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GenArts

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GenArts is a provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, broadcast and video industries. Founded in 1996 in Cambridge, Mass. by digital artist and computer scientist Karl Sims, GenArts develops and markets tools for high-end visual effects creation at studio, broadcast and post-production facilities of all sizes around the world.

GenArts’ solutions have been used extensively to create an array of effects for projects such as: Iron Man, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Hulk, Spider-Man 1, 2 and 3, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars - Episode I, II and III, Sin City, The Matrix trilogy, X-Men 1, 2 and 3, Titanic, Lost and CSI.

Recent Milestones

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  GenArts added Frederik Rasmussen as Vice President of Sales and New Business Development. (1/1/11)
  Posted 5/17/13 at 6:41am
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  GenArts added Meredith Hanrahan as Chief Marketing Officer. (12/1/10)
  Posted 11/17/11 at 10:59am
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  GenArts added Steve Kilisky as Director of Product Management. (4/1/10)
  Posted 11/17/11 at 10:59am
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  GenArts acquired Tinder Plugins. (2/1/10)
  Posted 11/17/11 at 12:40pm via fxguide.com
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  GenArts acquired wondertouch. (11/3/09)
  Posted 11/11/09 at 5:25pm via xconomy.com
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  GenArts added David Sturman as Chief Technology Officer. (9/1/09)
  Posted 11/17/11 at 10:59am
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  GenArts acquired SpeedSix Software. (1/20/09)
  Posted 1/27/09 at 3:38pm via genarts.com
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  GenArts added Dave Eicher as Chief Operating Officer, VP of Finance. (10/1/08)
  Posted 7/24/09 at 1:51am
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  GenArts added Frederik Rasmussen as Vice President of Sales and New Business Development. (8/1/08)
  Posted 11/17/11 at 10:59am
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  GenArts received $22.4M in Venture Round funding. (7/17/08)
  Posted 7/17/08 at 2:13pm
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  GenArts added Katherine Hays as CEO. (6/1/08)
  Posted 7/24/09 at 1:51am
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  GenArts added Frederik Rasmussen as Director of Sales. (1/1/08)
  Posted 5/17/13 at 6:42am
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  GenArts received () in Venture Round funding. (1/1/08)
  Posted 7/21/08 at 11:08am via venturebeat.com
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  GenArts added Gary Oberbrunner as Chief Scientist, VP of Engineering. (6/1/97)
  Posted 7/24/09 at 1:51am
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  GenArts added Karl Sims as Founder. (1/1/96)
  Posted 7/24/09 at 1:51am
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  GenArts added Karl Sims as Founder and President. (1/1/96)
  Posted 5/17/13 at 6:30am

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1. GenArts Buys Tinder plugins from The Foundry (fxguide.com) [edit]
2. Xconomy Boston (xconomy.com) [edit]
3. GENARTS ACQUIRES UK’s SPEEDSIX TO EXTEND ITS RANGE OF INDUSTRY- LEADING VISUAL EFFECTS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS (genarts.com) [edit]
4. Movie special effects company GenArts gets funding from Insight Venture Partners (venturebeat.com) [edit]
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