When was Golaem founded?

Golaem was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Golaem located?

Golaem is headquartered in Rennes, France.

How many employees does Golaem have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Golaem is 5.

Is Golaem a funded company?

Golaem is a funded company, having raised a total of $668K across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Oct 13, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Golaem?

Golaem's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Jan 01, 2015, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Golaem rank among its competitors?

Golaem ranks 18th amongst 190 active competitors, of which 18 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was PixCap, which secured $2.8M in Feb, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Golaem?

Golaem's top competitors include Aquifer, Toon Boom Animation and Reallusion. Among them, PixCap secured the most recent funding round in February, 2023.

Golaem - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Golaem is an acquired company based in Rennes (France), founded in 2010 by Stephane Donikian. It operates as a VFX Software tool for Maya. Golaem has raised $668K in funding. The company has 190 active competitors, including 18 funded and 11 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Aquifer, Toon Boom Animation and Reallusion.

Company Details

Golaem is an Autodesk Maya animation plugin offering generation and simulation of characters in reachable areas of the scene in videos. It also provides features for the motion of the characters within the screen.

Website: www.golaem.com
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Founded Year

2010

Location

Rennes, France

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$668K in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Jan 01, 2015, $*****

Investors

BNP Paribas & 4 more

Ranked

18^th among 190 active competitors

Employee Count

5 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Aquifer & 207 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Autodesk (Aug 06, 2024)

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Golaem got acquired by Autodesk on Aug 06, 2024.

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Golaem has raised a total funding of $668K over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 13, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Jan 01, 2015 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Golaem has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Golaem:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 01, 2015	7257862	Grant (prize money)	4314618	3333743	5967187	5516410
Jan 03, 2014	7598591	Grant (prize money)	8079564	9676711	4042878	Europa
Oct 13, 2012	2293383	Seed	7435970	5275654	6396107	IT-Translation & 1 more

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The founders of Golaem is Stephane Donikian.

Here are the details of Golaem's key team members:

Stephane Donikian: Founder & CEO of Golaem.

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Golaem's employee count trend

Golaem has 5 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Golaem's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Golaem include Aquifer, Toon Boom Animation and Reallusion. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Golaem, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Aquifer 2019, Austin (United States), Acquired	Developer of an animation platform for creating animated brand content	$10.5M	LDV Capital, Techstars & 7 others	59/100
2nd	Toon Boom Animation 1994, Montreal (Canada), Acquired	Animation and storyboarding software provider	-	-	52/100
3rd	Reallusion 1993, San Jose (United States), Funding Raised	Its Silicon Valley-based subsidiary to serve the international market as a premier 3D software developer	-	UMC Capital, TIC	51/100
4th	Pixologic 1997, California (United States), Acquired	Industry-leading digital sculpting, modeling, and painting software for 3D artists	-	-	50/100
5th	Daz 3D 2000, Draper (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of a suite of software for creating 3D animation	-	Columbia Capital, Realization Capital Partners ... & 3 others	47/100
6th	RoughAnimator 2015, New York City (United States), Unfunded	Animation software provider	-	-	44/100
7th	Nimble Collective 2014, California (United States), Series A	Online marketplace for graphic animators	$18.7M	BVA, New Enterprise Associates & 2 others	44/100
8th	Didimo 2016, Portugal, Series A	Provider of AI based software to create digital doubles of humans	$13.9M	Armilar Venture Partners, Farfetch & 13 others	43/100
9th	PixCap 2019, Singapore (Singapore), Seed	Web-based 3D animation engine provider	$2.8M	Surge, Cocoon Capital & 3 others	42/100
10th	Strata 3D 1988, Saint George (United States), Series A	3D design software for professional designers and illustrators	-	Rockwell Venture Capital	42/100
18th	Golaem 2010, Rennes (France), Acquired	VFX Software tool for Maya	$668K	BNP Paribas, Elaia & 3 others	36/100