Shocap Entertainment Ltd

What Shocap Entertainment Ltd does

Shocap Entertainment Ltd is a Vancouver-based, privately held multichannel XR entertainment company founded in April 2020 by Brett Ineson (founder of Animatrik Film Design, ex-Weta Digital) and Athomas Goldberg (founder of Lifelike & Believable Animation Design, ex-EA, Relic Entertainment, Microsoft Studios). The company produces live cross-reality (XR) performances that blend on-stage human performance with real-time motion capture, Unreal Engine-rendered virtual environments, and synchronized digital lighting cues. Its proprietary RingMaster software unifies motion capture (Optitrack), camera tracking (Ncam), NVIDIA rendering, and Unreal Engine into a single control layer, enabling the company's signature '4-Audience Model' — a single live event experienced simultaneously by in-venue spectators, 2D livestream viewers, 3D gaming multiplayer platform users, and fully immersed VR headset audiences.

Shocap's product surface is anchored by the LiViCi (Live & Virtual) hybrid XR platform, with flagship productions including Carry Me Home (a circus show co-created with The 7 Fingers, awarded Numix 2024 'Best VR Experience'), Maamawi: Together Through the Fire (an Indigenous Futurist VR/AR/live collaboration with O.Dela Arts), The Orchard (hybrid off-Broadway at Baryshnikov Arts Center with Igor Golyak), and the Jill Barber Phantom Jazz Band XR jazz performance broadcast on BBC Click. The company operates from Vancouver with performance capture facilities in Burnaby (via partner Animatrik Film Design) and an LA presence. Operations are supported by an episodic event-driven business model combining ticket sales, creative production partnerships, and technology licensing, plus non-dilutive grant funding from Epic Games MegaGrants, Canada Media Fund, and Creative BC. Customers span live entertainment venues, performing arts collectives, and VR/gaming audiences; visible personnel also include Managing Director Neil Chakravarti (ex-WOW Unlimited Media, JPMorgan) and Executive Producer Stefanie Ineson (ex-Animatrik Film Design).

Name

Shocap Entertainment Ltd

Legal name

Shocap Entertainment, Ltd.

Website

https://shocap.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shocap Entertainment Ltd is a Vancouver-based multichannel XR entertainment company that produces live cross-reality performances combining real-time motion capture and Unreal Engine environments, delivered simultaneously to in-venue, livestream, gaming, and VR audiences via its proprietary 4-Audience Model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live XR Entertainment

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Production & LED Volume Services (Stage Ops, ICVFX, Real-Time Camera/Tracking) (MPADAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Events & Conferences Live Streaming Platforms (MPACACAL), Metaverse & Social Virtual Worlds (BPAMAKAF)

Keywords

• XR live entertainment
• Virtual production services
• Hybrid live performance
• Motion capture production
• Extended reality experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnaby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Live Event Ticket Sales: Ticket sales for live hybrid XR performances accessible via in-person attendance, online streaming, VR headsets, and gaming platforms.
2. Production Partnerships and Collaborations: Revenue generated through creative partnerships with entertainment companies, producing hybrid live/virtual performances for third-party artists and productions.
3. Licensing of Technology and Platform: Technology platform licensing for real-time virtual production and XR experiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shocap Entertainment produces multichannel extended reality (XR) live shows that blend on-stage human performance with real-time motion-capture, CG animation, and Unreal Engine virtual environments. Each production is delivered simultaneously to in-venue, 2D livestream, 3D gaming platform, and VR headset audiences through the company's proprietary LiViCi (Live & Virtual) platform and RingMaster control software. The company partners with entertainment companies and artists to co-produce these hybrid XR shows, supplying virtual production infrastructure, mocap facilities, and multi-channel distribution.

Product overview

Shocap Entertainment Ltd is a multichannel XR entertainment company producing cross-reality live events. The core product is the LiViCi (Live & Virtual) platform which delivers a single live event simultaneously to four audience types: (1) in-venue spectators, (2) 2D livestream viewers, (3) 3D gaming multiplayer platforms, and (4) fully immersed VR headset users. Major productions include Carry Me Home (LiViCi hybrid XR circus), Maamawi: Together Through the Fire (Indigenous dance/VR/AR hybrid), The Orchard (hybrid off-Broadway), Jill Barber XR performances, and the proprietary RingMaster software. Productions combine real-time motion capture, animation, game engine environments, and virtual reality technology with live performances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LiViCi: Live and Virtual hybrid XR circus production platform combining real-time motion capture with circus performance
• RingMaster

