interactive arts-based program, featuring executive producers Paul Rudd and Mariska Hargitay.
• Dismissed Documentary exposing the systemic underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of women with bleeding disorders, co-produced with Sanofi as part of a broader impact campaign including community screenings and educational resources.
• Deliver Us Feature documentary following four visionary Black midwives in Los Angeles, Gainesville, and Chicago as they battle to change laws and protect mothers' lives while delivering babies.
• Stop The Bleeding! Award-winning comedy web series following a ragtag group of non-profit health advocates serving the bleeding disorders community, now in its 11th animated season and distributed across streaming platforms.
• Hemophilia: The Musical! Original musical production bringing teenagers living with hemophilia to New York City for a 72-hour musical theater intensive alongside Broadway professionals.
• Beyond Our Blood Five-part docuseries for Roche showcasing extraordinary stories of resilience from individuals with hemophilia in Egypt, Senegal, Argentina, Germany, and Puerto Rico, accompanied by an interactive companion website and worldwide community screening toolkit.
• On The Shoulders of Giants Documentary exploring the remarkable milestone of an entire generation of people with hemophilia living into their 50s and beyond, following Wayne Cook's journey reuniting with fellow hemophilia survivors.
• Portraits of Progress Pop-up gallery exhibition in SoHo featuring iconic British photographer Rankin, telling the story of the evolving treatment landscape for hemophilia over 70 years.
• Redefining Impossible Documentary featuring five elite athletes living with hemophilia sharing their stories of perseverance and redefining what's possible for people with bleeding disorders.
• PV in Focus Half-day workshops for people living with polycythemia vera (PV) and their caregivers, including disease state education, clinician and patient speakers, and community-building experiences.
• IgANime Manga-inspired interactive digital experience developed with Vera Therapeutics for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) Awareness Day, inviting visitors to create custom anime-inspired avatars and engage in patient journey storytelling.
• Narrative Influence Storytelling and influencer program for health, wellness, and rare disease communities, offering serialized emotionally resonant content packages and strategic narrative architecture with regulatory-compliant amplification across platforms.
• BloodStream Media Network Network of educational and advocacy-driven podcasts including BloodStream Podcast, Cheat Codes, Mas Que Raras, Just Listen, Thal Pals, PV Pod, The Lung Lab, and The PA!N PODCAST, serving rare disease and bleeding disorder communities across multiple audio platforms.
• Two Disabled Dudes Podcast featuring insightful, authentic, and humorous conversations about living beyond circumstances, hosted by Kyle Bryant and Sean Baumstark.
• Marc Summers Unwraps Podcast hosted by iconic TV personality Marc Summers featuring interviews with celebrities and notable guests about their experiences and stories.
• Speak Up, Speak Out Spoken-word self-advocacy workshop for young people with cystinosis, transforming patient stories into powerful creative expression and measurable community impact.
• The Teen Impact Awards Youth empowerment awards program recognizing teenagers making a difference in the bleeding disorders community.
• The Science Fair Immersive educational experience bridging the gap between complex medical science and everyday understanding for the bleeding disorders community.
• HTC Guided Tour Guided video tour of typical hemophilia treatment centers (HTC), hosted by the cast of Stop The Bleeding!, available in English and Spanish.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of Breaking Through musical theater participants felt more connected to others with bleeding disorders and more motivated in managing their condition
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Vera TherapeuticsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Collaborated on IgANime manga-inspired digital experience for IgA nephropathy Awareness Day. Interactive avatar creation and patient journey storytelling designed for culturally relevant, immersive engagement.
• Open Source Imaging Consortium (OSIC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026BloodStream Media collaboration on The Lung Lab podcast focused on rare and progressive lung diseases. Exploring imaging, data, and disease intersections.
• SanofiflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 August 2025Major strategic partner for documentary production on rare blood disorders. Co-produced Dismissed documentary on women with hemophilia and Deliver Us on Black midwives. Partnership includes impact campaigns, educational resources, and community screenings. Two additional documentaries in production for 2027 focusing on rare blood disorder awareness and diagnosis initiatives.
• Meraki SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 August 2025Joint venture launching Narrative Influence platform - first-of-its-kind storytelling and influencer program for health, wellness, and rare disease communities. Strategic narrative architecture combining serialized content with regulatory-compliant amplification across platforms.
• Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2025Words of Worth storytelling workshop for primary hyperoxaluria patients. Partnership with Southern Word producing advocacy skill-building and patient story videos.
• SobiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2024International biopharmaceutical partner supporting Mountains We Carry documentary in collaboration with Save One Life.
• Stealth BioTherapeuticsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2024Supported Barth Syndrome Foundation video series for FDA hearing testimony on elamipretide therapy. Patient testimonial videos amplifying rare disease advocacy.
• Entertainment 2 Affect Change (E2AC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2024Co-producing Deliver Us documentary on Black midwives with E2AC, NAABB, Producer's Guild of America, and California Health Care Foundation. Partnership bringing together entertainment industry resources for maternal health advocacy.
