What Orca Media Group does

Orca Media Group is a privately held media, marketing, and consulting firm headquartered in Malé, Maldives, operating an integrated portfolio spanning digital platforms, print media, content creation, and live events. The company offers a full-service agency suite including art direction, branding and corporate identity, content creation, corporate video, digital marketing, public relations, social media management, media buying, market research and consultancy, photography, video production, web design and development, software development, live production, and 360 photo and video services. Its go-to-market combines direct agency sales with event-driven distribution, anchored by the TTM Maldives international travel trade show (reportedly generating over 3,000 pre-scheduled meetings), TTM Awards & Gala, CEO Summits, Supplier Expos, and Job Fairs.

The business is organized around wholly-owned sub-brands that double as both product lines and audience-acquisition assets: Dynamyst (content creation studio for 360 photography, aerial photography, virtual tours, and live event coverage), Studio29 (branding, websites, content marketing, SEO, and automation), MV+ (journalism platform covering politics, economy, and culture in English and Dhivehi), Corporate Maldives (B2B platform with Supplier Expo, Job Fair, CEO Summit, Network portal, and Spotlight media campaigns), Travel Trade Maldives (tourism platform including TTM Maldives, TTM Connect portal, TTM Awards, Best of Maldives coffee table book, TTM Jobs, and TTM Standards), and I Was There (luxury resort networking event). TTM Connect operates as an online travel trade portal with directory, data, events, awards, and standards features, layering a digital product over the physical trade show.

Revenue is generated through four streams: agency professional services, events and exhibitions, media publishing and advertising on owned platforms, and event sponsorships and partnerships. The customer base is concentrated in the Maldivian business community and the Maldives tourism sector (resorts, travel agencies, tour operators, and tourism professionals). The company is founder-led by CEO/MD Akhmeem Abdul Razzaq, supported by a leadership team of approximately 17 individuals across C-suite, editorial, creative, and operational roles. No revenue, funding, ownership, or external investment details have been disclosed.

Name

Orca Media Group

Legal name

Orca Media Group

Website

https://orcamedia.group

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Orca Media Group is a Maldivian media, marketing, and consulting firm operating an integrated portfolio of creative studios, journalism platforms, and trade events serving the country's business and tourism sectors from its Malé headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media and Marketing Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810), Public Relations Agencies (54182), Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Media Buying Agencies (54183)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

PR, Reputation Management & Earned Media Platforms (BPAMALAO), Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ), Full-Service Media Planning & Buying (MPAAABAA), Content & Creative Studio for Creators (Concepting/Production) (MPAAAHAD)

Keywords

• Media marketing services
• Content creation
• Digital marketing agency
• Event management
• Branding and design

Headquarters

HQ city

Male

HQ country

Maldives

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Agency): Revenue from providing comprehensive agency services including digital marketing, media buying, public relations, branding, content creation, video production, web development, and software development to corporate clients.
2. Events & Exhibitions: Revenue generated from organizing and hosting large-scale events including TTM Maldives (3,000+ meetings), CEO Summits, Supplier Expos, and Job Fairs for business communities.
3. Media Publishing & Advertising: Revenue from publishing content across digital and print platforms (MV+, Corporate Maldives, Travel Trade Maldives) including advertising placements and sponsored content.
4. Event Sponsorships & Partnerships: Sponsorship and partnership revenue from TTM Maldives, TTM Awards & Gala, and other branded events targeting the Maldives business and tourism communities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Orca Media Group is a Maldives-based multimedia powerhouse delivering integrated media, marketing, branding, content creation, digital marketing, public relations, video production, web design, software development, and event management services. The firm operates two creative studios (Dynamyst for photo/video content and Studio29 for branding and web design) alongside media properties and flagship events including TTM Maldives, TTM Connect, TTM Awards & Gala, Corporate Maldives CEO Summit/Job Fair/Supplier Expo, and I Was There.

