Small Creative

What Small Creative does

Small Creative is a Paris-based boutique production studio and technology company founded in 2020 by Vincent Guttmann (Producer & Studio Manager), Voyelle Acker (Producer, formerly head of Nouvelles Ecritures at france.tv), and Jean Dellac (Creative Technologist). Operating with a team of 40 professionals spanning artistic, technological, and financial engineering expertise, the company designs and produces immersive VR, AR, MR, hologram, and immersive-theater experiences targeted at cultural institutions, museums, heritage sites, brands, and venue operators. The firm functions as both a creative studio and a production company, which is reflected in its repeat co-production relationships with public broadcasters and cultural institutions.

Name

Small Creative

Legal name

Small Creative

Website

https://small-creative.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Small Creative is a Paris-based boutique studio and production company, founded in 2020, that designs collective location-based VR (LBVR) and immersive experiences for cultural institutions, museums, broadcasters, and venue operators via its Onsite turnkey platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immersive Experience Production

NAICS

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (711510), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Short-Form Animation (Shorts, Web Series) (MPADACAI)

Keywords

• Immersive experience design
• Location-based virtual reality
• Augmented reality experiences
• Cultural content production
• Collective VR installations

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. VR Experience Licensing/Distribution: Revenue generated through licensing their VR experiences to cultural venues, museums, and event organizers. The Onsite platform provides turnkey distribution with experiences available in 30-100m² spaces.
2. Custom VR Production: Development and production of custom immersive experiences for cultural institutions, brands, and companies, including historical reconstructions, museum experiences, and brand activations.
3. Platform Subscription/Device Rental: Onsite platform offered as a turnkey solution for venues, potentially including hardware provision and ongoing technical support for cultural venues to operate LBVR experiences.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Small Creative is a boutique creative studio and production company that designs and produces collective, free-roaming virtual reality experiences and other immersive content (AR, MR, immersive installations, augmented shows, holograms, interactive video mapping, immersive theater) for location-based entertainment. Its flagship offering is the Onsite (Small Stories) turnkey distribution platform that delivers its catalog of VR experiences to cultural venues for groups of 2 to 15 simultaneous users on HTC Vive Focus 3 headsets, alongside custom production services for cultural institutions, museums, brands, and companies.

Product overview

Small Creative is both a studio and production company that combines technology and culture to design immersive experiences. The company operates two main product lines: (1) Onsite (Small Stories), a turnkey LBVR distribution platform with a catalog of collective VR experiences for 2-15 participants using HTC Vive Focus 3 headsets; and (2) a portfolio of individual immersive products spanning VR, AR, MR, immersive installations, museum experiences, digital art, interactive video mapping, holograms, augmented shows, and immersive theater. Key products include Colosseum, Quantum Dome Project, Versailles: Lost Gardens of the Sun King, Titanic: Echoes from the past, Gaudi the Atelier of the Divine, bear my soul, Call me Calamity, The Dancing Plague, Nana Lou, Amazing Monster, Biblioquest, Galaxies of Dance, MOA my own assistant, Ayahuasca, and 7 lives. The company was founded in 2020 and maintains a team of 40 professionals offering expertise in artistic, technological, and financial engineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Onsite: Turnkey distribution platform with a catalog of collective VR experiences, allowing groups of 2 to 15 people to experience content simultaneously. Offers cultural venues a profitable operating model for events and live performances.

