Mindshow Raises $10 Million Funding, Makes Sharon Bordas Its New President
Summary
CG animation production company Mindshow has raised an additional $10M in funding and has announced Sharon Bordas as its new President along with other new executive hires. Sugar23, the emerging management production and creative platform founded in 2017 by Academy Award®-winning manager-producer Michael Sugar, also participated in the fundraising that has allowed Mindshow to raise over $25M in total. Mindshow CEO Gil Baron also announced the promotion of Sharon Bordas from Head of Studio to President of Mindshow, and several key hires including Jason Reisig as Global Director of Animation, Michael McGahey as Head of Creative Development and Grace Buehler as Chief of Staff. In a statement about the changes, Baron said, “Over the last year with Sharon at the helm we’ve been building a world class content team and using our tech to bring more fun, creativity and mind-melting amazingness to the 3D animation space. As evidence of Mindshow’s speed without sacrificing quality, their most recent project was a 30-episode season for Mattel’s Enchantimals© toy line.