What Pixod does

Pixod is a Brooklyn-based, founder-led creative agency founded in 2002 that designs digital products, interactive experiences, and original branded content for Fortune 500 consumer brands and media companies. Its core service offering covers digital product design and development, UI/UX, AR/VR experience development (web-based using JavaScript, XML, gITF, and USDZ), video production, and brand strategy. Notable technical work includes custom image recognition for the Share A Coke mobile activation (executed via a Shazam technology partnership), and design and development for the Vista TV OTT/IPTV streaming service incorporating machine learning and A/B testing for user engagement optimization.

The company operates a B2B, project-based revenue model selling fixed-price creative engagements to enterprise clients across retail (Walmart), beverage (Coca-Cola), food service (McDonald's), automotive (Ford, Toyota), entertainment (HBO, Vista TV), and media (Essence Magazine). Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by portfolio credibility and repeat multi-year partnerships such as the 5+ year Essence/Ford My City 4 Ways video series. Campaign scale signals include the Share A Coke activation reaching 40+ million McDonald's customers and the Toyota Love The Journey series reaching approximately 1.5 million viewers.

Pixod is privately held with no disclosed external funding or parent company, led by Creative Director Mali X and Creative Director Phillip Shung with a small Brooklyn team of 11-50 employees. Beyond commercial work, the company co-founded the Bklyn Combine not-for-profit for STEM mentorship and has received the 2020 ESSENCE Essential Heroes Award, reinforcing a community-centered brand positioning that supports its enterprise client acquisition.

Name

Pixod

Legal name

Pixod

Website

https://pixod.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pixod is a Brooklyn-based creative agency founded in 2002 that designs digital products, interactive experiences, AR/VR, and branded content for Fortune 500 clients including Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Walmart, Ford, Toyota, and HBO.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: Project-based creative services including art direction, design, development, and production for major brand campaigns. Revenue generated through fixed-price project contracts with brands across retail, automotive, media, and consumer goods sectors.
2. Original Content Production: Video series production, branded content creation, and multimedia campaigns for corporate clients. Includes TV commercials, online promotions, social media content, and event coverage.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pixod is a creative agency that designs and develops digital products, creates original branded content, and produces video campaigns for major brands. Services span UI/UX design, interactive mobile experiences, AR/VR environments, and full-service video production, serving enterprise clients across retail, automotive, food & beverage, media, and consumer goods sectors.

Product overview

Pixod is a product design and original content company that operates as a creative agency offering multiple interconnected services. The core offerings include digital product design and development, original content creation, and AR/VR experience development. Supporting services include video production, UI/UX design, and brand strategy. Pixod works with major brands including Walmart, Ford, Essence, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Toyota, HBO, and HBO, executing campaigns across digital platforms, video content, mobile experiences, and immersive technologies. Notable projects include the Share A Coke interactive mobile experience, Vista TV OTT/IPTV service, and various branded video series.

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Products and services

• Digital Product Design & Development End-to-end digital product design and development service guiding enterprise clients from ideation and rapid prototyping through product launches and version updates. Delivers user experiences that inform and engage users across websites, mobile applications, and interactive tools for major consumer brands.
• Original Content Creation Original branded content creation service that crafts stories connecting brands with communities, leveraging visual communications and technology across media platforms to share brand narratives.
• AR/VR Experience Development Augmented and virtual reality experience development service creating web-based immersive interactive environments for museums, art, and education venues using JavaScript, XML, glTF, and USDZ technologies.
• Video Production Multi-channel video production and promotional video content service for brand campaigns, including TV commercials, online promotions, documentary shorts, branded video series, and social media content reaching viewers across platforms.
• UI/UX Design User interface and user experience design service for websites, mobile applications, and promotional microsites, with emphasis on critical thinking and problem-solving to deliver engaging user experiences.
• Brand Strategy & Campaign Development Brand storytelling and campaign development service across digital and physical platforms, establishing brand guidelines, voice, tone, and messaging through integrated campaign execution for major enterprise clients.

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mask ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAR+VR startup partnership to create virtual museum exhibitions, bridging traditional venue-based experiences with remote audiences through immersive interactive virtual environments. Pixod contributed creative direction, design, and web-based AR/VR development expertise.
• Michelle Obama (When We All Vote)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop the 'Essence Voter Hub' initiative promoting civic engagement and voter participation.
• Essence MagazinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year strategic partnership producing the My City 4 Ways video series with Ford (5+ years), #WokeWonderland mobile tool, and various Essence Festival activations. Core partner for reaching African American audiences.
• Ford Motor CompanycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-marketing partner for the Essence/Ford My City 4 Ways video series, an immersive look into local influencers in targeted cities. Multi-year partnership producing branded content across food, fashion, art, and style verticals.
• Bklyn CombinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded not-for-profit organization providing STEM and decision-making mentorship to underserved communities. Pixod team members serve as STEM mentors, program directors, and supporters of community initiatives.
• Beam CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTEM mentorship partnership where Pixod Director Mali X served as Guest Speaker, Mentor, and Supporter at Beam Center fundraiser events.
• Stuyvesant High SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsored Stuy Talks program as part of The MAP for Neighborhood Safety initiative, supporting educational programs for students.
• KickstarterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHosted Beam Center STEM Mentors Program fundraiser through Kickstarter platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ueno: Brooklyn-based creative agency with similar size and geographic profile, delivering brand identity, web development, and digital products for tech-forward clients. Closely matches Pixod's Brooklyn creative-shop positioning.
• B-Reel: Creative agency producing interactive digital experiences, branded content, and AR/VR for global brands. Similar mid-sized, project-based creative-shop profile with strong immersive-tech emphasis.
• Jam3: Toronto- and LA-based digital creative agency specializing in interactive experiences, AR/VR, and branded content for major global brands. Highly comparable in scope: project-based creative production, immersive tech, and enterprise brand work.
• Deeplocal: Pittsburgh-based creative engineering studio building interactive installations, branded experiences, and emerging-tech campaigns for major brands. Directly comparable in AR/VR, image-recognition, and experiential production capabilities.
• Unit9: Global experience production studio with strong AR/VR and interactive content capabilities serving major brands. Comparable in immersive-tech execution and project-based delivery model.
• Tool of North America: Bicoastal creative production company known for commercials, AR experiences, and interactive branded content. Highly comparable on video production and emerging-tech campaign work for major brands.

Broad incumbents

• AKQA: WPP-owned digital agency producing brand experiences, products, and campaigns for global enterprises. Comparable in combining digital design, content production, and emerging-tech delivery at much greater scale.
• R/GA: Global digital agency and IPG-owned network delivering connected products, brand systems, and marketing campaigns for enterprise clients. Overlaps on digital product design and brand campaign work at a vastly larger scale.
• Huge Inc. IPG-owned digital agency delivering brand experiences, product design, and marketing campaigns for enterprise clients. Direct overlap in UI/UX design, web development, and digital product work.

Emerging players

• North Kingdom: Swedish creative experience studio with deep AR/VR, interactive, and digital product expertise serving global brands. Comparable technical niche and project-based delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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