What Aardvark Studios does

Aardvark Studios is a US-based design, build, and technology studio serving the experiential marketing industry. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (just outside Philadelphia), the company operates with a 200+ person workforce across 50 states and 4 countries on a 24/7/365 basis. Its core offering is end-to-end execution of brand experiences — covering creative design, design engineering, full-service fabrication, creative-tech development and integration, field operations, delivery and installation, ongoing service/maintenance, and warehousing/storage — delivered under one roof from a campus that includes three dedicated warehouses and two additional staging/production sites.

The studio serves two primary customer segments: (1) enterprise brands seeking mobile tours, brand activations, product launches, and immersive experiences, and (2) the marketing and experiential agencies that brief and manage those engagements. It also serves secondary verticals including healthcare organizations (mobile medical, dental, women's health, COVID-19 testing, emergency response), museums and cultural institutions, B2B companies (trade shows, mobile sales centers), and location-based entertainment operators. Revenue is generated through project-based custom fabrication contracts (one-time builds of glass trucks, billboard trucks, advertising trailers, expandable trailers, Airstreams, custom buses, shipping containers, and semi trucks) and ongoing professional services (mobile tour management, drivers, logistics, warehousing, maintenance). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; deal flow runs through direct sales to brand owners and through agency partnerships with firms such as Jack Morton, McCann New York, Edelman, Droga5, GMR Marketing, and Crispin Porter Bogusky.

Notable proprietary technology includes the patented Trade Show Truck — a mobile booth/showroom hybrid. The portfolio includes marquee engagements for Samsung, Coca-Cola, Disney, American Express, J.P. Morgan, Modelo, Stella Artois, DoorDash, LinkedIn, L'Oreal, Tatcha, OUAI, Shein, and the Aspen Dental MouthMobile (a 7-year mobile dental tour), as well as the permanent Otherworld Philadelphia immersive art installation (40,000 sq ft, 55 rooms). The company is privately held, founder-led (Larry Borden, Founder & CEO), and shows no disclosed external funding.

Name

Aardvark Studios

Legal name

Aardvark Studios

Website

https://aardvarkstudios.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Aardvark Studios is a US design, build, and technology studio that fabricates custom vehicles, mobile tours, and immersive experiences for enterprise brands, agencies, healthcare organizations, and museums, operating with 200+ staff across 50 states and 4 countries from its Conshohocken, PA headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Experiential Marketing Fabrication & Mobile Tour Production

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing (33621)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Experiential marketing fabrication
• Custom mobile tours
• Brand activation vehicles
• Mobile retail buildout
• Location-based entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Conshohocken

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Vehicle Fabrication and Build Services: Design, engineer, and fabricate custom experiential vehicles including trucks, trailers, buses, and mobile retail units. Revenue generated through project-based custom build contracts with brands and agencies.
2. Experiential Marketing Services: Full-service experiential marketing including mobile tours, event execution, field operations, delivery, installation, service, maintenance, and warehousing/storage. Ongoing operational services supporting client campaigns.
3. Immersive Experience Design and Production: Design, build, and operate immersive interactive entertainment experiences for live events, tours, and brand promotions. Includes location-based entertainment, museum exhibits, and permanent installations.
4. Airstream Rentals: Custom Airstream trailer fabrication and rental services for experiential events, including design, creation, logistics, and driver provision.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aardvark Studios is a design, build, and technology studio that designs, fabricates, and operates custom experiential marketing vehicles, mobile tours, brand activations, location-based entertainment installations, museum exhibits, mobile retail units, B2B trade show and mobile sales centers, and health and safety vehicles. The company delivers end-to-end services from creative design and engineering through fabrication, field operations, delivery, installation, and ongoing service and maintenance for enterprise brands and agencies.

Product overview

Aardvark Studios is a design, build, and technology studio serving the experiential marketing industry. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of physical experiential services organized into distinct verticals: Experiential Marketing Services (including brand activations, events, product launches, food trucks, sampling, kiosks, fashion/beauty activations, and alcohol brand activations), Location Based Entertainment and Museums, Mobile Retail (mobile showrooms, pop-up shops, retail trailers, merch trucks), B2B Services (trade show booths, mobile sales centers), Health & Safety Vehicles (medical trailers, dental trucks, emergency response, mobile health clinics, women's health trucks, COVID-19 testing), and Experiential Vehicles (custom builds, glass trucks, billboard trucks, advertising trailers, event trailers, double expandable trailers, airstream trailers, custom buses, shipping containers). The company provides end-to-end services including creative design, fabrication, field operations, logistics, drivers, and tour management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Activation & Experiential Marketing Full-service brand activation and experiential marketing campaigns covering concept through onsite execution for major consumer brands and their agencies. Includes street-level activations and performance-driven experiential advertising.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tatcha activation attracted over 1000 visitors daily during NYC campaign
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers74 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