Product overview

Orca Media Group operates as a multimedia powerhouse offering a unified platform of media, marketing, and consulting services. The company encompasses two creative studios (Dynamyst for photo/video content creation and Studio29 for branding and digital solutions), three major media publications (MV+ for journalism, Corporate Maldives for business resources, and Travel Trade Maldives for tourism), and multiple event products including TTM Maldives trade show, TTM Connect portal, TTM Awards & Gala, and the I Was There luxury travel event. The portfolio spans digital platforms, print media, content creation, events, and software development services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dynamyst: Content creation studio based in Maldives specializing in captivating photo/video related content for social media and other media platforms, offering 360 photography & videography, aerial photography, virtual tours, corporate profile videos, live event coverage, TVC & promotional videos.
• Studio29
• MV+
• Corporate Maldives
• Travel Trade Maldives
• I Was There

Products and services

• Orca Media Group Agency Services
• Dynamyst
• Studio29
• TTM Maldives
• TTM Connect
• TTM Awards & Gala
• Corporate Maldives CEO Summit
• Corporate Maldives Job Fair
• Corporate Maldives Supplier Expo
• I Was There

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ pre-scheduled meetings at TTM Maldives travel trade show

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TTM Connect (Online Portal)coreOthersTTM Connect is an online travel trade portal designed for travel trade professionals in the Maldives to connect and network, offering Travel Trade Directory, TTM Data, TTM Events, TTM Awards, and TTM Standards features. This is an internal platform operated by Orca Media Group.
• I Was There (Luxury Resort Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive network bringing together luxury resorts in the Maldives and luxury travel designers in a one-day event hosted at Maldivian luxury resorts. This initiative connects premium hospitality properties with high-end travel professionals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Skift: Skift is a travel industry media and research company producing news, research reports, newsletters, and events (e.g., Skift Forum). Like Orca Media Group, it combines owned trade media with flagship B2B travel events serving the global tourism industry.
• Phocuswright: Phocuswright is a travel industry research and events firm running the Phocuswright Conference and producing benchmark travel research. Comparable to Orca's Travel Trade Maldives + TTM Maldives combination of research, events, and trade media for tourism decision-makers.

Broad incumbents

• Northstar Travel Group: Northstar Travel Group operates multiple B2B travel trade media brands (Travel Weekly, Meetings & Conventions) and trade events. Like Orca, it monetizes travel trade audiences via publications, events, and data, but at much larger scale and across multiple source markets.
• Dentsu: Dentsu is a global advertising and media services group (Dentsu Creative, Dentsu Media). Overlaps with Orca's full-service agency offering across creative, media buying, digital, and PR, but Dentsu serves global clients across many verticals rather than focusing on a single tourism-dependent market.
• Carat: Carat is one of the world's largest media planning and buying agencies (Dentsu network). Directly comparable to Orca's media buying service line, but operates globally for major brand advertisers rather than concentrating on Maldivian enterprise clients.
• WPP: WPP is the world's largest advertising and marketing services holding company (Ogilvy, GroupM, VMLY&R). It competes with Orca for branding, media buying, PR, and content work from large Maldivian and multinational resort clients, but as part of a vast portfolio across all industries and regions.
• Ogilvy: Ogilvy is a global creative, PR, and media agency network offering branding, advertising, PR, and digital services. Comparable to Orca across multiple service lines (branding, PR, content, digital), but Ogilvy operates worldwide and serves clients across all industries at much larger scale.

Regional players

• ITB Asia: ITB Asia is the leading travel trade show in Asia, operated by Messe Berlin. Like TTM Maldives, it is a B2B travel trade event connecting suppliers with buyers — but serves the broader Asian market rather than concentrating exclusively on the Maldives.
• SATTE (South Asia's Travel & Tourism Exchange): SATTE is South Asia's largest travel trade exhibition, organized by Informa Markets in India. Closely comparable to TTM Maldives as a regional B2B travel trade show with adjacent conferences — serving South Asia rather than a single island nation.
• Arabian Travel Market (ATM): ATM is the leading travel trade event for the Middle East region, run by RX Global. Mirrors Orca's TTM Maldives model of a flagship B2B travel trade show with destination focus — but for the Middle East rather than the Maldives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OrcaMediaGroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/orcamediagroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orca-maldives
• Instagraminstagram.com/orcamediagroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries6 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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