Ánima Kitchent

www.animakitchent.com ↗ ·Madrid ·Other

Ánima Kitchent is a Spanish animation studio founded in 2014 in Madrid by five former Vodka Capital executives together with Mexico's Ánima Estudios, producing and distributing 2D/3D animated content and children's IP such as Cleo & Cuquín, Lea & Pop, Titto Lizzardo, Tippi T-Rex and PINY Institute of New York for Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix, Max and YouTube. It runs a Madrid office plus a production studio in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (opened 2017) and employs around 170 people. In June 2026 VFX group DNEG (Prime Focus Group) acquired the company alongside a €24.9M (~$28.8M) investment from Spain's state-backed sovereign tech fund SETT, with a stated plan to create 275 new jobs and scale the studio toward 500-1,000 employees.

Founded

2014

Founders

Total funds raised

€24.9M

SectorsAnimation, Media & Entertainment, Kids Content, Film & TV Production, IP Licensing Start-up MapMedia & Gaming › Film, TV & video distribution

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Founders

Colman López

Co-founder (co-founder of parent Ánima Estudios)

Luis Armengol

Co-founder & Technical Manager

Miguel Aldasoro

Co-founder & Director of International Sales and Co-productions

Rubén Zarauza

Co-founder, Development (departed 2018)

Víctor M. López

Co-founder & former Co-CEO (departed 2018)

Ángel Molinero

Co-founder & CEO

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