What KANVID does

KANVID is a Shanghai-based visual content creation studio that provides professional photography, video production, post-production, AR/VR content, and studio rental services primarily to retail and e-commerce brands operating in or entering the Chinese and Hong Kong markets. The company's service portfolio spans product, fashion, furniture, jewellery, lifestyle, and headshot photography, alongside campaign, corporate, promotional, social media, event, and 360-degree video production, supported by an in-house team of art directors, videographers, photographers, image editors, animators, video editors, and stylists with bilingual English-Chinese capabilities.

KANVID's production infrastructure is built around three soundproof photography studios in central Shanghai (totalling approximately 166 square metres) and an exclusive Asia-wide partnership with Profoto StyleShoots, giving it access to the full range of StyleShoots machines (Live, Vertical, Horizontal, and Eclipse) — a configuration no other Asian studio platform is disclosed to offer. It also integrates a Cubiscan dimensional and weight capture machine into its workflow, enabling data-accurate product visuals for e-commerce listings, 3D product showcases, and AR/VR assets on platforms such as Tmall and JD.com. Post-production is delivered through industry-standard tools including Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve.

The business model is professional services fee-for-service, with quote-based project pricing per brief across photography, video, editing, and AR/VR, supplemented by per-booking studio rental income (and ancillary equipment and lighting rental of Canon, Profoto, and Godox gear). KANVID sells primarily through direct, consultative bilingual sales anchored by its Shanghai headquarters and a regional Hong Kong office in Central, with remote photo and video editing delivery to clients in markets including the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Australia. Named customers include Kmart Australia, Kent & Curwen, C/MEO Collective, and BrainBox Animals. The company operates as an independent private entity with no disclosed parent, external investors, or funding rounds, and no management team, revenue, or founding date is publicly disclosed beyond an active website bearing a 2025 copyright.

Name

KANVID

Legal name

KANVID

Website

https://kanvid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KANVID is a Shanghai-based visual content creation studio providing product photography, video production, post-production, and AR/VR content services to retail and e-commerce brands, using an exclusive Asia-wide Profoto StyleShoots setup and Cubiscan data integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Photography services: Fee-for-service product, model, fashion, jewellery, furniture, packaging, flat-lay, 360-degree, invisible mannequin, lifestyle, headshot and campaign photography, delivered from the Shanghai studio and remotely. Pricing is quote-based per brief.
2. Video production services: Project-based video production including product, model, corporate, promotional, campaign, social media, event, tutorial, animated and 360 videos. Tailored, quote-based engagements.
3. Video editing and post-production services: Post-production services including motion template creation, re-editing, cut-down, music sourcing, dubbing, voice over, sound effects, VFX, motion graphics, colour correction/grading, 3D animation, subtitles/closed captions, translation and transcription. Priced per project/scope.
4. Studio rental: Rental of three soundproof photography studios in central Shanghai, including Profoto StyleShoots access and equipment, with on-line booking/inquiry. Priced per booking.
5. AR & VR content creation: Custom AR/VR content for branding, product visualisation and entertainment, including 3D product showcases for Chinese platforms such as Tmall and JD.com. Quote-based projects.
6. Equipment and lighting rental: Rental of in-house Canon camera equipment, Profoto and Godox strobe lighting, continuous LED/RGB lighting panels for off-site or in-studio use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KANVID is a Shanghai-based visual content creation studio delivering professional photography, video production, video editing, AR/VR content, and photo studio rental services. Its offering is anchored by exclusive access in Asia to the full Profoto StyleShoots machine range (Live, Vertical, Horizontal, Eclipse) and a Cubiscan dimensional/weight capture machine, enabling high-volume, data-driven product and brand content for retail and e-commerce clients.

Product overview

KANVID is a single integrated visual content creation studio platform rather than separate disconnected products; it bundles Photography Services (including Product Photography, Campaign Photography, Ecommerce Photography, 360 Photography, Invisible Mannequin Photography, Flatlay Photography, Headshot Photography, Furniture Photography, Fashion Photography, Jewellery Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Tabletop Photography, Behind The Scenes Photography, Outdoor Photography, Packaging Photography, Fabric Swatch Photography, Model Photography, and Creative Photography), Video Production Services (including Event Video, Tutorial Video, Short Form Content, Animated Video, Corporate Video, Promotional Video, Campaign Video, Social Media Video, Product Video, Model Video, 360 Video, and Storyboard Creation), Video Editing Services (including Motion Template Creation, Re-Editing, Cut Down, Music Sourcing, Dubbing, Voice Over, Sound Effects, Professional VFX Services, Motion Graphics Design Agency, Professional Colour Correction & Grading Services, Animation / 3D Animation, Subtitles / Closed Captions, Translation, and Transcription), AR & VR Content Creation, and Photo Studio Rental — all delivered through a shared infrastructure of exclusive Profoto StyleShoots machines and Cubiscan measurement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Photography Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports high-volume e-commerce photography workflows via Profoto StyleShoots automation, enabling brands to 'shoot large volumes of samples quickly and efficiently'
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / core partnership, core partnership and minor partnership.

