What CYLNDR does

CYLNDR Studios is a Los Angeles-headquartered creative agency that delivers design, content, production, and influencer services to enterprise consumer brands. Founded in 2019 as CYLNDR, the company relaunched as CYLNDR Studios in 2024, expanding beyond live-action and digital production into dedicated Design and Influencer studios alongside its established Production and Content studios; the four studios operate as an integrated unit where each can lead, support, or blend depending on project scope. In August 2025 the studio became one of five agencies within the Cheil Agency Network (CAN), joining McKinney, Iris, Attention Arc, and Barbarian under an asset-light operating model, and CYLNDR is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cheil North America.

The studio's core service offerings include creative development and content direction, photography and production, brand and visual identity, motion design and animation, sound design, experiential and environmental design, talent casting, and influencer partnerships, supported by an internal AI Studio that produces AI-driven visual content for campaigns. Documented work spans marquee accounts including Little Caesars (Super Bowl LIX Crazy Puffs campaign with Eugene Levy), Meta (Oakley glasses campaign), Almond Breeze/Jonas Brothers, Samsung, Nike, Popeyes, Microsoft, HBO, SXM Media (rebrand), Citizen (Tsuyosa watch), 30WEST Films (Hell of a Summer title design), and nonprofit projects for the Duke Lemur Center and Wildlife Conservation Society. Technology is positioned around modular design systems, AI-powered image and video generation, and creator-led content workflows, with WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility conformance on its web presence.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements priced per scope rather than disclosed publicly. Go-to-market is hybrid: a direct engagement model with brand clients, layered onto enterprise relationships and cross-sell enabled by the Cheil Agency Network across ten offices in the US and Canada. Marketing channels are organic (Instagram, LinkedIn) supplemented by a content Digest and partner referrals including the ONE Creator Lab with The One Club for Creativity and TikTok. The company operates from Los Angeles (headquarters), with additional offices in Durham, New York, Dallas, Phoenix, and Toronto.

Name

CYLNDR

Legal name

Cylndr Studios

Website

https://cylndr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CYLNDR Studios is a Los Angeles-based creative agency within the Cheil Agency Network that delivers integrated Production, Content, Design, and Influencer services, augmented by an internal AI Studio, for enterprise consumer brands including Little Caesars, Meta, Samsung, Nike, and HBO.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Agency Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Content & Creative Studio for Creators (Concepting/Production) (MPAAAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Creative agency services
• Content production
• Brand identity design
• Influencer marketing
• Motion design

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Services Revenue: Project-based creative development, content production, design, and influencer marketing services for enterprise brands. Revenue generated through direct client engagements for specific campaigns and ongoing creative partnerships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CYLNDR Studios is a design-powered creative agency that delivers four integrated service offerings: Production (live action and digital craft), Content (creator-led branded content), Design (brand identity and motion design), and Influencer (end-to-end creator partnerships). The studio also operates an AI Studio for generative visual production, enabling long-form films, hero spots, social cutdowns, and scalable design systems for enterprise consumer brands.

Product overview

CYLNDR Studios is a design-powered content and influencer agency operating as part of the Cheil Agency Network. The studio operates four interconnected service offerings (studios): Production Studio (live action, production design, digital craft), Content Studio (creator-led branded content), Design Studio (brand identity and motion design), and Influencer Studio (end-to-end creator partnerships). The portfolio also includes specialized AI-driven visual production services and an AI Studio for developing AI-powered creative work. The four studios can lead, support, or blend depending on project needs, offering services including strategy, creative development, talent casting, motion design, photography, sound design, and experimental digital workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Production Studio A flexible production group specializing in live action, production design, and digital craft, delivering ideas from sets to screens for enterprise brand clients.
• Content Studio A creator-led studio shaping branded content for every platform, where concept meets camera and stories meet craft, for enterprise brand clients.
• Design Studio A multidisciplinary team driving brand identity and motion design, shaping the systems and sensibilities that define how a brand shows up across channels.
• Influencer Studio An end-to-end team connecting brands with the right creators, building partnerships that feel strategic, real, and culture-right.
• AI Studio (AI-Driven Visual Production) Internal AI-driven production studio for developing visual content using generative AI for video, image, and text, with design discipline applied so technology disappears into the experience. Used by enterprise brand clients for long-form films, hero spots, social cutdowns, and modular content systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Content system enabling scalable influencer participation while maintaining creative quality (Jonas Brothers/Almond Breeze campaign)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• ONE Creator LabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with The One Club for Creativity and TikTok to transform raw creator talent into social-first creative professionals. CYLNDR ECD Suz Keen participates in mentoring and guidance, with the program throwing content creators into real briefs with live feedback and hands-on collaboration.
• Cheil Agency NetworkflagshipOthersCYLNDR Studios is one of five agencies under the Cheil Agency Network (CAN), a unified structure operated on an asset-light model with subject-matter experts providing resources and support. The network was launched in August 2025 under CEO Joe Maglio and comprises McKinney, Iris, Attention Arc, CYLNDR Studios, and Barbarian.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• McKinney: Sister agency within the Cheil Agency Network offering creative, advertising, and content services to similar enterprise brand clients, including shared access to Samsung and other Cheil portfolio accounts.
• Iris: Sister agency within the Cheil Agency Network providing creative, brand, and integrated marketing services to enterprise clients, operating with a similar full-service model alongside CYLNDR under CAN.
• Barbarian: Sister agency under the Cheil Agency Network delivering creative, digital, and content services to enterprise brands, directly comparable in scope and channel mix to CYLNDR.
• Attention Arc: Sister agency within the Cheil Agency Network focused on creative and content production for enterprise clients, with overlapping capabilities in production and design.
• Mother Design: Design-led creative agency serving enterprise brands with integrated brand identity, motion design, and content capabilities—directly comparable to CYLNDR's Design and Content Studios.
• Buck: LA-based creative studio specializing in motion design, brand identity, and digital content for enterprise brands; overlaps directly with CYLNDR's Motion Design and Production offerings.
• Tendril: Toronto-based design and motion studio serving enterprise brands with creative technology, animation, and content production—comparable in scale, geography (Canada), and integrated creative-tech positioning.
• Special: US creative agency with strong design, content, and brand identity practice for enterprise consumer clients, competing for similar briefs as CYLNDR's Design and Content Studios.
• Observatory: Design-driven creative agency delivering brand identity, motion, and content services for enterprise clients—directly comparable to CYLNDR's integrated design-and-content offering.

Emerging players

• Unit9: Global creative production studio with strong interactive, film, and branded content capabilities, offering similar integrated production services to enterprise brands at a comparable boutique scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cylndr-connectedproduction
• Instagraminstagram.com/cylndrstudios

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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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