What Viskatoons does

Viskatoons is an independent, founder-owned animation studio based in Melbourne, Australia. It provides professional animation services — including 2D and 3D character animation, motion graphics, and character design — to a diversified Australian client base spanning federal and state government, higher education, automotive and industrial corporates, fitness, and commercial broadcast. Named clients include VicRoads, RMIT, DCCEEW, AHPRA, Goulburn Valley Water, Channel TEN, ACMA, Mercedes, BOGE, TXM, Training Day Gyms, Brave Media Australia, and DVV.

The studio's revenue model is project-based professional services, with each engagement scoped around deliverables rather than recurring subscription or distribution revenue. Pricing, contract length, and unit economics are not disclosed. Go-to-market is direct and relationship-driven, consistent with a small boutique team. Headcount is reported at 1–10 employees, and the studio has not taken external investment, leaving it wholly founder-funded.

In parallel with services work, Viskatoons has built a catalogue of original IP, including "Lil' Elvis Jones," "Jar Dwellers SOS," and "Be Deadly Online" (the latter winning a World Media Festival 2014 Gold Medal for General Education). The studio's 2025 slate added four new original titles — "Suspect Moustache," "Monster Chef," "Bronnie Vroom Vroom," and "Snick & Willow" — alongside "Crypto Unicorns," which extends the catalogue into the Web3 gaming category. This owned-IP layer is a strategic hedge beyond services revenue, but the studio does not disclose any AI/ML tooling, generative production pipeline, or proprietary technology platform; production appears to rely on conventional animation workflows.

Name

Viskatoons

Legal name

Viskatoons Animation

Website

https://viskatoons.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Viskatoons is a Melbourne-based, founder-owned independent animation studio (1–10 employees) delivering project-based 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, and character design to Australian government, corporate, and broadcast clients, while building an owned original-IP catalogue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Animated Series Production: Production of high-end animated series (2D and 3D) including original IP development such as Lil' Elvis Jones (26 x half hour), Jar Dwellers SOS, and commercial projects
2. Television and Broadcast Content: Content creation for television including animated series broadcast on Channel TEN and TENPLAY
3. Commercial Animation: Animated advertisements, music videos, and online content for corporate clients including Mercedes, BOGE, TXM, Training Day Gyms
4. Government and Educational Content: Animation for government departments (VicRoads, AHPRA, RMIT DCCEEW, DVV) and educational programs (Be Deadly Online for ACMA)
5. Game Trailer Production: Pre and post-production services for game trailers including script, storyboard, asset compilation, sound design, edit and master

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Viskatoons is an independent animation studio that creates and produces custom, original 2D and 3D animated content for television series, advertisements, music videos, and online platforms. It offers a full spectrum of animation services including motion graphics, design, scripting, storyboarding, content creation, and post-production, delivering bespoke (no templates) projects for government, corporate, and broadcast clients.

Product overview

Viskatoons is an independent animation studio offering a unified suite of animation services spanning 2D and 3D animation production. The company provides full-spectrum capabilities including motion graphics, design, scripting, storyboarding, content creation, and post-production. Their portfolio includes original animated series (Lil' Elvis Jones, Jar Dwellers SOS, Be Deadly Online, Suspect Moustache, Monster Chef, Bronnie Vroom Vroom, Snick & Willow, Crypto Unicorns) as well as commercial and government client work for brands such as Mercedes, BOGE, TXM, VicRoads, RMIT, and AHPRA. The studio positions itself as providing custom, original animation for any situation with no templates used.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 2D Animation Production Services Full-spectrum 2D animation services including motion graphics, design, scripting, storyboarding, content creation, and post-production for television series, advertisements, music videos, online content, and government/educational programs. Delivered as custom, original, template-free animation for government, corporate, and broadcast clients.
• 3D Animation Production Services 3D animation services for series, game trailers, and commercial content, including pre-production (script, storyboard, asset compilation) and post-production (sound design, edit and master). Targeted at game publishers, brands, and broadcast/streaming clients seeking 3D animated deliverables.
• Jar Dwellers SOS (Original Animated Series) Original animated IP series in which siblings discover and protect amazing creatures living in science jars, broadcast on Channel TEN and TENPLAY. Targeted at children's broadcast audiences and available for licensing to streaming and international broadcasters.
• Suspect Moustache (Original Animated Series) Australia's first animated sketch comedy show tackling themes of birth, death, and everything before/after, created by Fabian Lapham. Targeted at adult/prime-time broadcast and streaming audiences seeking original Australian sketch comedy animation.
• Monster Chef (Original Animated Series) A monstrous parody on the MasterChef series format developed as original animated IP. Targeted at broadcast/streaming audiences seeking parody-style entertainment animation.
• Mercedes Insurance Explainer Animation Custom 2-minute explainer animation created for Mercedes Insurance to communicate product/service details. Targeted at automotive insurance marketing and customer communications audiences.
• Transforming Bayswater Government Animation Government animation produced for VicRoads explaining the benefits of removing level crossings in Bayswater as a gateway to the Dandenongs. Targeted at transport infrastructure communications and the travelling public.
• Circular Economy Educational Animation Collaboration with RMIT and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) explaining what the Circular Economy is, how it works, and how someone can get involved. Targeted at educational and sustainability communications audiences.
• Crypto Unicorns Game Trailer Production Pre and post-production services for the Crypto Unicorns game trailer, covering script, storyboard, asset compilation, sound design, edit and master, with 3D animation provided by partner Xentrix Studios. Targeted at game publishers needing trailer and marketing assets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gold Medal for General Education at World Media Festival Hamburg, Germany 2014

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Xentrix StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Crypto Unicorns game trailer where Viskatoons provided pre and post-production services (script, storyboard, asset compilation, sound design, edit and master) while Xentrix Studios provided 3D animation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ludo Studio: Brisbane-based independent animation studio best known for producing the global hit 'Bluey.' Like Viskatoons, it is an Australian boutique animation studio with a strong original IP portfolio and full-spectrum production capabilities.
• Flying Bark Productions: Sydney-based independent animation studio (formerly Yoram Gross Studios) producing feature films and series. One of Australia's oldest and longest-running animation studios, sharing Viskatoons' heritage positioning and full-service 2D/3D production model.
• Animal Logic: Sydney-based animation and visual effects studio (Happy Feet, The LEGO Movie), now part of Netflix Animation. Comparable Australian animation studio delivering world-class feature and series work, though at substantially greater scale than Viskatoons.
• Cheeky Little Media: Melbourne-based independent animation studio producing original children's content. Operates with a similar boutique model and Australia-focused IP development approach as Viskatoons.
• Cartoon Saloon: Irish independent animation studio known for hand-crafted feature films (Wolfwalkers, The Secret of Kells). Comparable as a boutique, craft-focused animation studio with multiple award-winning original IPs and a similar small-team operating philosophy.
• Passion Pictures: London-based independent animation and documentary studio producing award-winning short-form and series content. Comparable boutique model serving government, brand, and broadcast clients with high-end custom animation.
• Triggerfish Animation Studios: Cape Town-based independent animation studio producing feature films and series. Comparable boutique animation studio with original IP focus, operating from a smaller English-speaking market similar to Viskatoons' Australian base.

Broad incumbents

• Aardman Animations: Bristol-based animation studio (Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep) — a larger, established industry peer in independent animation with similar craft-driven philosophy but substantially greater scale and IP catalog depth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/viskatoons
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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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