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Creating animations is often a long and tedious journey, involving storyboarding, rendering, and tweaking scenes multiple times. This slow process can frustrate even the most passionate creators. But a new startup called Cheehoo is changing the game.
Born from Hollywood and tech minds, Cheehoo is developing an AI-driven toolkit that simplifies animation production. Its team includes Hollywood insiders from Rideback and DreamWorks, along with ex-Apple AI experts, aiming to make animation accessible and affordable.
The company’s platform allows artists to prototype and refine their animations rapidly. It connects smoothly with popular tools like Maya and Unreal, enabling instant visual feedback and easy adjustments. Creators can toggle AI features on or off, giving them more control during editing.
Cheehoo leverages proprietary AI models for character and asset creation, and supports integration with third-party models from OpenAI and others to handle tasks like motion stylization and scene composition. While it hasn’t announced specific partners yet, it’s working with several studios and content creators.
With a $10 million investment led by Greycroft, Cheehoo aims to democratize animation by reducing costs and complexity. Industry veterans believe this technology can help small studios and independent filmmakers produce high-quality animations without big studio infrastructure. Future plans include more consumer-oriented features to challenge other emerging AI animation tools.
In short, Cheehoo is setting out to make animation faster, cheaper, and more creative—empowering everyone from pros to hobbyists to bring ideas to life with AI.
