Wonder Transmedia, LLC
Wonder is disrupting the online education space for Computer Animation by combining a Prof. Animator Network and a Crowd-Soured Studio via peer-ranked contests.
- Stage Product In Development
- Industry Media and Entertainment
- Location San Francisco, CA, US
- Currency USD
- Founded September 2015
- Employees 0
- Website WonderTransmedia.com
Company Summary
1. Wonder was conceived by (a) Los Angeles Beijing Studios CEO Al Ovadia, (b) former Stanford University educator Mohammed Allababidi, (c) former TransGlobal Ventures partner Chris Fure, (d) former "Super Man" (and 140 other movie) sale rep. Omar Kaczmarczyk, and (e) Epiphany Film Fund Founder David Traub.
2. Wonder has closed $220,000 of its $507,450 Seed Round -- $287,450 balance remains.
2a. For its $200K online platform build, KiwiTech signed a 50% ($100K) in-kind investment, and has requested/received warrants for an additional $100K cash investment.
3. Wonder seeks $100K (and up to $287,450) to complete its build with KiwiTech and launch the beta site.
3a. $20K of the $100K has already been pledged.
4. For its $4M Series-A product launch, Wonder has aligned a renowned VC who is willing to back Wonder CEO David Traub.
5. Wonder partner and Board member Dr. Victor Nee seeks to place Wonder with the online ed. system he's building for the Chinese Government.
Team
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Al OvadiaChairmanCEO of Los Angeles Beijing Studios. Former 20th Century Fox Division President who launched THE SIMPSONS and the Gaming Company Fox Interactive, as well as the former Sony Pictures Ent. Division Head who launched the SPIDER MAN and MEN IN BLACK franchises.
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Director/CDO (acting COO/CFO)Former TransGlobal Ventures Business Development VP – a pioneer in production outsourcing (Beijing Film Studios).
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Director/CROFormer developer of Noble Entertainment – the pioneer of segmented rights licensing, which he performed as head of sales for SUPERMAN.
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David TraubCEOFounder of Epiphany Film Fund. Venture Catalyst and partner in over 40 tech start-ups. Pioneer in producer in Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality. Masters degree in Education from Harvard.
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Mohammed AllababidiHead of Curriculum & ProductionFounder of Allababidi Tech (Dubai). Former Stanford University and Academy of Art animation instructor. Former Electronic Arts lead animator.
Advisors
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Dr. Antonio TascaBoard AdvisorUnconfirmed
Rachel PayneBoard AdvisorUnconfirmed
David DrakeBoard AdvisorUnconfirmed -
Dr. Sanford RosenbergBoard AdvisorUnconfirmed
Dr. Eric BallBoard AdvisorUnconfirmed
Dr. Victor NeeBoard AdvisorUnconfirmed
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