What Modern Arts Llc does

Modern Arts LLC is a privately held, Los Angeles-based brand entertainment agency founded in 2023 by Brooke Stites (CEO), Zac Ryder (CCO), and Adam Groves (CCO), all former leaders at Wieden+Kennedy and Anonymous Content. The firm positions itself as an agency for the 'post-advertising age,' producing documentary films, short films, documentary series, and interactive content that major brands sponsor and that is distributed through premium entertainment platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, Roku, and FOX) rather than traditional ad inventory.

Its service stack spans Brand and Creative Strategy, 360 Creative Development, Visual Identity and Design, Comms Planning and Distribution Strategy, Production Partnerships, and Measurement. Documented marquee projects include 'We Are Ayenda' (Prime Video, 2023 Cannes Lions Grand Prix), 'The Seat' (Netflix Top 10, 2025), 'Bukayo Saka: The Time Is Now' (Disney+/FOX, 2026), 'Full Bleed' (Roku, 2024), 'Into the Unknown' (HP Omen generative-AI interactive manga), and Adobe's 'Create Anything with Benny Blanco,' which produced over 20 million interactions.

Modern Arts operates a project-based professional services revenue model, with individually negotiated brand engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Its customer base is concentrated in large global enterprises, primarily WhatsApp/Meta, Adobe, and HP, served by a reported team of 1-10 employees operating across the US. The firm holds no disclosed outside equity or parent company, is California-domiciled, and has been recognized with Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year, Campaign US Creative Team of the Year, and Fast Company Most Innovative Company 2026.

Name

Modern Arts Llc

Legal name

Modern Arts LLC

Website

https://modernarts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Modern Arts is a Los Angeles-based brand entertainment agency founded in 2023 that produces documentary films, short films, and interactive content for global enterprise clients including WhatsApp/Meta, Adobe, and HP, distributed through Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, and Roku.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Agency Services

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Video/Film Creative Agencies (Concept-to-Creative) (MPAAAAAG)

Keywords

• Brand entertainment agency
• Creative agency services
• Branded content production
• Documentary filmmaking
• Content strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: Modern Arts generates revenue through project-based creative agency engagements with major brands. They create brand entertainment content including documentaries, short films, and series that are distributed through streaming platforms. Revenue is derived from brand partnerships where they develop and produce content that demonstrates brand values through authentic storytelling.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Modern Arts LLC is a brand entertainment agency that produces audience-focused storytelling and creative campaigns for global brands. The agency creates documentaries, short films, documentary series, interactive experiences, and branded campaigns distributed through premium streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, Roku) and other channels. Its service suite spans Brand and Creative Strategy, 360 Creative Development, Visual Identity and Design, Comms Planning and Distribution Strategy, Production Partnerships, and Measurement.

Product overview

Modern Arts LLC is a brand entertainment agency for the post-advertising age that brings together showrunners, screenwriters, journalists, and creators with strategists, creative directors, and brand directors. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services including Brand and Creative Strategy, 360 Creative Development, Visual Identity and Design, Comms Planning and Distribution Strategy, Production Partnerships, and Measurement. Their core offering centers on creating branded content that feels like entertainment rather than advertising, producing documentary films (We Are Ayenda, Bukayo Saka: The Time Is Now, The Seat), short films (Push Push, Happiness and Love), documentary series (Full Bleed), and interactive experiences (Into the Unknown) for major brands including WhatsApp, Adobe, HP, and Roku. The agency has been recognized with awards including Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year and Fast Company Most Innovative Company 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Entertainment Agency Services
• We Are Ayenda
• The Seat
• Bukayo Saka: The Time Is Now
• Full Bleed
• Create Anything with Benny Blanco
• Into the Unknown
• Push Push
• Happiness and Love

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20 million interactions for Adobe's most successful social campaign
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NetflixcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNetflix serves as the primary distribution platform for Modern Arts' documentary content, including 'The Seat' which became a Top 10 movie on Netflix. This partnership enables WhatsApp brand content to reach global streaming audiences.
• Disney+coreGTM or Marketing PartnerDisney+ provides global streaming distribution for Modern Arts' documentary content including 'Bukayo Saka: The Time Is Now' which launched alongside the World Cup.
• Prime VideocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPrime Video distributes Modern Arts' documentary content including 'We Are Ayenda', which launched during the 2023 Women's World Cup.
• RokucoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRoku distributes the 'Full Bleed' documentary series, which broke Roku's brand entertainment engagement record.
• FOX SportsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFOX held US broadcast rights to the World Cup and partnered on distribution for the Bukayo Saka documentary given WhatsApp's biggest growth opportunity is the US market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anonymous Content: Oscar and Emmy-winning production and management company and direct peer; co-founders Ryder and Groves previously worked there. Anonymous Content represents the entertainment-production talent pool that Modern Arts bridges into advertising, making it the closest structural analogue.
• Wieden+Kennedy: Independent creative agency and direct peer; Modern Arts' co-founders Zac Ryder and Adam Groves previously led teams there. W+K pioneered brand entertainment-style work for Nike and is the most obvious stylistic and structural comparison for Modern Arts' model.
• 72andSunny: Independent creative agency known for culturally-led, entertainment-infused work for brands like Samsung, Google, and Activision. Comparable in independent positioning, premium client mix, and appetite for non-traditional brand storytelling.
• Droga5 (Accenture Song): Creative agency renowned for award-winning brand storytelling (e.g., 'The Talk,' work for Meta, Google). Directly comparable to Modern Arts on creative ambition, Cannes-level craft, and willingness to produce long-form entertainment for brands.
• Anomaly: Independent creative agency producing brand entertainment and culturally-led campaigns for major brands (Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Google). Comparable independent model and track record of non-traditional, entertainment-leaning work.
• Arts & Science: Boutique creative agency behind high-profile brand entertainment-style work for Google, Instagram, and Nike. Comparable in scale, premium positioning, and focus on culturally resonant branded storytelling.
• Mother: Independent creative network with offices in NYC, LA, and London. Comparable in independent ownership, prestige-client focus, and willingness to invest in non-traditional brand entertainment formats.

Broad incumbents

• A24: Independent entertainment studio producing and distributing premium film/TV. Comparable as the kind of brand-friendly creative production partner Modern Arts bridges brands toward; a future competitor or acquirer if the brand entertainment category matures.
• R/GA (IPG): Larger digital and brand experience agency within IPG. Comparable as an incumbent with brand entertainment capabilities and enterprise client scale, but operating at significantly larger scale and broader scope than Modern Arts' boutique model.

Emerging players

• GUT Miami: Fast-growing independent creative agency founded in 2018; comparable as a recent independent upstart winning Cannes-level recognition and premium brand work. Represents the same boutique-indie challenger tier Modern Arts occupies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/modern.arts__

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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