YDreams

What YDreams does

YDreams Global is a Brazil-active experiential design firm, originally founded in Portugal in 2000 under CEO António Câmara, that designs and installs bespoke multisensory immersive environments for cultural institutions, corporate clients, governments, shopping centers, and licensed-IP venues. The company operates four integrated product lines: Centros de Experiência (custom immersive brand installations), Exposições Imersivas (sensory and technological exhibitions), Consultorias Culturais (cultural intelligence, curation, and sponsorship attraction), and Circuitos Licenciados (touring circuits built around licensed entertainment IP such as Paramount's SpongeBob and Peppa Pig). Underlying technology combines interactive screens, digital games, audiovisual systems, and multisensory installations delivered under measure for each client, with cumulative scale of 6,000 experiences, 1,600 projects, and 30 countries served.

Revenue is generated through project-based design and installation fees, licensing fees tied to entertainment IP partnerships, and cultural consulting engagements; GTM is enterprise field sales direct to decision-makers at cultural centers, museums, corporations, shopping centers, and government bodies, evidenced by marquee clients including MIS Experience, Paramount Brasil, Bourbon Shopping (Zaffari), Farol Santander, SESI Lab Brasília, Hospital do Amor, Fundação Oscar Niemeyer, MAC Campina Grande, and TV Globo's Fantástico. The only disclosed external capital is a 2006 venture round of approximately $10.3M from Armilar Venture Partners and Herrick Partners, and there is no public listing, no disclosed revenue, no patents, no API, and no AI/ML positioning in the source materials.

Name

YDreams

Legal name

YDreams Global

Website

https://ydreams.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

YDreams Global designs and installs bespoke multisensory immersive environments for cultural institutions, corporations, governments, and shopping centers across 30 countries, operating four product lines covering custom brand experiences, immersive exhibitions, cultural consulting, and licensed IP circuits with entertainment partners such as Paramount.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immersive Experience Design

NAICS

Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (54185)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL)

Keywords

• Immersive experience design
• Multisensory installations
• Augmented reality experiences
• Cultural exhibition design
• Interactive brand experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Experience Design and Installation: Custom design and installation of immersive multisensory environments, experience centers, and exhibition spaces for corporate and cultural clients. Project-based revenue from design, development, and installation of bespoke experiences.
2. Licensed Circuits: Licensed intellectual property combined with creative solutions for shopping centers, cultural centers, and public spaces. Projects generate revenue through licensing fees and creative development services.
3. Cultural Consulting: Creative and cultural intelligence services to format ideas, attract sponsorships, and develop cultural projects from concept to execution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

YDreams designs and installs custom multisensory immersive environments for corporate brands, cultural institutions, governments, and shopping centers. The company combines interactive screens, digital games, audiovisual systems, and sensory installations to create engaging experiences that educate, emotionally engage, and expand audiences. Core offerings include Centros de Experiência (brand experience centers), Exposições Imersivas (sensory exhibitions), Consultorias Culturais (cultural consulting), and Circuitos Licenciados (licensed pop-culture circuits).

Product overview

YDreams creates multisensory experiences (vivências multissensoriais) that educate, emotionally engage, and expand visitor perspectives. The company operates four interconnected product lines: Centros de Experiência (custom immersive installations for brands), Exposições Imersivas (sensory and technological exhibitions), Consultorias Culturais (cultural consulting and curation services), and Circuitos Licenciados (licensed pop-culture experiences for retail and public spaces). The portfolio targets cultural spaces, corporate clients, governments/communities, and shopping centers across 30 countries, with over 6,000 experiences delivered and 1,600 projects completed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centros de Experiência: Immersive experience centers installed for brands with interactive experiences tailored to client culture
• Exposições Imersivas
• Consultorias Culturais
• Circuitos Licenciados

Products and services

• Centros de Experiência

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Paramount BrasilcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensing partnership for SpongeBob intellectual property to create immersive experiences. YDreams creates the immersive experience while Paramount provides the licensed IP, resulting in the world's largest SpongeBob experience delivered at MIS Experience in Brazil.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Moment Factory: Montreal-based multimedia studio creating immersive, multisensory experiences for cultural institutions, public spaces, and brands — the closest analog to YDreams' Centros de Experiência, Exposições Imersivas, and Circuitos Licenciados offerings.
• Meow Wolf: US-based immersive entertainment company operating permanent interactive art installations and exhibitions with licensed-IP components — competes with YDreams for cultural and retail immersive-experience budgets.
• teamLab: Japanese interdisciplinary art collective producing large-scale digital immersive exhibitions that tour globally and appear in permanent venues — direct competitor in licensed-circuit-style immersive exhibits.
• Ideum: US-based interactive exhibit design firm building custom multi-touch and immersive installations for museums, cultural centers, and brands — directly comparable to YDreams' Centros de Experiência product line.
• Cosm: US-based immersive entertainment operator building shared-reality venues and producing immersive content experiences — converges with YDreams at the intersection of immersive content production, IP partnerships, and venue deployment.
• Artechouse: US-based operator of immersive digital art exhibition venues featuring technology-driven sensory installations — directly overlaps with YDreams' Exposições Imersivas for cultural and retail audiences.
• DBOX: Experiential design and projection-mapping studio producing immersive brand activations, exhibitions, and large-format visuals for cultural and commercial clients — analogous scope and delivery model to YDreams.
• Cocolab: Mexico City-based design and immersive-experiences studio producing interactive museums, brand activations, and cultural exhibitions across Latin America — regional comparable to YDreams.
• Local Projects: New York-based experience design firm creating interactive, technology-driven installations for museums, cultural institutions, and public spaces — closely analogous to YDreams' cultural and corporate experience design work.

Broad incumbents

• Framestore: Global VFX and immersive-experiences studio with a much broader entertainment-services portfolio (film VFX, advertising, location-based entertainment); overlaps with YDreams in immersive installations and experiential work for major IP holders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/YDreamsGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ydreams
• Instagraminstagram.com/ydreamsglobal
• Xx.com/ydreams

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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