? Corporate Investment
Toronto-based 3D animation software developer SideFX has received an undisclosed amount of investment from American video game giant Epic Games
President and CEO of SideFX Kim Davidson remains the majority owner of the company, while Epic Games becomes a minority investor of SideFX, alongside MMV Capital Partners
The companies will not share their intellectual property, which means there will be no impact on the development of SideFX’s main product Houdini
? Previous Rounds
In December 2005, SideFX raised $1.5m in a funding round led by MMV Financial Inc.
? Products
SideFX is a developer of procedural 3D animation software kit Houdini and Houdini Engine, successors of the company’s previous product PRISMS
Houdini allows game developers to create next-gen content and high-end cinematics. The tool was used in the development of such AAA titles, as Far Cry 5, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Mafia 3, and others
PDG (Procedural Dependency Graph) is another SideFX’s product, which is a procedural architecture that helps designers and developers better scale, automate, and analyze content pipelines for Film, TV, Games, Advertising, and VR