37 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Michael Alan GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative agency partnership for experiential marketing campaigns including Nick Cannon talk show launch and Broad City season premiere activations. Aardvark executes creative concepts developed by the agency.
• SHADOWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Tatcha Moisture Match Up Campaign NYC activation. SHADOW agency concept combined with Aardvark's custom glass truck fabrication and execution.
• NA CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Johnsonville Italian sausage product launch with custom mobile kitchens and tiny home trailers.
• CogentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Modelo tailgating bus campaign and High West Whiskey mobile bar tours. Cogent leads creative while Aardvark handles fabrication and operations.
• BMF MediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for W Hotels yoga truck activation and other experiential campaigns.
• Jack MortoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal experiential agency partnership for NYC Pride marketing spectacle with Aardvark handling experiential event setup and operations.
• Pop2LifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for INK Master glass truck tattoo parlor and Amy Schumer food truck activations.
• Pop-up MobcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for OUAI St. Barts Collection mobile tour with custom-fabricated trailer.
• Rubik MarketingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Ortega taco truck and Ore-Ida Disney Frozen cross-country tours.
• Crispin Porter BoguskycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative agency partnership for Garland Jack's BBQ pig truck and Aspen Dental MouthMobile projects.
• Good PeoplecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Stella Artois Roots Picnic Questlove's Cheesesteak Diner activation.
• MirrorballcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Dos Equis Expedition Cinco Pinzgauer fleet activations.
• Invisible NorthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Shein Airstream custom trailer with prize wheel activation.
• Droga5coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Alexander Wang x Adidas New York Fashion Week dual-truck pop-up shop.
• EdelmancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for eBay Luxe Line mobile consignment concierge van.
• Factory 360coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Boohoo college retail tour and Pindrop mobile showroom.
• VICEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Uniqlo retail trailer with LED light show and DJ booth.
• THA ExperientialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for DoorDash New York Comic Con custom shipping container activation.
• GMR MarketingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Humana billboard truck for Senior Games sponsorship.
• HabithequecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuseum exhibit design partnership for River Alive! and Fairmount Water Works installations.
• Creative MachinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for River Alive! museum exhibit fabrication and interactive elements.
• FKB StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewest addition to Aardvark ecosystem, referenced as newest studio addition.
• MotivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Quaker Chewy Granola Play Wagon activation.
• BeCorecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Wendy's FruiTea Chillers sampling truck.
• CAMPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Doodles Camp experience at Chicago location.
• WayvcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Shopify double expandable trailer campus events.
• AMP AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Samsung Mobile U Tour STEM education bus.
• Drury AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Samsung Mobile Business Tour nationwide Fortune 500 tour.
• NPRP MediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Joe Fresh glass truck mobile showroom.
• ManifoldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for LinkedIn glass truck photo studio activation.
• SuperflycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for South Park 25th anniversary custom shipping container exhibit.
• Gold N Fish MarketingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Trident 'See What Unfolds' shipping container tour.
• HSI ProductioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partnership for Maroon 5 glass truck music video shoot.
• LeadDog MarketingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Top Chef advertising trailer with commercial kitchen.
• AcostacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Sunny D 1970s VW bus activation.
• ACE ContentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for The North Face/Public Lands retrofitted school bus mentorship trip.
• McCann New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency partnership for Mucinex 'Monsters in Waiting' installation.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MKG: Independent experiential marketing agency known for brand activations, mobile tours, and immersive experiences. Direct peer in the mid-sized experiential marketing services category.
• Cramer: Brand experience and event production agency with capabilities in custom environments, exhibits, and live events. Competes with Aardvark in the corporate experiential and event production space.
• The Taylor Company: Builder of custom mobile marketing vehicles, food trucks, and specialty trailers for brand activations. Directly comparable to Aardvark's mobile retail, food truck, and Airstream-style fabrication work.
• Derse: Full-service exhibit and experiential marketing company that designs, fabricates, and installs custom exhibits, brand environments, and event programs. Closely comparable on the custom fabrication/build side of Aardvark's business.
• Summit Bodyworks: Custom specialty vehicle fabricator producing mobile medical, dental, bloodmobile, and marketing vehicles. Closely comparable to Aardvark's health & safety vehicle line of business.
• Farber Specialty Vehicles: Manufacturer of custom specialty vehicles including mobile medical, dental, and marketing units. Direct competitor in the mobile health/safety and custom vehicle build category.
• Sparks: Specialist experiential marketing agency with deep capabilities in custom fabrication, mobile tours, and brand activations across consumer and healthcare categories. Direct competitor for Aardvark's experiential marketing and custom build services.
• LDV (Specialty Vehicles): Custom specialty vehicle manufacturer building mobile command centers, medical vehicles, marketing vehicles, and custom trucks. Direct peer in the custom vehicle fabrication category that underpins Aardvark's experiential and mobile retail offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Jack Morton Worldwide: Global experiential marketing agency owned by IPG that designs and produces brand experiences, events, and sponsorships. Aardvark is a subcontractor/fabrication partner on many Jack Morton-led campaigns (e.g., NYC Pride) and competes for the same enterprise experiential budget.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing (GPJ): Large global experiential agency (part of Project Worldwide) producing brand experiences, exhibits, and events for enterprise clients. Competes with Aardvark on large-scale experiential programs and custom fabrication.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aardvarkstudio_
• Facebookfacebook.com/aardvarkst
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aardvarkstudios
• Instagraminstagram.com/aardvark.studios

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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