• Soleno TherapeuticsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2024Created video series documenting Prader-Willi Syndrome Association DC Fly-In event. 140 advocates including 50 individuals with PWS participated in healthcare policy advocacy. Contributed to legislative progress including Senator Mike Braun filing Promising Pathway Act 2.0.
• AmgencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2024Presenting sponsor of Speak Up, Speak Out spoken-word self-advocacy workshop for cystinosis community. Partnership with Cystinosis Research Network. Third consecutive year of partnership supporting empowerment of young patients through creative expression.
• RochecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2024Produced Beyond Our Blood documentary series and interactive companion website showcasing resilience stories from hemophilia patients in Egypt, Senegal, Argentina, Germany, and Puerto Rico. Created screening toolkit enabling organizations worldwide to host community screenings.
• Agios PharmaceuticalscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2024Ongoing podcast content partnership producing Thal Pals, Cheat Codes, and Just Listen podcasts for thalassemia, sickle cell disease, and pyruvate kinase deficiency communities. Educational content for clinicians, KOLs, advocates, caregivers, and patients.
• PharmaEssentiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2024PV in Focus community events expanding nationwide for polycythemia vera patients. Half-day workshops in disease state education with clinician and patient speakers, self-advocacy training, and mental health support. PV Pod sponsored podcast extending conversations year-round.
• Save One LifecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Nonprofit partner for documentary production including Bombardier Blood and Mountains We Carry/Mountains We Climb. Documentary fundraiser following Chris Bombardier and European bleeding disorders community climbing Mont Blanc to raise awareness and funds for healthcare disparities.
• BioMarin PharmaceuticalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Exclusive supporter of Hemophilia: The Musical and Breaking Through! Musical Theater Intensive program. Program brought teenagers with hemophilia to NYC for musical theater experience with measurable outcomes including 100% participant connection and motivation improvements.
• National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for documentary premieres at annual Bleeding Disorders Conference. Dismissed documentary premiered at BDC 2025. Ongoing collaboration on community engagement and advocacy content.
• EveryLife Foundation for Rare DiseasesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScreened Bombardier Blood at annual Rare Disease Week event. Partnership connecting documentary content with rare disease advocacy community.
• The Stuttering Association for the Young (SAY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMy Beautiful Stutter documentary produced in partnership with SAY, following young people who stutter through SAY's interactive arts-based program in New York City.
• Foundation for Art & HealingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Breaking Through! Musical Theater Intensive program studying outcomes for bleeding disorder community through creative arts engagement.
• Cystinosis Research NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partnership for Speak Up, Speak Out workshop series. Fourth consecutive year in 2025 supporting cystinosis community through spoken-word self-advocacy workshops.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Real Chemistry: Large healthcare marketing and data-driven creative agency serving pharma and biotech with integrated patient and HCP campaigns. Comparable as a healthcare-focused creative services provider targeting the same enterprise pharma buyers, though broader in scope and scale.
• Evoke (Avalere Health): Global healthcare communications and creative agency network serving pharma, biotech, and medtech. Directly comparable buyer (pharma marketing teams) and adjacent offering (creative, PR, medical communications), though much larger and broader than Believe's niche focus.
• Fingerpaint: Independent healthcare marketing agency offering creative, media, and analytics to pharma and biotech. Comparable buyer base (pharma marketing teams) and adjacent creative-services offering, though broader and more traditional in scope than Believe's patient-community-rooted model.
• AbelsonTaylor: Long-standing independent healthcare creative agency serving pharma DTC and HCP campaigns. Comparable as a creative-services competitor for pharma marketing budgets, though primarily traditional advertising versus Believe's documentary/podcast/experiential emphasis.
• Intouch Group: Full-service pharma marketing agency offering creative, media, and digital services. Comparable enterprise pharma buyer overlap, though scale and breadth are far larger than Believe's specialized offering.
• The Bloc: Independent healthcare creative agency producing branded campaigns and patient education for pharma. Comparable buyer overlap and creative-services model, though broader portfolio and traditional creative focus versus Believe's storytelling/experiential specialization.

Direct peers

• Patients & Purpose: Patient-focused creative agency within the WPP health practice explicitly built around patient storytelling for pharma brands. The closest direct comparable on positioning - combining healthcare creative with patient-centric storytelling - though with significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Health Union: Patient community and content platform operating condition-specific online communities with original editorial and patient storytelling. Comparable through its patient-centric content production and community engagement model for pharma, though more digital/owned-media oriented versus Believe's film and experiential emphasis.

Emerging players

• Closer Look: Healthcare creative and digital agency focused on patient and HCP engagement for pharma. Comparable niche positioning and patient-engagement emphasis, with similar independent-agency scale.
• Purohit Navigation: Independent healthcare creative agency serving pharma with brand strategy, creative, and digital execution. Comparable as a smaller independent creative services peer targeting the same enterprise pharma marketing buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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