Products and services

• Onsite (Small Stories) Turnkey distribution platform with a catalog of collective VR experiences designed for location-based entertainment, allowing groups of 2 to 15 people to experience content simultaneously using HTC Vive Focus 3 headsets. Targeted at cultural venues seeking a profitable operating model for events and live performances.
• Colosseum LBVR experience set in ancient Rome where users follow Caius and witness legendary battles of Flamma the gladiator, combining authenticity, historical rigor and cutting-edge VR technology. Co-produced with Eclipso for venue-based deployment.
• Quantum Dome Project Family-friendly collective VR experience traveling through historical landscapes from Imperial Rome, Medieval Baghdad to Mughal India for a thrilling adventure across centuries. Produced for Louvre Abu Dhabi.
• Versailles: Lost Gardens of the Sun King LBVR experience allowing visitors to explore disappeared areas of Versailles gardens, projected into 17th century for a poetic interactive walk led by André le Nôtre. Co-produced with GEDEON Experiences, VIVE Arts, and Château de Versailles.
• Titanic, Echoes from the past Underwater LBVR adventure diving 3,800 meters to the Titanic seabed, blending history, technology, and emotions through revolutionary time-travel technology to the maiden voyage. Deployed at Eclipso London (Camden).
• Gaudi, the Atelier of the Divine Collective LBVR experience entering the mind of architect Gaudí through exceptional reconstruction of his atelier. Visitors become disciples guided by Gaudí's voice to understand his revolutionary work. For 6 participants in 50m² minimum space, 16-minute duration.
• bear my soul (moi fauve) Collective and interactive VR installation inspired by animist myths, taking audience into a dream realm where they resonate with spiritual beings through gaze, touch and voice. For groups of 2 to 6 participants in 50m² minimum space.
• Call me Calamity Collective LBVR experience discovering the origins of Calamity Jane, the first female figure of the American West myth, combining immersive theater with VR technology. For 2 to 15 participants in 60m² minimum space.
• The Dancing Plague (Entrez dans la danse) Immersive dome installation inspired by the Dancing Plague of 1518, combining theater and dance where audience follows Enneline's story and participates in collective dance. Capacity of 20-30 spectators. Deployed at Théâtre de Chaillot.
• Biblioquest AR collection of reading adventures for children where characters and landscapes from books come alive in libraries. First episode features Tobie Lolness by Timothée de Fombelle. Designed for educational deployment in libraries and cultural institutions.
• Galaxies of Dance Augmented show combining contemporary dance with astrophysics discoveries, featuring giant hologram of star creation and planet birth. Targeted at cultural venues and science communication events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Custom space configurations from 30m² to 100m² adapting to venue requirements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EclipsocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Co-production and distribution partnership for Colosseum VR experience. Eclipso is producing and distributing the immersive Colosseum experience set in Ancient Rome, with Small Creative providing the VR development expertise.
• Louvre Abu DhabicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Original production partnership for Quantum Dome Project. Louvre Abu Dhabi commissioned Small Creative to develop a family-friendly collective VR experience exploring historical landscapes.
• GEDEON ExperiencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Co-production partnership for Versailles: Lost Gardens of the Sun King and Gaudi, the Atelier of the Divine experiences. GEDEON provides production expertise and cultural content development.
• VIVE ArtscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2025Technical partnership for Versailles VR experience. VIVE Arts provides technical support and HTC Vive hardware integration for immersive VR deployments at cultural venues.
• Tamanoir Immersive StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Co-production partnership for Call me Calamity immersive VR theater experience. Tamanoir provides immersive theater production expertise.
• TchikiboumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Co-production partnership for The Dancing Plague immersive installation. Tchikiboum contributes to dome-based immersive performance production.
• Red CornerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-production partnership for Biblioquest AR experience and MOA AR application. Red Corner develops augmented reality content for cultural and educational applications.
• WowlminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-production partnership for Amazing Monster interactive VR game. Wowl contributes game development and interactive narrative expertise.
• SRG SSRminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Swiss broadcasting partner for Amazing Monster project. SRG SSR provides production support and Swiss audience distribution.
• Skill LabminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Co-production partnership for Nana Lou (Mamie Lou) VR experience. Skill Lab contributes to the interactive family fiction project.
• France TélévisionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Major co-production partner for multiple projects including Nana Lou, 7 lives, MOA, and Amazing Monster. France Télévisions provides funding, broadcasting expertise, and distribution channels.
• French Immersive StudioscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020Industry association membership promoting French immersive content companies internationally. Small Creative is a member of this network representing French XR companies.
• Atlas VminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Co-production partnership for Ayahuasca VR experience. Atlas V contributes to immersive VR production and international distribution.
• a_BAHNminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Co-production partnership for Ayahuasca and 7 lives VR experiences. a_BAHN contributes to immersive content development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Fever: Global platform for discovering and distributing immersive cultural and entertainment experiences (including LBVR and immersive shows). Comparable as a venue/distribution channel for premium cultural VR experiences, serving as both reference and potential channel partner for Onsite.
• Sandbox VR: Operator of global location-based VR entertainment venues with own content and licensing partnerships. Adjacent model — venue-led LBVR rather than content-led distribution — but the largest reference point for cross-venue LBVR scaling economics.
• teamLab: Japan-founded digital art collective producing immersive, technology-driven installations shown at major museums and cultural venues globally. Comparable in cultural-institution customer base, premium-ticketed immersive experience economics, and integrated show-plus-distribution business model.
• Meow Wolf: US-based immersive art and entertainment operator creating large-scale permanent and touring installations combining art, narrative, and technology. Comparable in production-plus-distribution model for culture/brand experiences at premium ticket prices.
• Zero Latency: Australia-founded global LBVR operator running free-roaming multi-player VR venues worldwide. Useful comparable for venue economics, headset-fleet management, and content licensing structures relevant to Onsite's venue deployments.

Direct peers

• BackLight: French VR production studio producing and distributing immersive collective and location-based VR experiences through a turnkey venue model. Direct overlap with Small Creative's Onsite Small Stories platform and venue-deployment GTM.
• Atlas V: Paris-based immersive content studio producing narrative VR experiences and LBVR titles across the same festival ecosystem (Tribeca, Venice, Annecy). Direct product overlap in collective VR storytelling and shared major broadcasters/funders.
• Innerspace VR: French immersive content studio (Bordeaux) producing high-end location-based VR experiences with cultural and entertainment themes, including museum-grade installations. Closest peer in geography, LBVR product focus, and cultural-institution customer base.
• Felix & Paul Studios: Montreal-based immersive VR studio producing high-end narrative and documentary VR experiences. Comparable in production scale (~40-person creative studio), cultural/natural-history institutional clients, and festival-circuit recognition profile.
• Novelab: Paris-founded immersive studio focused on narrative VR experiences with cultural and institutional clients. Comparable in product scope (location-based, narrative-driven VR), European footprint, and reliance on cultural grant funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/small_creative_
• Facebookfacebook.com/small.creative.studio.paris

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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