Dare Pictures

Name

Dare Pictures

Legal name

Dare Pictures

Website

https://darepictures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television and Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Branded Documentary / Nonfiction (Corporate & NGO) (MPADADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Branded Documentary & Purpose-Driven Content (MPADAEAJ), Unscripted/Reality TV Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAC)

Keywords

• Documentary production
• Unscripted content
• Branded content
• Television production
• Streaming content

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. TV and Film Production: DARE Pictures produces documentary and unscripted content for TV, digital and streaming platforms, generating revenue through production fees, licensing, and co-production arrangements.
2. Branded Content: The company creates branded content for commercial brands including SAP, Ancestry and Google Pixel, producing contemporary storytelling that drives social and commercial impact.
3. IP Development and Sales: Development and exploitation of proprietary IP including formats and documentary concepts, with worldwide sales on properties like 'Fugitive: The Mystery of the Crypto Queen'.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DARE Pictures is a production company that creates documentary and unscripted content for TV, digital and streaming platforms such as Channel 4, Paramount+, MTV and BBC. It also produces branded content for commercial clients including SAP, Ancestry and Google Pixel, and develops proprietary IP and formats that travel internationally.

Product overview

DARE Pictures is a production company that operates as a unified content creation studio rather than a modular product platform. The company produces three main content types: documentary productions (including award-winning shorts like 'The Black Cop' and festival selections like 'Dalton's Dream'), television series for streaming platforms (such as 'UK Prisons: Sex, Drugs and Corruption' for Channel 4 and 'Geordie Stories' for Paramount+), and podcast productions. These offerings are unified under a single production house model focused on international storytelling that resonates across demographics and platforms, with the company specializing in content that travels globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Documentary Productions

Quantifiable outcome

• UK Prisons: Sex, Drugs and Corruption debuted as second most-streamed title of the week for Channel 4
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bad TattominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Bad Tatto co-produced 'This is Soho' documentary with DARE Pictures, narrated by Stephen Fry.
• SkycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDARE Pictures was named a recipient of the Sky Development Partnership Fund, providing development funding and support for new projects.
• Tondowski FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner on 'Crypto Queen' documentary with Tondowski Films in association with Lone Wolf Studios.
• Lone Wolf StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner on 'Crypto Queen' documentary in association with Lone Wolf Studios.
• DogwoofminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDogwoof handled distribution for 'Dalton's Dream', a BBC Storyville documentary directed by Kim Longinotto.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BBC Studios: Commercial production and distribution arm of the BBC, a key buyer/partner for UK documentary producers. Comparable at the macro level as the dominant scaled buyer of the kind of premium documentary DARE produces.
• Vice Studios: Global production arm specializing in documentary, branded editorial, and youth/culture-focused content. Comparable in branded-documentary and culturally resonant production approach, but at materially larger scale.
• Fremantle: Global content producer and distributor; acquired worldwide sales rights to DARE's 'Fugitive: The Mystery of the Crypto Queen'. Represents the larger incumbent counterpart, providing a benchmark for what DARE could scale into via distribution and format licensing.
• Banijay UK (Endemol Shine): Global production group with a large UK indie footprint producing unscripted and factual formats. Represents the deep-pocketed incumbent that mid-sized UK indies like DARE must compete against for commissions.

Direct peers

• Dogwoof: UK-based documentary distributor and producer (Dalton's Dream partner to DARE). Operates in the same documentary ecosystem with theatrical/festival release expertise and direct relationships with the same documentary filmmakers.
• Expectation Entertainment: UK indie production group developing and producing scripted and unscripted content for UK and US buyers. Comparable mid-sized indie competing for similar premium commissions from BBC, Channel 4, and streamers.
• Pulse Films: London-headquartered indie producer of documentary, feature, and branded content (e.g., Searching for Sugar Man). Operates the same mix of premium TV/streaming commissions and brand-funded projects as DARE, with similar festival-circuit positioning.
• KEO Films: UK-based independent production company producing feature documentaries, factual series, and branded content for broadcasters and global streamers. Highly comparable in scale, factual/documentary focus, and selective commercial work that travels internationally.
• Wavelength Films: UK independent documentary and feature producer (e.g., For Sama, The Cave). Closely comparable in documentary-first slate, festival positioning, and international co-production approach.
• Woodcut Media: UK factual and unscripted indie where DARE's founder Derren Lawford was previously Creative Director. Closely comparable in factual/unscripted focus, UK-broadcaster client base, and slate scale, making it a useful benchmark for DARE's growth trajectory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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