What Gunner does

Gunner is a privately-held illustration and animation studio headquartered at 4885 15th St Unit 2B in Detroit, Michigan, operating as a B2B creative services firm. The studio produces custom 2D and 3D animation, cel animation, motion graphics, character animation, and compositing for enterprise clients, alongside reusable illustration style guides and code-shippable animation systems. Its core technical differentiators are a hybrid 2D-into-3D animation method, a cel-animation-to-3D matching workflow that preserves a handmade aesthetic inside 3D environments, and Lottie-based delivery that allows animations to scale across hundreds of devices inside client apps such as Google Home.

The studio serves a diversified enterprise roster that includes Google, Amazon (Alexa), Facebook/Meta, Spotify, Dropbox, Lyft, Etsy, Fender, Herman Miller, Synchrony Bank, Crossover, School of Motion, Great Big Story, and the Blend animation festival, spanning technology, transportation, consumer products, financial services, education, and media verticals. Project scopes range from brand marketing videos and product onboarding animations to logo animation systems, opening titles, and educational content for sellers. The studio also produces independent animated shorts such as "Last Man," "The Lake," "Mesh," and "Table Top," and has extended into education via the Gunner School sub-brand.

Gunner's business model is professional services: revenue is generated through custom, project-based engagements rather than productized, recurring, or SaaS pricing. New business is captured via a dedicated inbox ([email protected]), and discovery is driven by a portfolio-led website (gunner.work), Instagram, Vimeo, Behance, and referral-based enterprise relationships. The studio is privately held with no disclosed funding, investors, or ownership structure, and headcount is reported only as a 1-10 band. Pricing is quote-driven and not publicly disclosed.

Name

Gunner

Legal name

Gunner

Website

https://gunner.work

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gunner is a Detroit-based illustration and animation studio producing custom 2D/3D animation, cel animation, and illustration style guides for enterprise brands including Google, Amazon, Meta, Spotify, Dropbox, and Lyft, delivered as project-based professional services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Michigan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Animation and Illustration Services: B2B service studio generating revenue through custom animation and illustration projects for enterprise clients. Projects include brand marketing videos, product demonstrations, app onboarding animations, and entertainment content.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gunner is a Detroit-based illustration and animation studio that delivers custom 2D and 3D animation, cel animation, motion graphics, character animation, and compositing for enterprise brands. Services include brand marketing videos, product onboarding animations, logo animation systems, event opening titles, rebrand visuals, and scalable illustration style guides consumed by global client teams.

Product overview

Gunner is an illustration and animation studio offering custom creative services rather than a traditional SaaS product. Their core offerings include illustration services and animation services (2D/3D, cel animation, motion graphics, character animation, compositing). They create content for major clients including Google, Facebook, Amazon, Lyft, Spotify, Dropbox, Etsy, Herman Miller, Fender, and others. Their work spans brand content, advertising, product visualization, and entertainment projects. They also produce independent animated shorts and collaborate with illustrators on experimental projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gunner School: Educational division of Gunner focused on animation and illustration training.
• Legacy Studio Work

Products and services

• Illustration Services Custom illustration services creating visual content for marketing, branding, and product visualization across digital and print channels, including reusable illustration style guides with grids, color palettes, and character libraries for global client teams.
• Animation Services 2D and 3D animation services including cel animation, motion graphics, character animation, and compositing for advertising, brand content, product onboarding, opening titles, and entertainment, with code-delivered Lottie implementations available.

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/gunneranimation
• Instagraminstagram.com/gunneranimation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gunner

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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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