• Profoto StyleShootsflagship / core partnershipTechnology or IntegrationKANVID is partnered with Profoto StyleShoots and is currently the only studio platform in Asia to offer the full range of Horizontal, Vertical, Live, and Eclipse machines for visual content production. Along with the full suite of Profoto lighting equipment, this positions KANVID as one of the most state-of-the-art studios in China. The partnership underpins KANVID's automated, high-volume product photography and video capabilities across photography, e-commerce, 360-degree, AR/VR, 3D and animation services.
• Cubiscancore partnershipTechnology or IntegrationKANVID integrates the Cubiscan machine into its production workflow to capture precise dimensional and weight data of products, enabling data-driven, visually accurate content for e-commerce, AR/VR and 3D product visualisation. This data is used alongside visual assets to support better customer decision-making and accurate product presentations across Chinese platforms such as Tmall and JD.com.
• Profoto (lighting)core partnershipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerKANVID's Shanghai studio is equipped with a comprehensive selection of Profoto strobe lighting available for rent, alongside continuous LED/RGB lighting panels. Profoto lighting equipment is deployed across the three studios and on location shoots.
• Godox (lighting)minor partnershipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerGodox strobe lighting is stocked as part of KANVID's studio lighting inventory alongside Profoto, available for rent to clients shooting in the Shanghai studios.
• Canon (camera equipment)core partnershipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerKANVID stocks a full range of the latest Canon cameras, lenses and accessories in-house and can source specialist equipment through partners for larger-scale video production. Canon gear underpins both in-studio and on-location photography and video shoots.
• Blackmagic Design (DaVinci Resolve)core partnershipTechnology or IntegrationKANVID uses industry-standard Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve as its main colour grading and finishing tool, supporting workflows in ProRes, RED, BRAW, Arri, Canon Log and other formats for web, TV and cinema outputs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Visual China Group: Largest Chinese visual content marketplace and stock/editorial image platform. Broad incumbent in the Chinese visual content space; overlaps with KANVID's e-commerce imagery customer base but operates at much larger scale across stock, editorial and licensing rather than bespoke studio production.
• Meitu: China-based visual technology and AI imaging platform providing photo/video editing apps and SaaS tools. Broader incumbent in Chinese visual content, with overlapping interest in AI-augmented photo/video workflows but serving a different (consumer/SMB SaaS) segment than KANVID's bespoke studio work.

Direct peers

• Squareshot: US-based e-commerce product photography studio with similar services (product, 360, lifestyle) for online retail brands. Direct comparable in service mix and customer profile to KANVID's core photography offering.
• Flixmedia: Specialist in product video and rich-media content for retail brands, including shoppable video for e-commerce sites. Directly comparable to KANVID's product video and 360 video offerings for retail/e-commerce customers.
• Casual Films: Global brand video production agency producing corporate, product and campaign video for enterprise marketing teams. Closely comparable to KANVID's video production service line and project-based delivery model.
• Demo Duck: US video production agency focused on explainer, product and brand videos for marketing teams. Comparable in service scope (corporate, promotional, animated video) and project-based B2B delivery to KANVID's video production practice.

Emerging players

• Threekit: 3D and AR product visualisation platform for e-commerce and retail brands. Closely comparable to KANVID's AR/VR content creation and 3D product showcase services, though Threekit is software-first while KANVID is studio-first.
• Marxent: AR/VR and 3D visualisation specialist for retail and home furnishings brands. Overlaps with KANVID's AR/VR service line, particularly around 3D product visualisation for e-commerce, but software/platform-led rather than studio-led.
• Cappasity (DeepRenderer): 3D and AR content platform producing immersive product views for e-commerce and retail. Comparable to KANVID's 360-degree product photography and AR/VR service line, with a technology-led rather than studio-led delivery model.

Others

• Ortery Technologies: Manufacturer of automated product photography systems and lightboxes used by e-commerce studios. Adjacent to KANVID's Profoto StyleShoots-driven automated capture workflow — supplies some of the underlying equipment category that KANVID specialises in operating.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KANVID_STUDIO

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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