Products and services

• LiViCi (Live & Virtual) Platform LiViCi is Shocap's hybrid live-and-virtual production platform that delivers a single live XR performance simultaneously to in-venue, 2D livestream, 3D gaming platform, and VR headset audiences. It is targeted at entertainment companies and production partners seeking multi-channel audience reach for live shows.
• Carry Me Home (LiViCi hybrid XR circus production) Hybrid XR circus production created in collaboration with The 7 Fingers, blending on-stage circus performance with real-time game-engine animation. Targeted at live entertainment audiences and the partner collective The 7 Fingers.
• Maamawi: Together Through the Fire Multichannel XR live production co-created with O.Dela Arts (Peppers Ghost theatre company), featuring Indigenous performing arts fused with real-time CG animation. Targeted at live entertainment audiences and the O.Dela Arts collective.
• The Orchard Hybrid XR live production leveraging LiViCi's 4-Audience Model to deliver an immersive performance experience across in-venue, livestream, gaming, and VR audiences. Targeted at live entertainment audiences.
• Jill Barber and The Phantom Jazz Band (Hybrid XR Performance) Hybrid XR music performance produced with Canadian singer-songwriter Jill Barber and The Phantom Jazz Band, extending the live concert into virtual environments. Targeted at Jill Barber's fans and live entertainment audiences.
• 4-Audience Presentation Presentation production demonstrating LiViCi's 4-Audience Model, distributing a single live XR performance simultaneously to in-venue, 2D livestream, 3D gaming platform, and VR headset audiences. Targeted at live entertainment partners and industry audiences evaluating the multi-channel format.
• Live Virtual Production Workshop Behind-the-scenes workshop allowing circus performers to interact with real-time game-engine graphics live on stage during live virtual production. Targeted at performing arts professionals and audiences interested in the mechanics of hybrid XR shows.
• RingMaster Proprietary Control Software Proprietary control software used inside the LiViCi production pipeline to orchestrate mocap, game-engine animation, and multi-channel live distribution. Targeted at internal productions and licensable to external virtual production operators.

Named customers4 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

AI capability1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• AMPD Ventures Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 3 November 2020Strategic technology partnership focused on virtual production technologies and high-performance computing infrastructure for live performance. Joint R&D initiatives including exploring predictive motion capture technology in low-latency, high-performance computing pipelines with Simon Fraser University researchers.
• Live Nation CanadacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 October 2020Collaboration on Jill Barber's Palomar Supper Club XR performance, providing live event promotion and distribution across Live Nation Canada's venue network.
• Les 7 Doigts (The 7 Fingers)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2020World-renowned contemporary circus arts collective collaborating on LiViCi hybrid XR circus productions. Partner since 2021, co-creating live performances featuring real-time motion capture and circus performers. Major productions include Carry Me Home.
• Animatrik Film DesignflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding partner company providing performance capture facilities in Burnaby, BC. Animatrik is a leader in virtual production and real-time filmmaking with credits including Aquaman, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Avengers: Endgame.
• Lifelike & Believable Animation DesignflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding partner company founded by Athomas Goldberg, experts in interactive 3D character tools and technologies for triple-A games and virtual reality experiences.
• BBC ClickminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBroadcast partnership for Jill Barber's XR jazz performance, featuring the first broadcasted XR jazz show on BBC television globally.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Moment Factory: Montreal-based multimedia entertainment studio producing immersive live experiences, projection mapping, and XR environments for live audiences—directly comparable to Shocap's hybrid live/virtual production model with significant overlap in circus, music, and cultural productions.
• Within (formerly VRSE): VR storytelling and immersive content platform that distributes VR experiences (including concert/live event content) to headset users; comparable to Shocap on the VR distribution/audience side of its 4-Audience Model.
• Felix & Paul Studios: Montreal-based immersive VR/AR content studio producing cinematic VR experiences and live VR event capture; comparable to Shocap in its Canadian base, VR-first content strategy, and partnerships with cultural institutions and artists.
• WAVE (music VR concerts): Virtual concert platform producing live VR/AR music performances with major label artists; directly comparable on the VR headset music-performance angle of Shocap's portfolio (e.g., Jill Barber XR jazz show).

Broad incumbents

• PIXOMONDO: Global virtual production and VFX studio with LED volume stage operations and ICVFX capabilities serving film, episodic, and live events; comparable as a broader incumbent in the virtual production services space Shocap operates in.
• Disguise: Established UK-based provider of virtual production and LED volume technology powering large-scale stage productions globally (e.g., ABBA Voyage, Sphere); comparable as the incumbent enabling platform for the kind of real-time XR stage operations Shocap performs.
• The Third Floor: Previsualization and virtual production studio serving blockbuster film and episodic; comparable as a broader incumbent in the real-time/virtual production services space where Shocap's RingMaster and motion-capture workflow sit.
• Sphere Entertainment / MSG Sphere Studios: Operator of the Las Vegas Sphere and Big Sky studio for immersive LED-volume content and live XR experiences; comparable as a large-scale venue/platform validating the market for hybrid live immersive entertainment that Shocap targets.

Emerging players

• Stageverse: Metaverse platform for immersive live events, concerts, and virtual venues; comparable as an emerging player targeting the same intersection of live entertainment and VR/spatial audiences that Shocap's 4-Audience Model serves.

Others

• Arlekin Players Theatre / Igor Golyak: Boston-based theatre company pioneering hybrid virtual/in-person productions including The Orchard with Shocap; comparable as a forward-deploying creative collaborator and as a representative example of the performing-arts partners Shocap serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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