What Studio Koa does

Studio Koa is an independent, privately held creative content studio co-founded by Emmy-winning filmmakers Farhod Family and Andrew (Andy) Lampard, operating from bases in Boston, Massachusetts and Victoria, British Columbia. The studio produces story-first cinematic content for three primary customer segments: major consumer brands, media companies (notably PBS), and purpose-driven organizations including tourism boards. Its core offerings span four service categories — Documentary (character-driven stories), Brand Series (doc-style storytelling for brands), Branded Content (narrative campaigns and lifestyle films), and Editorial Series (stories for media and cultural platforms) — supplemented by an Originals slate of independent documentaries including HULA (in post-production, targeted 2027 release), Five Thirty Five, Hard Ship, and Pecos Tatum.

The studio's underlying production approach combines journalistic methodology, editorial research, and audience intelligence to deliver multi-platform content; signature campaigns include the 10-part Genesis Origins docuseries (20M+ organic YouTube views via Great Big Story), PBS Untold Earth (1.8M+ organic YouTube views, Jackson Wild nomination), Go Hawaii documentaries (7M+ views for Two Ladies Kitchen), Atlas Obscura tourism films (1.6M+ cross-platform views), Amazon Ads Big Thinking shorts featuring Wyclef Jean and Anderson .Paak, and the Subaru 'Road to Creativity' campaign with Washington Post Brand Studio (Pressboard Top 10 of March 2020). Production is operated by a deliberately small 1-10 person senior team, allowing direct founder-to-client engagement without intermediary layers.

Studio Koa monetizes through project-based creative services engagements with custom, quote-based pricing on multi-year contracts with enterprise clients. There is no disclosed venture or private equity ownership, no funding history, and no published revenue; the business appears to be self-funded and operated at boutique scale, with revenue concentration risk tied to a small number of large enterprise engagements.

Name

Studio Koa

Legal name

Studio Koa

Website

https://studiokoa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio Koa is an independent creative content studio producing story-first cinematic documentaries and branded content for major consumer brands, media companies, and purpose-driven organizations across multiple platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Content Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Branded documentary production
• Creative content studio
• Premium video content
• Editorial video series
• Purpose-driven storytelling

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Branded Documentary and Content Production: Project-based creative services producing branded documentaries, brand series, branded content campaigns, and editorial series for brands, media companies, and purpose-driven organizations. Revenue is generated through custom content creation engagements with specific deliverables.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Studio Koa is a creative content studio that produces story-first documentary and branded video content for brands, media companies, and purpose-driven organizations. It offers four core service categories (Documentary, Brand Series, Branded Content, and Editorial Series) plus independent Originals feature documentaries, blending audience intelligence, journalistic research, and cinematic production craft in custom project-based engagements.

Product overview

Studio Koa is a creative content studio that offers a unified suite of documentary and branded content production services. The core offerings include Documentary (cinematic, character-driven stories), Brand Series (doc-style storytelling for brands), Branded Content (narrative campaigns and lifestyle films), and Editorial Series (stories for media platforms). The studio also produces 'Originals'—independent documentary projects including HULA, Five Thirty Five, Hard Ship, and Pecos Tatum. Client projects span major brands such as Amazon, PBS, Subaru, Atlas Obscura, Go Hawaii, and Genesis, typically delivered as short-form documentary series or campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Documentary

Quantifiable outcome

• 20+ million organic YouTube views for Genesis Origins campaign
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Washington Post Brand StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Subaru Outback branded content campaign 'The Road to Creativity'. Studio Koa partnered with Washington Post Brand Studio to develop and produce documentary-style content for the 2020 Subaru Outback launch.
• Great Big Story (CNN)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partner for Genesis Origins docuseries. The Origins campaign was developed and produced by Studio Koa team members, with Great Big Story distributing content that collectively garnered 20+ million organic YouTube views.
• Amazon AdscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative partnership producing documentary-style short films for Amazon Ads showcasing advertiser success stories featuring notable icons like Wyclef Jean and Anderson .Paak.
• PBScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for Untold Earth nature documentary series. Studio Koa built the vision from the ground up, developing pilot and establishing format for series. Series generated 1.8M+ organic views.
• Go HawaiicoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTourism marketing partnership producing short documentaries highlighting authentic Hawaiian culture. Content generated millions of views and inspired global audiences to visit Hawai'i.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Variable: Boutique branded content and creative studio producing documentary-style video and campaigns for mission-driven brands. Closely comparable to Studio Koa in size, model (independent, story-first), and target segment (purpose-driven brands and organizations).
• SoulPancake: Digital media and production company creating purpose-driven, character-led short-form video content (acquired by Participant). Comparable positioning on emotional, values-aligned storytelling for brands and mission-driven organizations — closely mirroring Studio Koa's 'purpose-driven' segment.
• Great Big Story: CNN/Warner-owned short-form documentary branded content studio producing character-driven video series. The most direct peer — both Studio Koa's founders previously held senior roles there, Studio Koa continues to distribute content through Great Big Story, and both target the same brand and media clients with the same cinematic-short-doc format.
• Bloomberg Media Studios: Bloomberg's commercial branded content and custom content studio producing documentary, video, and editorial campaigns for global brands. Comparable premium-cinematic production model with similar enterprise client targeting.
• The New York Times Brand Studio (T Brand): NYT's in-house branded content and creative agency producing premium native campaigns, often in documentary or long-form editorial video. Comparable enterprise client base, journalistic-grade storytelling, and similar premium pricing tier for major brand engagements.
• Gallery (formerly Vox Creative): Branded content studio originally built inside Vox Media, producing documentary-style video and editorial campaigns for major advertisers. Comparable model — pairs editorial-quality production with publisher-style storytelling for enterprise brands — and overlaps directly on automotive, tech, and consumer clients.
• BBC StoryWorks: BBC's commercial branded content division producing documentary-style storytelling for global brands. Directly comparable model — cinematic, character-led short docs commissioned by enterprise marketers and distributed across BBC and partner platforms — making it a competitor for the same premium brand storytelling budget.
• Washington Post Brand Studio: The Washington Post's in-house branded content studio producing editorial-quality native content for major advertisers. Direct peer — Studio Koa actually partnered with WP Brand Studio on the Subaru 'Road to Creativity' campaign, evidencing both partnership and overlap on the same branded-content RFP market.
• Condé Nast Creative (CN Studios): Branded content and custom storytelling arm of Condé Nast producing premium video, editorial, and campaign work for luxury and lifestyle advertisers. Comparable cinematic storytelling tier and overlap with luxury brand clients (e.g., Genesis adjacency).

Broad incumbents

• Participant Media: Larger, established entertainment company focused on socially relevant storytelling across film, television, and branded content. Wider portfolio and greater scale than Studio Koa, but shares the purpose-driven, values-aligned narrative focus and increasingly competes for the same purpose-driven brand budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/75857417
• Instagraminstagram.com/studio_koa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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