WORLD FIXER LIMITED

What WORLD FIXER LIMITED does

World Fixer Limited operates a free, web-based networking platform that connects international media producers, broadcasters, agencies, and production companies with vetted local fixers, crew, journalists, and service providers across 150+ countries. The product is a social-media-style directory where members are manually vetted by admins (including reference checks via prior-client testimonials) before being granted access, after which they can post jobs, promote their work, and receive alerts on a feed-style interface. Core users are split between supply-side media professionals (fixers, producers, DOPs, sound recordists, photographers, journalists, drone operators, scouts) seeking international clients and demand-side clients (broadcasters, agencies, studios including Warner Bros., BBC, Apple) seeking reliable local talent in unfamiliar markets.

The business model is currently freemium in form but pre-revenue in practice: the platform charges nothing to either side and has stated it is exploring future premium tools and benefits that will not compromise free core connectivity. The platform is operated under Makers Europe Ltd., a UK private limited company (London headquarters with a secondary Barcelona office), in collaboration with Makers Inc., a strategic operating parent. Distribution is community-led through the in-platform feed and direct sign-ups via worldfixer.com, with lead capture for larger production briefs routed to Makers Inc. There are no disclosed external funding rounds, no paying customer base, no patents or certifications, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

Name

WORLD FIXER LIMITED

Legal name

Makers Europe Ltd.

Website

https://worldfixer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

World Fixer Limited operates a free, manually-vetted web platform that connects international media producers, broadcasters, and agencies with local fixers, crew, and journalists across 150+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Free Platform (Current): The platform currently operates as a completely free service. The company states they are exploring tools and benefits that could warrant a future subscription section, but this will not affect core connectivity features.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

World Fixer Limited operates a free online marketplace platform that connects media-industry clients (broadcasters, production companies, agencies) with vetted local crew, fixers, producers and journalists for international productions. The platform operates as a network/marketplace with a manual vetting process on sign-up and a social media-style feed for discovery and engagement. It currently serves 6,634 registered clients and 17,829 active members across 150+ countries on a fully free basis.

Product overview

World Fixer is a single, unified free market network platform for the global media industry. The core product — the World Fixer Platform — connects producers, fixers, service companies, journalists, crew members, and other media professionals across 150+ countries. Users can find and vet local talent, post jobs, receive job alerts, and promote their work through the platform's social-media-style feed walls. The platform serves both clients seeking vetted production professionals and media professionals seeking new clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• World Fixer Platform Free web-based marketplace and social-style feed for media companies to find vetted local fixers, producers, crew and journalists for international productions; serves 6,634 registered clients and 17,829 active members across 150+ countries.
• World Fixer Member Directory Searchable, manually vetted global directory of fixers, producers, crew and journalists, used by media clients to find local production support in 150+ countries.
• World Fixer Network Feed Social-media-style activity feed for members and clients to post updates, share work and engage with the World Fixer community of media professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to vetted professionals in 150+ countries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Makers Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Fixer operates in collaboration with Makers Inc., providing access to a global network of world-class production teams. Makers Europe Ltd. holds the copyright for World Fixer (2023). The partnership combines World Fixer's platform with Makers' network capabilities to serve the global media industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ProductionHUB: ProductionHUB is a leading online directory and marketplace for production professionals, crew, equipment, and services across film, TV, and commercial production. It directly competes with World Fixer in connecting vetted crew and service providers to producers globally, with a more mature paid business model.
• EntertainmentCareers.net: EntertainmentCareers.net is a job board and career resource for the entertainment industry covering production, crew, and behind-the-camera roles. It is directly comparable in providing free/low-cost access to media production job opportunities.
• ProductionBeast: ProductionBeast is a production crew directory and job board focused on film and television. It directly overlaps with World Fixer's crew-discovery and job-posting capabilities and serves the same producer and crew audiences.
• Backstage: Backstage is a well-known casting, talent, and production-jobs platform covering actors, crew, and media professionals. It competes with World Fixer on the demand side for production talent discovery and offers similar directory and job-board functionality.
• Staff Me Up: Staff Me Up is an entertainment-industry staffing and job platform connecting production companies with vetted freelance crew. It is highly comparable in target customer (broadcasters, agencies, producers) and core workflow (job posting + crew sourcing).
• Mandy.com: Mandy.com is a long-established jobs and networking platform for film, TV, and media industry professionals. It overlaps directly with World Fixer's professional-services and crew-discovery use cases and serves a similar dual audience of clients and freelance media talent.

Emerging players

• Stage 32: Stage 32 is a global community and education platform for film, TV, and content creators. It overlaps with World Fixer's networking and community-driven GTM motion but adds structured learning, mentorship, and content marketplace services.
• CrewBoss (CrewBoss / Find A Fixer type regional networks): CrewBoss is a smaller specialist crew-hiring platform serving the film and production industry. It is comparable in narrow focus on production crew sourcing and represents the type of niche regional or single-feature competitor World Fixer faces in specific territories.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the dominant global professional networking platform with a Creator/Production-adjacent user base. While not specialized in media production, it is the broad incumbent against which any niche networking platform is benchmarked for member acquisition and engagement.
• IMDbPro: IMDbPro is the industry-facing tier of IMDb, providing professional profiles, credits, and contact information for film/TV professionals worldwide. It serves a broader entertainment-industry scope but overlaps with World Fixer on professional discovery and credential verification.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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